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Senator wants EPA 'crucify' threat probed

WND -- Sen. James Inhofe is calling for an investigation into a top Environmental Protection Agency administrator who confessed that his “philosophy of enforcement” was to “crucify” and “make examples of” energy companies.

And an author of a book on such behavior, Eco-Tyranny: How the Left’s Green Agenda will Dismantle America,” says it’s just too much.

Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz has apologized for his remarks, but meteorologist and author Brian Sussman points out that this is only the surface of a much deeper problem with the federal bureaucracy.

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Submitted Apr 28, 2012 By: NedW

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 7:24:42 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Hey NHL, I understand poor Al resigned today.
sjf238 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,215 Points:647,205 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 4:38:35 PM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse Interesting.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 9:47:27 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse kkimes "Of course he would say that. What would you expect him to say? Doesn't mean its the truth." ============================================ What's not the truth? Are you saying Al never said this??? Or that the Supreme Court of the U.S. did not find that the EPA has acted unconstitutionally? Wow, denial has a whole new meaning!
kkimes Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,585 Points:1,502,690 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 1:39:10 AM Ignore kkimes Report Abuse "And an author of a book on such behavior, Eco-Tyranny: How the Left’s Green Agenda will Dismantle America,” says it’s just too much." Of course he would say that. What would you expect him to say? Doesn't mean its the truth.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:43:38 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse apiergallini, "There's nothing illegal or unconstitutional with going after companies who break the law. If no law was broken, the case won't make it very far." ============== Well there's a load of bull feces. In this case they had to go to the Supreme Court for crying out loud. And the EPA was found to be acting unconstitutionally. The EPA issues nearly 3,000 administrative compliance orders a year that call on alleged violators of environmental laws to stop what they‘re doing and repair the harm they’ve caused. Major business groups, homebuilders, road builders and agricultural interests all joined the Sacketts (Idaho couple) in urging the court to make it easier to contest EPA compliance orders issued under several environmental laws.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:38:43 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse You can deny it all you want apiergallini. Tyranny is an even better term! Here are some thoughts from the Supreme Court: Members of the Supreme Court criticized the EPA for heavy-handed enforcement of rules affecting homeowners after the government told an Idaho couple they can’t challenge an order declaring their future home site a “protected wetlands.” Justice Antonin Scalia criticized the “high-handedness” of the environmental agency when dealing with private property, and Justice Samuel Alito described some of the EPA’s actions as “outrageous,“ arguing that most people would say ”this kind of thing can’t happen in the United States.”
apiergallini Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:389 Points:244,255 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 9:19:37 PM Ignore apiergallini Report Abuse @doeslayersr There's nothing illegal or unconstitutional with going after companies who break the law. If no law was broken, the case won't make it very far. @NHLiveFree Nice to see the other side of this. Thanks! @drpepperTX If these events, tactics, etc., have been found unconstitutional, then there is no oppression, because the checks and balances worked properly. Also, regarding the schools in Boston, I recall that buses were idling for two hours at times - in what world is that NOT excessive? @Rich1430 There was no threat made, unless you think he meant it literally, that he was going to nail people to crosses. Short of that, it's a poor choice of words meaning that they were vigorously investigate and prosecute law breakers - i.e. criminals. Do you think criminals should go unpunished? Whether you think something should be a crime is another matter altogether.
Rich1430 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:760 Points:254,170 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 2:50:31 PM Ignore Rich1430 Report Abuse It better be investigated. A serious threat has been made here.
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 2:21:09 PM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse My guess is that from now on evey lawyer challenging an EPA ruling will introduce Armendariz's statement as proof that EPA has a bias beyond enforcing the law.
heydano67 Champion Author California Posts:1,646 Points:353,535 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 12:25:56 PM Ignore heydano67 Report Abuse Since when does a reference to "making an example of" cause so much furor.
Nancy&Len Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,033 Points:1,941,815 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:30:59 AM Ignore Nancy&Len Report Abuse Change we can believe in. Right!
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:14:24 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Yes they did Bar1035, good point!
bwatchingu Champion Author Arkansas Posts:1,725 Points:596,745 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 10:52:16 AM Ignore bwatchingu Report Abuse investigate to the max
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:6,824 Points:1,935,430 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 7:52:49 AM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse This should be investigated.
FPLREP Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,242 Points:2,444,270 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 7:12:41 AM Ignore FPLREP Report Abuse another example of the "Yes we can" crowd.
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,460 Points:744,490 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 2:54:32 AM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse No-f'n-vember 2012!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MontanaMac Champion Author Washington Posts:1,736 Points:410,050 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 12:13:37 AM Ignore MontanaMac Report Abuse Have heard the crucify comment on several news outlets - it typifies O's EPA today and must be addressed.
JohnofGB Champion Author Flint Posts:5,401 Points:1,092,195 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 12:05:28 AM Ignore JohnofGB Report Abuse If that employe was given those direct orders, then someone needs to swing.
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,130 Points:1,294,220 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 11:36:56 PM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse they just crucified some school districts up in Boston last week
feldos Champion Author Florida Posts:2,640 Points:547,200 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 11:18:06 PM Ignore feldos Report Abuse interesting
36_ACRES_4_SALE All-Star Author Appleton Posts:999 Points:338,815 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:51:21 PM Ignore 36_ACRES_4_SALE Report Abuse good
