Incest: Roadless Areas, Clean Water Act, Buffer Zones

Congress will soon take up the Clean Water Restoration Act that will extend federal authority under the Clean Water Act to all United States waters rather than just “navigable waters.” By “all waters,” I don’t just mean lakes, rivers and streams, but literally “all waters,” right down to drainage ditches that are periodically wet.

The American Property Coalition, led by former U.S. Senator Rod Grams, was the first to bring this threat to property rights to our attention and they’ve done yeoman’s work. I encourage you to contact them for additional information. You can call either Linda Runbeck or Don Parmeter at 651-224-6219.

The Clean Water Restoration Act has tremendous implications for retirees, families, farmers, and small business owners, many of whom have the bulk of their assets tied up in homes or other real estate.

It could eventually have implications for American taxpayers, too. The bill would likely diminish property values which could harm the financial position of lenders. We've already heard talk of bail-outs in the wake of the sub-prime mortgage crisis. The last thing we need to be doing now is further diminishing the value of property.

If you’re willing to join in this coalition effort, please provide your name and other pertinent information indicated below and email it to me at dridenour@nationalcenter.org. If you prefer, you can fax it to me at (202)543-4110 or call me at (202)543-4110 ext. 16. Please sent it to me by Wednesday, September 19.

And, by all means, please feel free to circulate this letter widely.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

In Freedom,

David A. Ridenour
Vice President
The National Center for Public Policy Research
501 Capitol Court, NE #200
Washington, DC 20002
Tel. 202-543-4110
DRidenour@nationalcenter.org

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For a history of incestuous activity among federal agencies, NGOs, Agenda 21 and the administration that should be required reading by all elected representatives and their attorneys go to: http://www.sovereignty.net/p/land/Freshwater.htm