Did anybody hear that John A. Rapanos has been sentenced

to 3 years of probation, a $185,000 fine and 200 hours of community service for grading 50 acres of his own property.

He needed a permit to fill the navigable waters there.

Here's the DOJ press release (2 page pdf). Dated the Ides of March, interestingly. I'd say that's appropriate, but it's not the usurper getting it in this case.

US Attorney Stephen J. Murphy thanks EPA and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for their hard work.

I wonder if they'd recognize this statement, "He has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People and eat out their Substance."

Have I called for tar and feathers yet this month?

Here's a Walter Williams article on the subject.