This also gets to the issue of exactly who has jurisdiction. The Constitution went to great lengths to limit the power of the federal government and put the power in the hands of the individual states. The state governments being closer to the people being governed. EPA and other federal agencies are attempts to put power in the hands of the federal government, taking said power away from the states, which the framers of the constitution were very afraid of happening because the revolution came about for the very reason of releasing the colonies from burdensome rule.
Notice the guy had permits from the state agencies? They had already evaluated his plan and said it was ok. This is a real problem when people attempt to do the right thing, go through what they believe are the correct channels to get the proper authority to do the right thing, have the papers in hand that say they are doing the right thing, then a federal agency comes in after the fact with threats of fines exceeding what any ordinary person could possibly pay and imprisonment beyond any reasonable amount for what the perceived "crime" would justify. It is nothing but heavy handed "thug" tactics. Thug tactics to scare people into submission. Guilty until proven innocent.
Yet the same government allows rich bankers to commit fraud (admitted to in court)and allows them to pay fines which are paid by the banks shareholders (our pension funds). Different agency, but same federal government.
It is nothing but heavy handed government for the aristocrats against the people. Definitely not by the people, for the people.
Last edited by snrub; 05/30/15 11:17 AM.
