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The Daring Dufas[_6_]

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On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:46:12 -0500, The Daring Dufas
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At least he didn't suffer the fate of one building contractor who
dug a foundation for a building. It rained the next day and some
government official showed up and informed the contractor that the
flooded excavation was now a wetland and couldn't be pumped out. I
wish I had a link to the story,

Me too because the Reahard case in Lee County Florida established that
if a property was not a wetland when you bought it, if it is declared
a wetland later it is a "taking" and you deserve just compensation.
$22 million in that case (40 acres)

It was years ago and a couple or three administrations back. I
recall another story about some guy in California who planned
to drain and develop some land he bought. Some Fed shows up and
informs him that his property is the habitat of some snail and
he is prohibited from destroying the habitat. And I do remember
watching some TV show some years ago where a group of Negro men
wanted all black males declared an endangered species by The
Interior Department and have their own habitat and laws against
molesting them. Darn, who wouldn't be jealous of animals that
seem to have more rights and protections provided by The Federal
Government than human beings have. Imagine not being able to
clear out a group of homeless men under a bridge because The
Federal Government has declared it to be their habitat. GEEEZ!

TDD