Posted on 04/05/2015 10:14:38 PM PDT by QT3.14
Jerry Brown, Democrat governor of drought-stricken California, appeared Sunday on ABC's This Week and defended his executive actions that placed mandatory water restrictions on citizens but not on the agriculture industry.
"There are farmers who have senior water rights," Brown told guest-host Martha Raddatz. "Some people have a right to more water than others."
Of his own actions, Brown stated:
This executive order is done under emergency power and it has the force of law. Very unusual. And it's requiring action and changes in behavior from the Oregon border all the way to the Mexican border. It affects lawns. It affects people's -- how long they stay in the shower, how businesses use water.
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Animal Farm redux
Those who pay for the water at market prices should have the right to it.
I wonder how much water his home, and his lifestyle outside of the home, his use of laundry services, hotels, restaurants, his landscaping, pool, car washing, etc, all use.
My guess is that he is responsible for many, many times the water that I use.
If that were the case, every farm producing food in the state would be out of business immediately.
I don’t see that as the answer to our problems.
We still need to eat.
This could get even worse, the drouth, I mean.In the Middle Ages, the mountains were free of snow for decades and Southern California as dray as Nevada.
Oo, that reminds me. I left the water running. Oh, well, I’ll get it later.
If the water isn’t there, then it isn’t there.
Hey, I’ve read this book. Brown is perfect for the part of the pig, even if he is a whole lot uglier than the pig is supposed to be.
This executive order is done under emergency power and it has the force of law. Very unusual. And it’s requiring action and changes in behavior from the Oregon border all the way to the Mexican border. It affects lawns. It affects people’s—how long they stay in the shower, how businesses use water. …So saith Palpatine Brown.
Those who own land that provide the water shed should be allocated proportionately to what they provide in rain water from that land.
A farmer that owns 10,000 acres should have 10,000 times the claim as someone who owns 1 acre in the same rain zone.
Those who live in areas were it rains little and they own little property should pay the most.
water law has included prioritization of uses....
for many many years.
agriculture has always been ranked very high
(we all have to eat)
now then, an executive order is not intended for matters that the Legislature could address
that’s an issue.
but, prioritizing water uses... really is nothing new.
I wonder if the Governor realizes that a substantial number of illegals have already shown they don’t give a rat’s a$$ about US law. The jails are full of illegals. They shamefully take welfare and other transfer payments.
The amigos are laughing all the way to the shower.
He is completely correct, you know?
The Left really cannot help making dystopia novels from 60 years ago into prescient non-fiction
I was trying to say let the cities starve.
I don’t think I would charge farmers anything or much for the water, personally
Has nothing to do with killing California’s water planning plan for the last 30+ years.
There are water rights that go back to the 19th century. Usually held by large land owners or irrigation districts.
Chile will take California’s current roll as America’s produce supplier. Its already starting to happen.
But the fish have first call on the water...
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