Control. It's like oxygen to them.
Its water they're going after. They've threatened to control water before, but now they're gearing up. & you thought that puddle in your yard wouldn't get you in trouble.
"President Obama’s administration on Wednesday claimed dominion over all of America’s streams, creeks, rills, ditches, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands — perhaps even puddles — in a sweeping move to assert unilateral federal authority."
"The Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, says it has the authority to control all waterways within the United States — and will exercise that authority."
Besides all that lovely control, what else is driving this? Some thoughts:
- all those fines bring in money for their coffers & will further decimate the middle class.
- this will make the lawyer lobby very happy.
- turning up the heat on rural America.
- how will this effect farmers, small businesses & property owners?
EPA head Gina McCarthy: .."claimed the new powers would “not interfere with private property rights or address land use.†Trusting her is like trusting Obama.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/27/obama-admin-asserts-dominion-over-creeks-streams-w/