Friday, July 11, 2014

EPA Claims Independence from U.S. Constitution



Chances are many of you missed a float that wobbled by in this endless parade of liberal horribles.  God knows it’s hard to keep up with the daily assault on citizenship and property by this government.  The EPA has decreed they are no longer subject to the judicial process.  They have claimed independence.  The Washington Times reported the following: 

The EPA announced the plan last week in a notice in the Federal Register, saying federal law allows it “to garnish non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed the United States without first obtaining a court order.”


The agency cited authority under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 that centralized federal collection operations under the Treasury Department, which oversees garnishments of wages or tax refund checks.


Under the law, every federal agency has the authority to conduct administrative wage garnishment, provided the agency adopts approved rules for conducting hearings where debtors can challenge the amount of debt or terms of repayment schedule, a Treasury official said.


Still, the rule would give the EPA sweeping authority to dictate how and whether Americans could dispute fines and penalties, even as the amount of EPA fines collected from individuals, businesses and local governments steadily increase.


Is this not a subversion of the Constitution?  Where in the Constitution do the legislative, executive, and judicial branches have the ability to abdicate their constitutional responsibilities?  Is there an article that outlines a fourth branch of government?  Is this not a form of taxation without representation?  What in the hell is going on in this country?



Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/8/power-grab-epa-wants-to-garnish-wages-of-polluters/#ixzz37B9smPfc

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