Makes it easier to build a wall. From the Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 65/Thursday, April 3, 2008/Notices, page 18293.<br><br>DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as Amended AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of determination.<br><br>It's available as a PDF download, but gosh, it's so long, I figured I'd just cutNpaste the relevant part. Ready? Here goes . . .<br><br><br>Accordingly, I hereby waive in their entirety, with respect to the construction of roads and fixed and mobile barriers (including, but not limited to, accessing the project area, creating and using staging areas, the conduct of earthwork, excavation, fill, and site preparation, and installation and upkeep of fences, roads, supporting elements, drainage, erosion controls, safety features, surveillance, communication, and detection equipment of all types, radar and radio towers, and lighting) in the Project Areas, all federal, state, or other laws, regulations and legal requirements of, deriving from, or related to the subject of, the following laws, as amended: The National Environmental Policy Act (Pub. L. 91–190, 83 Stat. 852 (Jan. 1, 1970) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)), the Endangered Species Act (Pub. L. 93– 205, 87 Stat. 884 (Dec. 28, 1973) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)), the National Historic Preservation Act (Pub. L. 89– 665, 80 Stat. 915 (Oct. 15, 1966) (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.)), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Archeological Resources Protection Act (Pub. L. 96–95, 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), the Noise Control Act (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (Pub. L. 86–523, 16 U.S.C. 469 et seq.), the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Pub. L. 90–542, 16 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.), the Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Coastal Zone Management Act (Pub. L. 92–583, 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), the Wilderness Act (Pub. L. 88–577, 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Pub. L. 94–579, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act (Pub. L. 89–669, 16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee), the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (Pub. L. 84–1024, 16 U.S.C. 742a, et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (Pub. L. 73– 121, 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.), the Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106– 145), Sections 102(29) and 103 of Title I of the California Desert Protection Act (Pub. L. 103–433), 50 Stat. 1827, the National Park Service Organic Act (Pub. L. 64–235, 16 U.S.C. 1, 2–4), the National Park Service General Authorities Act (Pub. L. 91–383, 16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq.), Sections 401(7), 403, and 404 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–625), Sections 301(a)–(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act (Pub. L. 101–628), the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), the Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.), the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996), the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. 2000bb), the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), and the Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528–531). <br><br><br>Yes, Virginias, if you spot a law you're especially fond of up there in that paragraph, you may now kiss its ass goodbye. Then come on down and watch the wall go up.<br><br>Excuse me. I have to go puke.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[color:white]xx</font color=white>[color:blue]I always deserve it. Really.</font color=blue><br><br>

And here I thought we were a nation of laws. All you've got to do is assert that you "waive" a law, and it's gonzo? What's that all about??<br><br>[color:red]&#63743;</font color=red> [color:orange]&#63743;</font color=orange> [color:yellow]&#63743;</font color=yellow> [color:green]&#63743;</font color=green> [color:blue]&#63743;</font color=blue> [color:purple]&#63743;</font color=purple>

This is the preface to the paragraph I posted ~<br><br>Determination and Waiver: I [Chertoff] have a mandate to achieve and maintain operational control of the borders of the United States. Public Law 109–367, §2, 120 Stat. 2638, 8 U.S.C. 1701 note. Congress has provided me with a number of authorities necessary to accomplish this mandate. One of these authorities is found at section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (‘‘IIRIRA’’) . . . in section 102(c) of the IIRIRA, Congress granted to me the authority to waive all legal requirements that I, in my sole discretion, determine necessary to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads authorized by section 102 of IIRIRA.<br><br><br>Sorry. Gotta puke again. It's not like we didn't know this, but still. And for me, it's beyond too close to home.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[color:white]xx</font color=white>[color:blue]I always deserve it. Really.</font color=blue><br><br>

Interesting that in 1996 Congress granted the authority to do something to the secretary of a department that didn't exist, and wouldn't exist for five or six more years.<br><br>[color:red]&#63743;</font color=red> [color:orange]&#63743;</font color=orange> [color:yellow]&#63743;</font color=yellow> [color:green]&#63743;</font color=green> [color:blue]&#63743;</font color=blue> [color:purple]&#63743;</font color=purple>

They didn't. But this is his interpretation of that law. Everything DHS has tried to accomplish, at least down here, as gone very very badly. He's almost out of time (read: office), so he's essentially pulling the trigger. Good timing, since everybody is focused on the run for POTUS.<br><br><br><br><br><br>[color:white]xx</font color=white>[color:blue]I always deserve it. Really.</font color=blue><br><br>

I'm burning mad. I hope that bastard gets his comeuppance. Someone's got to rescind all those orders. <br><br>What's the use in a law, if a sh[i][/i]ithead can come along and just wipe it out any time he finds it inconvenient?<br><br>This is worse than just being full of himself. This is evil. He's showing off. Well, I'll pay attention when someone finally teaches him a lesson. Until then, he's persona non grata.<br><br><br>Shooshie<br><br><br><br><br><br>[color:green]Pictures and things</font color=green>

"Sorry. Gotta puke again."<br><br>Lea you better watch yourself, girl... you're going to get dehydrated !! <br><br><br>If I puked everytime the Bush Admin made me sick, I'd be so thin, I'd make Mahatma Ghandi look like the Pillsbury dough boy !!<br><br>I agree though... but what other stink can these guys pull...<br><br>David (OFI)

Typical MacBabe here, David. I can't be too thin or too rich. Just can't figure out the too rich part. <br><br>We'll be back working in the Valley starting next week, and it always adds another dimension to the trip reading, listening, being literally at Idiot Wall ground zero. The past two years down there, we've seen the awareness and momentum grow into outrage and law suits. Hell, maybe I'll go anti-wall guerrilla underground. If y'all don't hear back from me . . . <br><br><br><br> <br><br>[color:white]xx</font color=white>[color:blue]I always deserve it. Really.</font color=blue><br><br>

Well if we hear on the news of a new terrorist group operating in S Texas called AL-Lea Quada... <br><br>we'll know it's you !! <br><br>David (OFI)

<br>Please Post the Link<br>to the Story & PDF<br>Thanx.<br><br><br><br>[color:green]"...or am I a butterfly that's dreaming she's a woman?"</font color=green> [color:green]. . . _ _ _ . . .</font color=green><br>