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\nJoseph D. Robertson<\/p>\n
\nJoseph D. Robertson<\/p>\n
HMCS(FMF)ret send us a story about Mr. Joseph D. Robinson, over-reaching Big Government, and a surprise finding from an unexpected source. The story:<\/p>\n
By Matthew Vadum<\/strong><\/p>\n Taking a cue from the Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the conviction of U.S. Navy veteran Joseph D. Robertson, who languished in prison for a year and a half for digging fire protective ponds near his home outside Basin, Montana, without federal permits.<\/p>\n Federal regulators claimed that Robertson interfered with \u201cnavigable water\u201d\u2014a small ditch with a trickle of water\u2014when he dug the ponds. The Environmental Protection Agency declared the ditch a federally protected waterway under the Clean Water Act and required a federal permit\u2014even though his home is 40 miles from the Jefferson River, the nearest navigable waterway.<\/p>\n Robertson died March 18, at age 78, while still on parole after serving the prison sentence. He used to operate a business that supplied water trucks to fire-fighting agencies. Robertson was also fined $130,000. In November 2018, he asked the Supreme Court to look at his conviction after it was upheld by the 9th Circuit.<\/p>\n On April 15, the Supreme Court quietly granted Robertson\u2019s petition without even hearing oral arguments. The high court vacated the judgment of the 9th Circuit, remanding the case to the circuit court to consider whether the case was moot. Weeks before that, the Supreme Court agreed to substitute the petitioner\u2019s wife, Carri Robertson, to represent the estate as petitioner in place of Robertson.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the rest of the article here, proof that even a blind chipmunk finds the occasional acorn: The Epoch Times<\/a>
\nThanks, Senior Chief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"