The takeover of the car industry, automakers and health care will pale in comparison to this one:
Removing the word “navigable” from the Clean Water Act when limiting federal jurisdiction. Expands the meaning of the meaning of the Clean Water Act and making the Commerce Clause of the Constitution totally meaningless.
Ed asks, Video: Oberstar’s Clean Water Act amendment a federal seizure of all waters?
This could be an even larger threat to private property and federalism than the EPA’s decision to classify carbon dioxide as a pollutant. The original act specified “navigable” waters as the definition of the limitation for the Interstate Commerce Clause, a reasonable if somewhat still wide parameter. Eliminating that condition would put any body of water, no matter how small, under the authority of Washington — as well as the lands adjacent to it.
Bad, bad news.
UPDATE
Another Fox News report,
Fausta, “this video has been deleted” …
although just reading this much is alarming enough.
I’ll try to find the transcript, and (again) the video, Marc. Sorry about that
If they want a Real McCoy rebellion this’ll be the thing to get ‘er done. Clinton started something like this but had the sense to back off. The Obamatons have no sense of proportion or balance. Triumphalists all, they are not content until they have a foot on your neck while they sing a song about how mighty they are (viz. Nancy P’s perp walk with her cartoon gavel).