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-Lurid Crime Tales-
EPA Withholds Documents on Gold King Mine Disaster=> Ignores Congressional Subpoena
[THEGATEWAYPUNDIT]
Posted by: Fred || 09/02/2015 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Congress needs to fish or cut bait. The head of EPA is acting like their boss O.
1. Declare the Director of the EPA to be in contempt of Congress. Have her thrown in jail.
2. Go to the second in command. Demand the information. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
3. Subpoena the Director to testify and answer questions. If caught in a lie, then turn over to Federal Court. Indite for lying under oath. Rita Lavelle of EPA was convicted of lying under oath and sentenced to 6 months in jail, 5 years probation and 10K fine. Go after their pension.

It is important for congress to follow up NOW and show these lackeys that Congress means business. EPA or rather the Administration has the utmost contempt for Congress. They need to be reminded that none of them are above the law.
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 09/02/2015 0:39 Comments || Top||

#2  I think it's time for the term "The Old Republic".
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 09/02/2015 0:50 Comments || Top||

#3  (in this case)...the emperor will rule through the bureaucracy rather than the governors.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 09/02/2015 7:59 Comments || Top||

#4  Obumble's legacy will be the most lawless administration in our history.
Posted by: JohnQC || 09/02/2015 8:51 Comments || Top||

#5  That depends on if Shrillery get elected.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 09/02/2015 8:53 Comments || Top||

#6  Have SWAT storm the building and arrest everybody!

Oh wait... they only do that to the serfs when they want to terrorize them.
Posted by: DarthVader || 09/02/2015 9:13 Comments || Top||

#7  Do not go there, Silentbrick. First warning.
Posted by: Silentbrick || 09/02/2015 10:03 Comments || Top||

#8  Notice to the executive and legislative branches: If you do not remedy these out of control unaccountable disobedient bureaucrats, sooner or later, the people will take action. Violently. And you will be targetd due to your failure to reign in these criminals.
Posted by: OldSpook || 09/02/2015 10:48 Comments || Top||

#9  Gotta wonder if that crew was choomin' when they breached that mine's dam.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 || 09/02/2015 11:23 Comments || Top||

#10  FYI that wasn't a threat from me, just an observation that there are people ready to move on to a different box, since the first 3 don't appear to be working anymore. And once violence starts, it tends to become uncontrollable, and broadens the targets indiscriminately.

Our erstwhile government has been immersed in beltway culture so long they have lost touch and lost sight of a large segment of th nation and the willingness & capability to take violent action when deemed necessary.
Posted by: OldSpook || 09/02/2015 11:30 Comments || Top||

#11  Increasingly, the word Despot has begun to enter my thoughts about this unlawful president. We profess to be a nation of laws but increasingly this man feels unbound by them.
Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. That entity may be an individual, as in an autocracy, or it may be a group,[1] as in an oligarchy

The United States Declaration of Independence accused the British government of "a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinc[ing] a design to reduce [the people] under absolute Despotism."
Traces of that sense grow across the country.

Posted by: NoMoreBS || 09/02/2015 14:05 Comments || Top||

#12  In a saner world, Congressional Republicans would have learned over the last 7 years how very susceptible administrative agencies are to abuse. Having learned their lesson, they would use the opportunity granted by a new administration to drastically rein in the rule making authority and extra-judicial enforcement ability of those same agencies.

Sadly, Boehner and McConnell have no problem whatsoever with the current set up.
Posted by: Iblis || 09/02/2015 14:38 Comments || Top||

#13  Alaska Paul is right. I'd love to hear Trump start saying the same thing and put a big nasty spotlight on the misbehaving bureaucrats. Such a perfect example of the type of thing that has screwed our economy up.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 09/02/2015 15:38 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
Federal Judge Blocks New Clean Water Rule
The battle for the country goes on with the people vs the EPA
A federal judge in North Dakota has blocked the Clean Water Rule authored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act from taking effect Aug. 28, 2015 in 13 states. The rule attempts to clarify which Waters of the United States (WOTUS) are overseen by the federal government. It is unclear at this time if the ruling reaches beyond those 13 states.

