Rob Peter to pay Paul?
Seriously - the flooding is a tragedy - but how come the Corps gets to play god? They built the levy to protect people and their property... so now they are going to pick and choose who’s property they protect?
Not saying they are right, but someone has to decide this.
My thoughts were along the same lines....too many citizens who should know better treating the ACOE and the courts as false gods who can adequately direct the forces of nature.
The COE gets to play a god because they a) built the levee, and b) had landowners under the levee sign “flood easements” to be used in the event of high waters like this.
People should think very carefully before accepting the first dollar of federal money for ANYTHING. The attachment to regulatory powers might seem like a gossamer thread then you’re hungry for the money and signing on the dotted line, but I assure you it will turn into manacles of the strongest forged steel come “emergency” times.
Which side do you think this administration is going to come down on?
Cairo, Illinois as of Census 2000
35.93% White,
61.70% Black or African American,
0.08% Native American,
0.72% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander,
0.36% from other races,
and 1.18% from two or more races;
0.74% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_American