jingo2 said:
Larrry said:
jingo2 said:
So NOW you listen to the gov't..
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Question: When this passes, should the gov't come in and help rebuild and use tax money to do so....or just let the folks manage no their own?
You'd say a lot of money NOT running in and picking up .
Funny how this hurricane will hit pretty much in Tea Party Country......
Who rattled your cage?
It's an honest question.
Should the gov't help out, for a natural incident not of it's making, and spend all that money on people who could prob help themselves out?
Answer the question instead of getting all hessed up
"Waters of the United States or waters of the U.S. means:
(a) All waters which are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide;
(b) All interstate waters, including interstate "wetlands;"
(c) All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams(including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, "wetlands," sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, or natural ponds the use, degradation, or destruction of which would affect or could affect interstate or foreign commerce including any such waters:
(1) Which are or could be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreational or other purposes;
(2) From which fish or shellfish are or could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign commerce; or
(3) Which are used or could be used for industrial purposes by industries in interstate commerce;
(d) All impoundments of waters otherwise defined as waters of the United States under this definition;
(e) Tributaries of waters identified in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this definition;
(f) The territorial sea; and
(g) "Wetlands" adjacent to waters (other than waters that are themselves wetlands) identified in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this definition;"
IMO, yes, the federal government should provide financial help to these areas. The federal government regulates with a very tight iron fist, its citizens' and its states' uses of these waters. The federal government benefits from commerce on its oceans and bays.
"The Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), together with states, tribes, and its many partners, protects public health by ensuring safe drinking water and protecting ground water. OGWDW, along with EPA's ten regional drinking water programs, oversees implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is the national law safeguarding tap water in America."
"The Oceans and Coastal Protection Division envisions clean and safe oceans and coasts that sustain human health, the environment, and the economy."
These are just 2 of the divisions in the EPA that regulate the Clean Water Act. So, since the EPA (fed) is in charge of the US's clean water, I think the federal government better be there to help keep its waters safe. Or else fine the everloving hell out of God or Mother Nature. Maybe some jail time for good measure.
ETA that I copied and pasted the quotes from the EPA's CWA web page.
