EPA decree constitutional?
Posted by americana83 on December 9, 2009
The Washington Times reported this:
“The Environmental Protection Agency is already holding 79 surface mining permits in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The EPA says these permits could violate the Clean Water Act and warrant “enhanced” review. And, (the) agency went even further in October, announcing plans to revoke a permit for the Spruce No. 1 Mine in West Virginia.” SOURCE
Obama has not made it any secret that he opposes coal, in part because of his devotion to global warming and the globalist agenda that is supported by it. From the Whitehouse website:
“Our focus is to ensure that there is a strong science and policy basis for our environmental policy, to move the nation to greater reliance on clean energy and increase energy security, to combat global warming while growing the green economy, to protect public health and the environment, especially in vulnerable communities, and to protect and restore our great ecosystems.”– Chair Nancy Sutley.
The problem is that Obama is completely ignoring that the highest levels of the international man-caused global warming promoters have been severely compromised in their integrity, with the ClimateGate emails detailing “tricks” and attempts to suppress contrary scientists.
Some automatically assume that “global warming deniers” are self serving ideologues. However, there are people who invest in “green” technology that will only become viable when conventional energy sources are taxed and regulated beyond affordability.
However, there are strong political implications for supporters of the Global Warning agenda. Namely, in the name of the “crises” of Man-caused global warming, the UN seeks broader wealth redistribution, greater power and some global taxes to fund it.
1.4. The developmental and environmental objectives of Agenda 21 will require a substantial flow of new and additional financial resources to developing countries, in order to cover the incremental costs for the actions they have to undertake to deal with global environmental problems and to accelerate sustainable development. Financial resources are also required for strengthening the capacity of international institutions for the implementation of Agenda 21. An indicative order-of-magnitude assessment of costs is included in each of the programme areas. This assessment will need to be examined and refined by the relevant implementing agencies and organizations. Source
Global Warming lecture by Dr. Wagner here.
This is heightened by the EPA stepping over the bounds of the Constitution and declaring Carbon Dioxide a pollutant, giving it the ability to regulate it. However, creating regulations is a legislative action, and the Constitution clearly says that this ability rests with the US congress, which has stalled economy crushing cap and trade legislation. Unaccountable bureaucrats have no business creating legislation.
QUOTE: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, to be a danger to human health. That clears the way for the EPA to limit emissions, initially from power plants, refineries, cement plants and other big factories. SOURCE WSJ.com
“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” -US constitution. The constitution clearly says ALL federal legislative powers reside with the 2 houses of Congress.
According to the government, the EPA is an “independent” agency in the Executive branch, therefore even granting the generous assumption that such an agency is constitutional, as part of the executive branch, it has NO constitutional authority to create regulations (legislation).
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wayne wolfe said
You need to look further down the road, with Cass Sunsteen in charge of regulation, (isn’t this the guy who wants to sterilize people by putting chemicals in the water system?). How long before Cass or someone like him will decide that couples can have only one child? (Think Red China) Or “We are in crisis and no more children will be allowed. Like the false messiah likes to say “I want to be clear” These guys are fanatical idealists and there will be nothing they won’t do to achieve their lunatic schemes. We all know that we exhale carbon dioxide, and what better way to, not only lower pollutants but to control the population with one little regulation? Is all Europe biting this bait like a starving fish? If we fall as a nation, who will the masses turn to? Think WWI or WWII, Korea? Or when we went to the rescue of France, in Vietnam just to have them say by by. Were we justified to be in Nam? Look at the slaughter that took place when we left. Has there been a country that is responsible for freeing more people than the U.S.? Any two? Three, or more? If so name it. The bottom line is that the world needs a strong United States, and the hard decisions that has kept despotism at bay. There has been no other country like this,(ever), and unless God decides to raise up another, there never will. God Please Bring Spiritual Revival to the People of the United States, and the World!!