Comments on: Environmental Laws, Border Fence, and Presidential Candidates http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/13/environmental-laws-border-fence-and-presidential-candidates/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Wed, 23 May 2012 01:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Environmental Protest Round-up: 22 May 2009 : Red, Green, and Blue http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/13/environmental-laws-border-fence-and-presidential-candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-55619 Environmental Protest Round-up: 22 May 2009 : Red, Green, and Blue Fri, 22 May 2009 15:02:15 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=465#comment-55619 [...] and the latest may be a dispute between Native Americans landowners and their neighbours. The Tohono O’odham Nation is a relatively poor tribal group which has decided to create the San Xavier Regional [...] [...] and the latest may be a dispute between Native Americans landowners and their neighbours. The Tohono O’odham Nation is a relatively poor tribal group which has decided to create the San Xavier Regional [...]

]]> By: No Border Wall http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/13/environmental-laws-border-fence-and-presidential-candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-3527 No Border Wall Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:47:02 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=465#comment-3527 In announcing the Real ID waivers Secretary Chertoff said, "Criminal activity at the border does not stop for endless debate or protracted litigation." The waivers are essentially an admission that the border wall will itself violate up to 36 federal laws, making construction of the wall a criminal act. If Chertoff is genuinely concerned with criminal activity he should ensure that the agency that he oversees complies with the law. The only reason for Secretary Chertoff to waive these laws is because he knows that the border wall will violate them. In setting these 36 federal laws aside Secretary Chertoff sets himself above the law. If congress allows unchecked power to remain in the hands of an unelected administration appointee they are complicit in fundamentally undermining the rule of law. Leaving the Real ID Act on the books and allowing Chertoff’s waivers to stand sets a precedent that should outrage the American people. If our nation’s laws can be set aside to build a border wall today, they may be similarly set aside for whatever crisis politicians discover in the next election cycle In announcing the Real ID waivers Secretary Chertoff said, "Criminal activity at the border does not stop for endless debate or protracted litigation." The waivers are essentially an admission that the border wall will itself violate up to 36 federal laws, making construction of the wall a criminal act. If Chertoff is genuinely concerned with criminal activity he should ensure that the agency that he oversees complies with the law.

The only reason for Secretary Chertoff to waive these laws is because he knows that the border wall will violate them. In setting these 36 federal laws aside Secretary Chertoff sets himself above the law. If congress allows unchecked power to remain in the hands of an unelected administration appointee they are complicit in fundamentally undermining the rule of law. Leaving the Real ID Act on the books and allowing Chertoff’s waivers to stand sets a precedent that should outrage the American people. If our nation’s laws can be set aside to build a border wall today, they may be similarly set aside for whatever crisis politicians discover in the next election cycle

]]>