EPA Attempted to Take Over ALL WATER in America, Thwarted by Judge

The expansion of EPA overreach and authority has long been the problem, not the solution, associated so many problems in our nation, particularly those which are economic in nature or involve personal property rights.

The Universal Free Press notes that federal judge, Judge Ralph Erickson of the District of North Dakota, ruled in favor of thirteen states seeking to block the EPA’s new water “pollution” rules which were set to go into effect within hours. Those self-imposed rules give the federal government jurisdiction and control over virtually any water of any size in the United States and along with it, control over any land that water comes into contact with. Get the picture? It would effectively and unconstitutionally subordinate every American to the EPA with private property rights converted into privileges to be granted, denied or declared void by unaccountable, unelected DC bureaucrats.

The warped Obama EPA stated that “the rule is necessary to protect small waterways from pollution or harm, as called for under the Clean Water Act.” Aside from the damage the EPA has itself inflicted, the waters of the United States are clean. No more enforcement and no expansion of power are needed. It is a ruse for take over.

Source: universalfreepress.com

The Hill notes, “The decision is a major roadblock for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers, who were planning to begin enforcing the Waters of the United States rule, expanding federal jurisdiction over small waterways like streams and wetlands. But the Obama administration says it will largely enforce the regulation as planned, arguing that the Thursday decision only applies to the 13 states that requested the injunction.”

Of course, California does not have to worry since they have no water!