navigable waters

Just a quick example this morning on how screwed up our government really is. You're going to be VERY hard-pressed to explain this away as anything other than complete and total insanity. Did you know that until yesterday, the United States Army regulated ROADSIDE DITCHES -- because they were considered "navigable waters?"

I'm just beyond words. There is no sanity in government today. Term limits now.

Posted by: Ogre at 11:56 AM

Comments

1 Which is why "bureaucratic efficiency" is an oxymoron!

Posted by: DagneyT at August 05, 2006 05:46 PM (jGAhC)

2 Indeed, Dagney, indeed!

And Robert, I guess the people in CA haven't seen your blog -- I'm pretty sure that flying the rebel flag is cause for arrest in that state!

Thanks for the kind words, I've linked to you as well.

Posted by: Ogre at August 06, 2006 07:18 PM (o2crh)

3 Thanks for the link, If anyone in this God forsaken state has a problem with me flying the Confederate flag, they can kiss my A$$. My heart will always be in the Carolina's.

Posted by: Robert at August 06, 2006 11:50 PM (n6n5e)

4 I'm sure the entire state of CA does!

Posted by: Ogre at August 07, 2006 12:29 AM (o2crh)

5 Are you aware that the Interstate highway system was devised for military purposes?
And ditches are needed to drain dirt and gravel roads to prevent them from being impassable. Also, larger ditches as canals were important to transport until the railroads came.
Armies, since the day of Rome, have always built roads. To this day, Forbes Road, built by General Forbes in order to attack Fort Duquenne, is used...the Pennsylvania turnpike parallels Forbes road, but thanks to tunnels doesn't go over the same passes.
However, I agree: The laws should have been changed 60 years ago...

Posted by: boinkie at August 07, 2006 02:24 AM (lrZoq)

6 Yes, that and the intercoastal waterway were for the military...but yes, they were way out when regulating a drainage ditch in front of my house!

Thanks for stopping along.

Posted by: Ogre at August 07, 2006 02:38 AM (o2crh)

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