Congress moves to seize control of all U.S. waters

ALERT from American Land Rights Association: Having been slapped down by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision that the words "navigable waters" in the Clean Water Act limited federal agencies to regulation of navigable waters only. Democrats and liberal Republicans in Congress are striking back. They are attempting to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 (HR2421 and S1870) that would amend the 1972 Clean Water Act and replace the words "navigable waters" with "waters of the United States." Further, it defines "waters of the United States" with such breathtaking scope that federal agencies would be required to regulate use of every square inch of the U.S., both public and private . . . [Read More] Obviously, those behind this legislation have only contempt for the Constitution, limited government and private property rights.

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