http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/12/koch-republicans-senate-voted-nullify-clean-water-act.html
There are, according to any decent human being, certain basic human rights such as a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of a citizen including food, clothing, housing, medical care, and water; among many other fundamental rights. Republicans typically do not agree with any of what the United Nations has declared are rights that are fundamental to “the recognition of the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.” Republicans, and their wealthy owners in the oil, coal, and chemical industry, particularly do not believe that any American warrants clean, non-toxic drinking water, and on Thursday Republicans in the Senate took an important step to make sure at least a third of the American population will lose access to what decent human beings believe is one of the most basic human rights; clean water.
It has been less than two weeks since President Obama announced that the Environmental Protection Agency had finalized rules according to direction from the conservative Supreme Court to define exactly what ‘navigable waters’ means for the purpose of protecting the nation’s water supply originating from lakes and rivers. Republicans have claimed since the EPA followed the Supreme Court’s directions that the so-called “Clean Water Rule” in the “Waters of the United States” is a subversive plot, and tyrannical power grab, by President Barack Obama to seize private citizens’ land, completely destroy private enterprise in America, and put an end to agriculture in America once and for all.
Of course, the real Republican objection to the EPA following its mandate, and Supreme Court directive, is that the oil, coal, and chemical industry will be required to adhere to the Clean Water Act regulations prohibiting the mass dumping of toxic chemicals, coal waste, petroleum products, and carcinogens in America’s water supply. On Wednesday, Republicans did what the Koch brothers have demanded and voted to pass a bill that effectively nullifies the EPA’s recently announced regulations to stop the oil, coal, and chemical industry from poisoning Americans’ water.
The vote in the Senate Environment and Public Works committee was, naturally, along party lines (11-9) with only Republicans supporting the nullification vote. The bill was sponsored by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and simply put nullifies the Waters of the United States Rule released barely two weeks ago. The Koch bill also sets very specific guidelines that the Kochs claim it will allow the EPA to enact when it re-writes the rule to permit the oil, coal, and chemical industry unrestricted rights to dump waste products, toxic chemicals, and carcinogens into Americans’ water supplies.
Read more »"Besides, if any American wants clean, safe drinking water they can abide by the Nestle’ corporation rule and buy it, because according to Nestle’ CEO and now chairman Peter Brabeck; “Access to safe drinking water is not a basic human right.” Brabeck claims, like privatization-driven Republicans and the Kochs, the Earth’s waters are a corporate-owned commodity that human beings can either buy, or die. If they insist on drinking water without paying the Nestle’ corporation, or a Koch Industries’ subsidiary corporation, Republicans hope they succumb to toxic water despoiled by the oil, coal, and chemical industry; it is the Koch vision for America and Senate Republicans are Hell bent and duty-bound to see that vision reach fruition."
There are, according to any decent human being, certain basic human rights such as a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of a citizen including food, clothing, housing, medical care, and water; among many other fundamental rights. Republicans typically do not agree with any of what the United Nations has declared are rights that are fundamental to “the recognition of the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.” Republicans, and their wealthy owners in the oil, coal, and chemical industry, particularly do not believe that any American warrants clean, non-toxic drinking water, and on Thursday Republicans in the Senate took an important step to make sure at least a third of the American population will lose access to what decent human beings believe is one of the most basic human rights; clean water.
It has been less than two weeks since President Obama announced that the Environmental Protection Agency had finalized rules according to direction from the conservative Supreme Court to define exactly what ‘navigable waters’ means for the purpose of protecting the nation’s water supply originating from lakes and rivers. Republicans have claimed since the EPA followed the Supreme Court’s directions that the so-called “Clean Water Rule” in the “Waters of the United States” is a subversive plot, and tyrannical power grab, by President Barack Obama to seize private citizens’ land, completely destroy private enterprise in America, and put an end to agriculture in America once and for all.
Of course, the real Republican objection to the EPA following its mandate, and Supreme Court directive, is that the oil, coal, and chemical industry will be required to adhere to the Clean Water Act regulations prohibiting the mass dumping of toxic chemicals, coal waste, petroleum products, and carcinogens in America’s water supply. On Wednesday, Republicans did what the Koch brothers have demanded and voted to pass a bill that effectively nullifies the EPA’s recently announced regulations to stop the oil, coal, and chemical industry from poisoning Americans’ water.
The vote in the Senate Environment and Public Works committee was, naturally, along party lines (11-9) with only Republicans supporting the nullification vote. The bill was sponsored by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and simply put nullifies the Waters of the United States Rule released barely two weeks ago. The Koch bill also sets very specific guidelines that the Kochs claim it will allow the EPA to enact when it re-writes the rule to permit the oil, coal, and chemical industry unrestricted rights to dump waste products, toxic chemicals, and carcinogens into Americans’ water supplies.
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