Still, Niel---I only just found the thread and have only 1/2-way read the artical, and only have 2 coffess in me so far (HEY, it Sunday, I slept in. Sue me ) yeh I get it.....this is how it starts. "THEY" use regulations and administrative law over something minor, and expand from there until they have absoloute power and controll....
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williegoat Member
Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
The time has come to end all the Federal agencies which make regulations which have the force of law without the approval of Congress.
I wholeheartedly agree, and I have been saying this for a long time. These "regulatory bodies" both create and enforce the regulations. As kids, weren’t we taught that there was a separation of powers in order to ensure checks and balances?
The heads of these agencies and of their sub groups are presidential appointees, and as such are beholden to those who lobbied for them.
They have been used with increasing frequency, to further an agenda or accomplish social engineering. The decisions they make, often with little or no external oversight, can cripple business and as a result, the American economy.
These are my opinions, based on personal experience with the D.O.L. and the D.O.T.
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Feb 17th, 2014
avengador1 Member
Posts: 35468 From: Orlando, Florida Registered: Oct 2001
The system of checks and balances is dead, just look at what Obama is doing for proof. This will continue until something is done about it other than complaining.
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Read about this a week or 2 ago and the article I read said the tribe in question has already started legal proceedings to have those in jails in the affected towns transferred to Native American custody... Reeeeaaalllyy don't think it's just about air quality testing...
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If the legal appeal by Governor Mead and Attorney General Peter K. Michael is not successful, the state will lose all authority over the towns. The Riverton mayor recently received a letter from the Northern Arapaho Business Council suggesting he deputize his police officers as tribal police so that prisoners at the local Wyoming jail can be transferred into tribal custody.
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The decision, which encompassed the city of Riverton, caused intense controversy as officials warned about a range of disruptive consequences, including the possibility that jailed tribal members could now challenge their convictions.
Yup, it's only about the air quality and has nothing to do with the actual drawing and jurisdiction of the Wyoming state line..
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(Lander, Wyo.) – While the Environmental Protection Agency ruling that came to light earlier today states the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes have a say in air quality matters within a 50-mile radius of the boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation, it doesn’t change much else, Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, said.
“It only affects air quality,” Case said during a round-table discussion with the Fremont County Commission and other local legislators on Tuesday afternoon.
Rumors that the ruling automatically changes taxation rules and law enforcement jurisdiction are unfounded, he said.
“There has been no legal change of status regarding criminal law or civil law in Riverton,” a statement from Riverton said earlier in the day. “Tax rates and collection methods remain the same, court jurisdictions remain the same, and police authority remains the same throughout Riverton. Future changes in legal status will only be recognized when issued by a legal authority with the proper jurisdiction to rule on such matters.”
Riverton Mayor Ron Warpness was present Tuesday afternoon for the discussion, though he didn’t speak.
Commissioner Keja Whiteman said she was particularly concerned about some of the misinformation being spread, along with anti-Native American comments or comments that make it seem like the reservation is trying to take over Riverton.
The reservation was granted state status for the purpose of monitoring air quality, which includes giving the tribes jurisdiction in air quality within a 50-mile radius.
However, in granting the status, the EPA also said that Riverton, Pavillion and Kinnear were inside the boundaries of the reservation. The larger implications of the ruling are yet to be seen, and Gov. Matt Mead has said he plans on filing an appeal.
In his letter last August opposing the application, Mead wrote: “”The tribes’ application, if granted, has implications for criminal law, civil law, water law and taxation. It also takes away the voices of citizens in Kinnear, Riverton and Pavillion.
Rep. David Miller, R-Riverton, said he thinks the local governments have the full support of Mead and the Attorney General’s Office.
“What authority does EPA have over judicial decisions?” asked Rep. Lloyd Larsen, R-Lander. The boundaries of the reservation have been held outside of Riverton by court decisions. “It’s of great concern to us,” Commission Chairman Doug Thompson.
Miller, Case, Larsen and Sen. Gerald Geis, R-Worland (who also represents part of Fremont County), all expressed concern with the EPA’s ruling.
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cliffw Member
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