Thread: A Win For Common Sense, Against Big Brother .....

Wyoming welder, facing $16M in fines, beats EPA in battle over stock pond | Fox News

Doesn't the government have better things to do?
Always messing with the little guy!
Glad it all got resolved!

O.K. I read it,,, what's with the Willow Trees ? Why does the government insist on Willow Trees?

something to do with the trees roots holding ground retention to minimize erosion of the banks etc

Originally Posted by Substance

something to do with the trees roots holding ground retention to minimize erosion of the banks etc

Yes, the logging regulations in my province do not allow logging companies to clear cut to the waters edge for that reason also.

Bob

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares that no person shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

Is it possible that the Federal government agreed to settle because they realize that their appointed thugs, the EPA, had acted in violation of the 5th Amendment, and imposed penalties on this man without "due process"? Could be. Maybe this wasn't so much a case of common sense, maybe more CYA.

This reminds me of something. How much did the EPA fine itself when it spilled mine waste water in the Animas river of Colorado last year?

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

This reminds me of something. How much did the EPA fine itself when it spilled mine waste water in the Animas river of Colorado last year?

Unfortunately, the appointed bureaucrats of the EPA are not only immune from public opinion since they are not elected officials and can't be driven from office by legal means required by the US Constitution, they also enjoy sovereign immunity which means they do not have to fine themselves.

Everything is so much more convenient when you're above the law.

This shows just how much truth there is to the mantra of "We're a nation of laws." Nonsense. We're a nation of regulations imposed by appointed bureaucrats with a political agenda who have zero accountability under the law.

They get their panties all in a bunch when you touch the water

Just 2 miles down the road we had a similar case in fact even worse...

We have a ton of "Drainage Channels" that feed the lake just north of me, and keep the area here dry, they were cut back in the 40's by the ACoE

Well this guy decides he is tired of the messy muddy banks and erosion so he digs the channel through his property slightly wider and deeper then lines it with Rip Rock and makes it flow neatly through his property..

Turns out these channels are designated as "Federal Wetlands" and he had to return it to the muddy mess it was

When we replaced the bad culvert that channels one under our road I called just to make sure we could install a larger culvert LOL wasn't taking any chances..

Many of these old laws go way back the the "Range War" days when people would dam off steams and dry out their neighbors