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by Eliane on October 23, 2007
This fence BS is just getting better and better.
Michael Chertoff, the homeland security secretary, waived several environmental laws yesterday to continue building a border fence through a national conservation area in Arizona, bypassing a federal court ruling that had suspended the fence construction.
Citing "unacceptable risks to our nation's security" if the fence along the border with Mexico was further delayed, Mr. Chertoff invoked waiver authority granted him under a 2005 bill that mandated construction of the fence.
The Department of Homeland Security said yesterday it "disagrees with the court's ruling" and was "confident of eventually winning the case".
So, let me see if I understand this correctly: when you don't agree with a court ruling, you are allowed to, I don't know, do whatever you want and hope to eventually win the case?
I didn't think so.
Source: Environmental Laws Waived to Press Work on Border Fence
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