You know, I just don’t trust anything from these motherfuckers that includes the word “Omnibus.”
In the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which passed the Senate (S. 22) in January and is up for a vote in the House as early as this Wednesday, a “forfeiture” provision would let the government confiscate “all vehicles and equipment of any person” who disturbs a rock or a bone from federal land that meets the bill’s broad definition of “paleontological resource.” The seizures could take place even before a person and even if the person didn’t know they were taking or digging up a “paleontological resource.” And the bill specifically allows the “transfer of seized resources” to “federal or non-federal” institutions, giving the government and some private actors great incentive to egg on the takings.
Hey kids, guess which party’s Senator sponsored this vague bullshit?
Democrat, you say?
On the nosey!
So, I just gotta ask…at what point can we make it illegal to be a fucking Democrat?
*An oxyfuckingmoron if there ever were one.
Do we know what this bill was “intended” to do?
5kidsnadog
February 23rd, 2009
I have a grammatical quibble. An oxymoron is the combination of two terms that are contradictory. Ex: jumbo shrimp
“Government theft” is redundant.
jana
February 23rd, 2009
Here’s the “We Gotcha!!!” clause:
“SEC. 6309. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Information concerning the nature and specific location of a paleontological resource shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and any other law unless the Secretary determines that disclosure would–…”
Translation: We ain’t gonna tell you where the area is, but if you pick on it, we’re gonna tan yo’ hide!”
The Roman Emperor Caligula liked to make up new laws and have them written in tiny print, and put up at the top of columns, so nobody could read them. Then he could validly arrest anyone he wanted.
ZZMike
February 23rd, 2009
But…but…Republicans are the freedom hating fascists!
/useful idiot
toaster
February 23rd, 2009
I don’t want to make Democrats illegal …. I’m already paying high enough fuckin’ taxes to support those losers. Sticking them in jail would cast a whole lot more than the current welfare schemes.
I’m more in favor of open season on the assholes … and then charging their parents for the ammo!
pete in Midland
February 24th, 2009
Remember, when asked, all items that came from the ground that are in your possession came from private property or from a legal mining claim.
On second thought, screw that. When asked, say “Lawyer”. And deny them permission to search or take anything.
This crap was pushed through by paleontologists and archaeologists … they want finds left in the ground unless they get to dig them up … then it’s OK.
Kristopher
February 24th, 2009
Omnibus=BOHICA
BobG
February 28th, 2009
One
Big
A$$
Mistake,
America!
Semper Fi’
DM
DiamondMair
March 1st, 2009