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2014-07-08 -Land of the Free

EPA gives itself authority to garnish wages without court order

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Posted by DarthVader 2014-07-08 11:05|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 A) Unconstitutional as it violates due process

B) Agencies should never be able to grant themselves new powers. That should be in congress' domain.

C) Long past time for some tar and feathering of EPA officials

Posted by DarthVader 2014-07-08 11:07|| 2014-07-08 11:07|| Front Page Top

#2 It's a draft rule. When the EPA finalizes it in September they'll be taken to court, whereupon they'll be enjoined from enforcing the rule. Then they'll lose and pay the opposing sides' legal fees.

I have foreseen this.

Posted by Steve White 2014-07-08 13:11|| 2014-07-08 13:11|| Front Page Top

#3 The EPA should be more concerned about employees pooping on the floor.

Posted by airandee 2014-07-08 13:19|| 2014-07-08 13:19|| Front Page Top

#4 I am old enough to remember when the environment was in fact much worse than it is today. The EPA has done some good. Of course, in many cases, what they did was shut down industries.

The problem is that they keep looking for new things to regulate - CO2, dust from farms, etc. Like all beauracracies, they keep trying to expand their reach and their powers.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-07-08 13:58|| 2014-07-08 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, the air and water are far cleaner today than in 1970 with only 2/3rd as many people back then. However, the first principle of a bureaucracy is self preservation rather than 'mission accomplished'. Other than the original departments established in the Washington administration, all other should have a sunset date requiring renewal every dozen years or so.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-07-08 15:22|| 2014-07-08 15:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes, the air and water are far cleaner today than in 1970 with only 2/3rd as many people back then.

Old Dick Nixon must be spinning in his grave. I refuse to believe he ever imagined anything like this.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-08 16:03|| 2014-07-08 16:03|| Front Page Top

#7 What DarthVader said in #1.

Add D) Reduce EPA funding until they come back in line or disappear.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-08 19:41|| 2014-07-08 19:41|| Front Page Top

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