As if the Environmental Protection Agency isn’t bad enough already, now its leaders are planning to grant themselves the power to garnish the wages of those it deems to be polluters.

The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly floated a rule claiming authority to bypass the courts and unilaterally garnish paychecks of those accused of violating its rules, a power currently used by agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service.

The EPA has been flexing its regulatory muscle under President Obama, collecting more fines each year and hitting individuals with costly penalties for violating environmental rules, including recently slapping a $75,000 fine on Wyoming homeowner Andy Johnson for building a pond on his rural property.

“The EPA has a history of overreaching its authority. It seems like once again the EPA is trying to take power it doesn’t have away from American citizens,” Sen. John Barrasso, Wyoming Republican, said when he learned of the EPA’s wage garnishment scheme.

Others questioned why the EPA decided to strengthen its collection muscle at this time. (Read More)

It gets even worse. The new rule will take effect automatically September 2 unless the agency receives “adverse public comments” by the first of August. I’m sure they’re counting on most Americans not paying attention because it’s summer time, or all of the bad news out there to overshadow this latest power grab.

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He thinks they're that stupid?