{"id":26688,"date":"2015-10-09T20:32:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T00:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=26688"},"modified":"2015-10-09T20:32:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T00:32:50","slug":"the-puddle-at-the-end-of-your-driveway-is-no-longer-under-government-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=26688","title":{"rendered":"The Puddle At The End Of Your Driveway Is No Longer Under Government Control"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed Morrissey<\/a> at Hot Air<\/a> is reporting today that the new Environmental Protection Agency rule that theoretically would protect small waterways cannot be enforced nationwide.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

In a 2-1 ruling, the Cincinnati<\/a>-based Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit<\/a> delivered a stinging defeat to Obama\u2019s most ambitious effort to keep streams and wetlands clean, saying it looks likely that the rule, dubbed \u201cwaters of the United States<\/a>,\u201d is illegal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe conclude that petitioners have demonstrated a substantial possibility of success on the merits of their claims,\u201d the judges wrote in their\u00a0decision<\/a>, explaining that the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s new guidelines for determining whether water is subject to federal control \u2014 based mostly on the water\u2019s distance and connection to larger water bodies<\/a> \u2014 is \u201cat odds\u201d with a key Supreme Court ruling.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The new law had the potential of putting even seasonal mud puddles on people’s front yards under federal jurisdiction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article further reports:<\/p>\n

The Hill<\/a> calls this \u201ca stinging defeat,\u201d but it may be more of a \u201cstinging delay\u201d at this point. At the very least, the EPA\u2019s power grab has been put on hold, and that\u2019s a welcome breather at this stage of the Obama administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Americans need to be aware of attempts to drastically increase the federal government under President Obama<\/a>. It is good to see a victory in this matter, despite the fact that it may only be a temporary victory.<\/p>\n

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