Although the Clean Water Act (CWA) has been in place since 1972, the new rule greatly expands the scope of waters that come under federal jurisdiction. Thirty-five states have taken legal action to try to halt the new rule, alleging the measure violates the Clean Water Act and impedes on state rights. In addition to the North Dakota ruling, federal judges in other states are still considering injunctions that would block the rule further.

The 13 states where the ruling has been temporarily halted are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Introduced in April, Senate Bill 1140 would require the EPA and the Corps of Engineers to immediately withdraw the WOTUS rule, complete economic analyses and adhere to a certain principles when introducing any new rule. H.R. 1732 is the companion to S.B. 1140 and has already passed the full House.
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 09/02/2015 13:37 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The EPA, rather than being chastised, has said they'll continue ahead in the other (57-13=) 44 states. This is a ridiculous overreach that Congress should beat like it owes them money
Posted by: Frank G || 09/02/2015 15:00 Comments || Top||

#2  There's a new sheriff coming to town. When it comes to swinging, swing one swing all.
Posted by: Dale || 09/02/2015 20:03 Comments || Top||

#3  We need a new regulatory agency, one that erases regulations and other regulators. That way, when the EPA shows up, they find out not only does that rule not exist anymore, neither does their job.

And pay the erasers extra for every regulation they completely remove and every job they get rid of. Plus bonuses and incentives....might trim the government down in a year or less.

Special bonus: Eliminating the IRS nets you 1 million/yr for life.
Posted by: Silentbrick || 09/02/2015 22:40 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Hillary Received Plan to Impeach Clarence Thomas
[WEEKLYSTANDARD] ... from David Brock.
Posted by: Fred || 09/02/2015 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The only Sane Justice left.

That bitch is horrifying
Posted by: newc || 09/02/2015 0:55 Comments || Top||

#2  What we see here is probably only the tip of the iceberg.
Posted by: Besoeker || 09/02/2015 3:14 Comments || Top||

#3  Accusing Thomas of far less than Billy Boy himself engaged in. One set of rules for thee, another set of rules for me. It's all about power.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 09/02/2015 8:00 Comments || Top||

#4  Hildabeest is a racist?
Posted by: JohnQC || 09/02/2015 8:48 Comments || Top||

#5  ...you forget the Left's operating manual. If he/she is a conservative/textualist they no longer are black/female/gay et al. Therefore, it can't be racist.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 09/02/2015 9:06 Comments || Top||

#6  That bitch is horrifying

That bitch? The whole of the Left is horrifying. I've felt that it will be required to have an extended night of the long knives to take out the Left once and for all. There is no compromise or understanding that can be reached with them.

They must be put down like a rabid animal.
Posted by: Hupomong Tingle4699 || 09/02/2015 13:20 Comments || Top||

#7  There is no compromise or understanding that can be reached with them.

Sure there is. The main motivation for their behavior is high benefits vs. low costs.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 09/02/2015 15:15 Comments || Top||

#8  Seems like the plan was pretty tepid. Some folks just don't have that many skeletons no matter how deep you dig. Even the Anita Hill thing seemed pretty much nothing.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 09/02/2015 15:35 Comments || Top||

#9  Why is nobody questioning whether this is an appropriate activity for a sitting Secretary of State?
Posted by: OldSpook || 09/02/2015 20:28 Comments || Top||



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Wed 2015-09-02
  Egypt seizes 5 Muslim Brotherhood affiliated publishing houses
Tue 2015-09-01
  150 Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Military Operation
Mon 2015-08-31
  ISIS destroys part of another ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra
Sun 2015-08-30
  Local Syrian ceasefires break down as shelling resumes
Sat 2015-08-29
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Thu 2015-08-27
  IS Suicide Bombing Kills 2 Iraqi Army Generals in Anbar
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  31 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Foreign Troops Air Strikes in Helmand
Mon 2015-08-24
  Four Qaeda suspects killed by 'US drone' in Yemen
Sun 2015-08-23
  Israel hits Syrian targets following rocket fire it says was ordered by Iran
Sat 2015-08-22
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