Posted on 06/12/2016 9:57:15 AM PDT by SandRat
If you own something — a business, a home, a car, land, really anything — liberals don’t believe that’s really yours. You’re just allowed to have that because the government lets you!
We saw this recently when the state of Oregon asked residents for access to their land to conduct a survey. One of the homeowners’ responses was so epic that it stopped them in their tracks, though — and will hopefully inspire others to do the same.
“(Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) staff will be conducting surveys for foothill yellow-legged frogs and other amphibians over the next few months,” a letter from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to homeowners Larry and Amanda Anderson that was posted on Facebook read.
“Recent research indicates that the foothill-yellow legged frogs have declined significantly in recent years … Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated and will help contribute to the conservation of this important species.”
The homeowner in question decided to allow access to his land — on the same terms that government uses when it deals with its citizens.
“I have divided our 2.26 acres into 75 equal survey units with a draw tag for each unit,” the Andersons’ letter began. “Application fees are only $8.00 per unit after you purchase the ‘Frog Survey License’ ($120.00 resident/$180 non-resident) … You will also need an ‘Invasive Species‘ stamp for the vehicle ($15.00 for the first vehicle and $5.00 each add’l vehicle).”
“Survey gear can only include a net with 2″ diameter made of 100% organic cotton netting with no longer than an 18″ handle, non weighted and no deeper than 6′ from net frame to bottom of net. Handles can only be made of BPA-free plastics or wooden handles. After 1 p.m. you can use a net with a 3” diameter if you purchase the frog net endorsement ($75.00 resident/$250 non-resident).
“Any frogs captured that are released will need to be released with an approved release device back into the environment unharmed,” he added.
LMAO. In yo’ face, gub’mint!
He’ll get audited and his land seized. Just watch...
the frogs are living there peacefully. Government think they need to interfere with a frogs life in order to SAVE THEM. Leave them alone!
Good start. The guy needs to demand all sorts of after action reports and projected future restrictions on the property with severe penalities for lack of compliance.
LOL! I wish I were that clever. It would’ve come in handy a few times :-)
There is no longer a Republic with rule of law for enforcing our Bill of rights. The government has turned it around so that the rule of law means you are ruled by government and the law enforces that serfdom where instructed by the black-robed mini-oligarchy.
The leftists in government hate the fact that you OWN something. They, and all communists, are against private property, and want everything in the hands of the government. They allow you to use your property, but resent it, and charge you a yearly fee for your property, called the property “tax”, actually an incremental confiscation.
The rulers are after ‘bigger frogs’. The data collected will be used (even including false data inserted to make the data say what government wants it to say) to bring down severe regulations upon some republican owned industry which will get shut down to protect this ‘endangered species’. Wouldn’t it be interesting if the government goonery is the endangered species!
That is true and they did progressively over the last 200 years one baby step at a time, now they aren't even bothering to say 'Mother my I'.
if it moves, tax it
if it keeps moving, regulate it
if it stops moving, subsidize it
They will declare his land critical ha itat and he will lose it under the ESA.
He forgot to demand an environmental impact statement.
EPA is making a grab for private property in the NW.
Yup.
Princess Lois Lerner knows how to deal with these types.
He should require peer-reviewed pre-, concurrent, and post survey environmental impact statements before approving the applications. . . provided by non-involved qualified ecological and biological scientists in the proper fields who have submitted bids to provide such services to be paid for by the Oregon State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
the feds will kick in the front door and raid his home at 3:30 AM and find drugs and illegal weapons, all planted by the feds of course. And then the IRS and the EPA will confiscate all of his assets. He’s done and all because of a little yellowish frog.
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