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,176 Points:714,660 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:33:01 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Agree, drpeppertx.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:10:55 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse NHLivefree, where has anyone vilified or called poor Al evil? Al IS a symptom of the plague that the EPA has become. He said those words, as part of the EPA, and he and the EPA are responsible for those words. So what does his bio page from his employer have anything to do with his statements, ON TAPE? Do you really expect the writer of Al's bio page to say Al's purpose at the EPA is to hunt down and crucify oil, gas and coal companies??? The EPA's tactics have been found unconstitutional in drying the Sacketts in Idaho due process for crying out loud. Obama is filing suit on individual states! Obama's moratorium on Gulf oil production was found unconstitutional as well. How long do you expect the hardworking people of this country to succumb to this oppression??? [Edited by: drpepperTX at 4/28/2012 10:12:29 PM EST]
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:267,390 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:06:31 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse Not just probed, but shut 'em down.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,066 Points:1,618,325 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:29:55 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Region VI offices are in Dallas, TX. Here is a bio clip on this villified and "evil" person: "Dr. Armendariz has brought a deep commitment to environmental issues to his work at EPA. He has made working with communities a priority across the Region, frequently engaging directly with those most vulnerable to harm from polluters. This was especially evident during the Agency's response to 2010's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, during which he worked tirelessly with area residents, local governments, and community groups. As he continues his tenure, he brings the same passion to the Region's work on air quality, wetlands protection, climate change and other environmental goals. Prior to his appointment, he spent eight years as a professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he received several faculty awards. For the past 15 years, Dr. Armendariz has worked in a variety of research and academic positions including, for a short time in 2002, in the Region 6 offices. Before joining SMU, he was a chemical engineer with Radian Corporation in North Carolina. During and after college he worked as a research assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Global Change Science at its Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory in Massachusetts. Throughout his career, Dr. Armendariz has spent countless hours volunteering his time with several environmental groups and the Volunteer Center for North Texas. Through this work he has helped address a number of complex environmental and public health challenges, ranging from solid waste landfills to community and tribal priorities. Dr. Armendariz received his doctorate in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Public Health where he was also selected as a Royster Society Fellow. He holds an M.E. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida. Al is a chemical engineer by training, with an undergraduate degree from MIT. Al is a third generation Texan, descended from Mexican and Mexican-American grandparents who settled in the border city of El Paso. Born and raised in El Paso, he graduated from Coronado High School in 1988. He has also lived in Houston, Albuquerque and New Orleans. Al currently lives in Dallas with his wife Cynthia, a public school teacher in Irving ISD, and two sons, Ferris and Simon." Sounds more like BP and Big Oil spin on a very capable person. Of course the submitted piece happens to be from master political diatriber Joseph Farah and his blog web page WND! Farah was a good friend and collaborator with hate monger Rush Limbaugh until their falling out.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,054 Points:1,444,325 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 8:47:31 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Inhofe is one of the biggest blowhards in politics. EPA should shut him down for his polluting society. He won't be happy until the US is completely owned by these mega corporations.
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:7,041 Points:1,904,090 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 8:26:40 PM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse Sad to say, I am not at all surprised by such unrestricted arrogance.
StArrow68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,236 Points:1,356,470 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 8:19:27 PM Ignore StArrow68 Report Abuse To those that think it's a hoax, think again. The administration wants higher gas prices and has policies in place to accomplish that by weakening the dollar and putting regulation in place to limit new exploration. The higher level of current drilling is a result of actions taken prior to the current administration. Every so often somebody blows the cover and actually mentions what the real goal just happens to be, get prices high enough to limit the burning of fossil fuels.
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 8:11:47 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse The EPA has a mandate. If it steps over its bounds, it should be punished just like the polluters.
OilOnTheCheap Champion Author Ventura Posts:2,075 Points:445,410 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 7:11:22 PM Ignore OilOnTheCheap Report Abuse This article seems more like a April fools hoax.
bigmoo63 Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:1,275 Points:83,105 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 6:14:12 PM Ignore bigmoo63 Report Abuse I guess middle ground in this country is non existant. And another reason to scrap the EPA. Barry's greenies are a divisive force.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,083 Points:868,005 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 5:18:53 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse I say crucify the minions of the Big O in the EPA, starting with the administrator who made the stupid "threat" or "promise". Then perhaps they will pay a little closer attention to the Constitution of the United States.
ktbaeohana Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,291 Points:419,725 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 5:12:47 PM Ignore ktbaeohana Report Abuse They need to get together.
Track79 All-Star Author Maine Posts:802 Points:598,165 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 5:08:04 PM Ignore Track79 Report Abuse Blah..Blah
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,987 Points:1,203,480 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 4:56:51 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse THEN GET IT DONE.......
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,235 Points:1,015,905 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 4:52:25 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse Can't believe GasBuddy continues to let these diatribe articles be posted and stay up?
TableTalk Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,184 Points:556,750 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 4:34:31 PM Ignore TableTalk Report Abuse Just grab the first five EPA guys you can find and... That will scare them into refraining from being the bullies they have become... ;-)
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 4:21:56 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse Bottom line............... Extremes in any direction is not good. We need to learn how to compromise and meet in the middle again. And get rid of these dividing polititions
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,157 Points:616,720 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 3:56:02 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse Wonder how he got a job in Dallas? Must be more to it than Big Oil anti-EPA spin. He has to be their guy? Can't believe GasBuddy continues to let these diatribe articles be posted and stay up? [Edited by: KAR120CSII at 4/28/2012 3:58:23 PM EST]
jeyrivera89 Rookie Author Boston Posts:40 Points:57,520 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 3:45:38 PM Ignore jeyrivera89 Report Abuse another instance of not keeping your mouth shut