New boating rules may launch 2006 court decision leads to new regulations for cleaning recreational vessels

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BY JOHN RICHARDSON

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redfish of Largo, FL

Jul 23, 2008 7:20 PM

We are more and more like the poor jewish folk that were lead to the chambers.I will never get used to it, but i no it will get worse because we do not no how to stand up anymore.

mdenis46 of Parksville, KY

Jul 23, 2008 8:21 AM

This is SO stupid! This liberal Democrat thinks things have gone too far! Next, we won't be able to feed the ducks at the pond down in the cemetery without a federal wildlife permit.

Leon Richard of Farmington, ME

Jul 23, 2008 2:43 AM

Can't be enforced, anymore than a 55 mile an hour speed limit. As such, it can only serve to harass people instead of being of any use to anyone. It can only serve to breed contempt for the law, instead of respect.

The court is not supposed to be writing law. They have done this in violation of the separation of powers contained within the constitution.

Wouldn't be any job I'd want. Come walking up to me when I am launching a canoe to check and see if I am complying with some stupid provision of the "Clean Water Act", and the canoe is likely to be the second thing that gets launched. So long as I haven't done anything wrong, I'll be left alone to do what I am doing, thank you very much. I won't have anyone poking their nose into my business, telling me what to do, or how to do it.

About time The People stood up and shook themselves off, and took their government back. By the people, for the people, with The Peoples' consent. We didn't consent to this, and won't be likely to.

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