Ocean Zoning Discussion Forum

This is yet another grab for power by an out-of-control Federal Government. Does no one read the Constitution?

U.S. Constitution: Tenth Amendment
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
The Federal Government has plenty to do (like their jobs as outlined in the Constitution), without adding this juggernaut of new laws and the powers they deliver (out of the hands of the People and the States) to un-elected Bureaucrats.

If you are not aware that the US already uses ocean zoning in a great variety of ways, this new initiative might sound like additional government interference. But that is not the case. We already have ocean zoning but it is not well organized, nor does it balance the needs of the many sectors that depend upon ocean resources. The new initiative is a chance to achieve this balance. This initiative will make our use of our territorial waters more sustainable, more organized, more effective, more fair, and more beneficial to US citizens. Most important, we need this to hand our children a healthier ocean than the one we have today.

What a crock of xxx  this is. With the problems of the Democrats in power it would seem that they would have some meaningful priorites instead of this enviornmental xxx .[editors note: please no profanity].

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NOAA’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Federal Advisory Committee has the responsibility for commenting on NOAA’s MPA program. Notwithstanding its well defined charter, NOAA is not using the committee to address major policy issues.

CRE has recommended that OSTP, working with OMB,  require that  federal advisory committees  give the public the right to comment on their proposed agendas.

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