Evidently the greenies have an upper hand in this Administration and the power grab continues. The Federal government is claiming rights in the West that could threaten land and water use. http://goldwaterinstitute.org/article/tombstone-v-united-states
Water has always been a highly contested issue. I know families that have hated each other for generations over water rights in Idaho. This is an issue to dig deeper. What is the source of tombstone's water? Where would the water go otherwise? Politicians from larger areas, that end up with Tombstone's water, could be the ones lining pockets for it. Government is a double edge sword, no doubt. What protects your rights today can be the same entity that destroys them tomorrow.
I saw this on the Stossel show. Tombstone, AZ should just repair the lines anyway and force the USA government to act and use the media as an outlet (assuming the media will cover it). The issue is probably more complex, however, a fire should not change the infrastructure access of a community if the community isn't even asking for federal funds to repair the lines.
It seems curious that the Forest Service wants to protect an area that has already been destroyed. Too bad they can't compromise and come up with a reasonable solution.
When govt gets too big, common sense goes out the window. Is this how we want our govt to treat us? When are we gonna do more than talk? Time to act. Get active on the local level. And for now, job one is to vote Obama out. Next, vote in all the Republicans and libertarian and Tea Party people possible. Let the main stream R's know business as usual is not acceptable.
