Bait and switch

Bait and switch in the federal government is apparently not illegal, and can be done with absolute impunity.

Last year, I wrote about the Clean Water Act modifications which were introduced in Congress. It would have deleted the notion of "navigable" from the Clean Water Act, such that the federal regulators would have control over all water in the nation. Imagine the EPA and Army Corp of Engineers having control over your ditch and lawn sprinklers.

Such a change in the law would create the greatest water grabbing gestapo organization ever imagined.

Folks across the country freaked at the removal of the word "navigable" - even Democrats in Congress feared a backlash from their constituents.

The bottom line came down to needing to keep the word "navigable" in the actual language of the law, to appease voters across the country.

The new congress did exactly that.

They left "navigable" in the wording of the newly reintroduced Clean Water Restoration Act. Woosh. What a relief.

But, wait.

They are now defining "navigable" as all waters in the United States.

The congress is giving you a classic bait and switch.

The only difference between what they are doing and the owner of the hardware store, is if he would try to do such, is the hardware store owner would be carted off to prison and the members of Congress will continue to get a pay check.

So, it's up to us to let Congress know that we see through what they are up to and we intend to do everything within our legal power to take their pay check away if they consider this bait and switch.

By controlling all water in the nation, the feds are creating absolute control of all land use in the nation - as all land use is ultimately tied to water.

Furthermore, how do you think the Obama administration will handle an all encompassing control of all water and property rights.

You got it. I need not go further.