Comments on: EPA seeks wage garnishment power

By: Environmental roundup - Overlawyered

Environmental roundup - Overlawyered — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:15:14 +0000

[…] Plus: “EPA has no business garnishing wages without due process” [Examiner editorial, earlier] […]

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:16:39 +0000

This may be a case of “department envy.”

After all, the IRS can seize assets without a trial, hearing or even the person seeing a warrant before the seizure occurs, so why not the EPA?

By: No Name Guy

No Name Guy — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 22:22:12 +0000

Tsk, tsk, tsk there CW. Don’t you know that due process is so 18th century. Get with the program – how can we protect the environment if we have to actually get a court order to steal, I mean collect a fine that we’re the judge and jury on. We have 2 out of 3….we want the metaphoric executioner role as well.
EPA
PS – who is your employer? We’ve assessed a large fine against you for daring to question our powers.
/snark

By: CW

CW — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:35:26 +0000

That proposed power seems to me to be inconsistent with the fifth amendment’s due process guarantee. [N]or shall any person . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . . .

By: DEM

DEM — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:20:05 +0000

That the folks at EPA think this is a good idea tells you just about everything you need to know about how they view our rights and the scope of their own power. These are very dangerous people, and the administrative state is officially out of control.