As determined by the Gulf Task Force:
The government of the United States has breached its constitutional, moral, and legal obligation to provide for the defense of our nation, economy and natural resources through its inept, impotent, and ineffective prevention of and response to the BP oil well explosion disaster. Specifically,
- BP reported the well was in trouble as early as February 1, 2010, and sought White House assistance.
- Four federal agencies, with White House permission, waived environmental regulations for a well that had never been drilled to that subsurface depth in the Gulf of Mexico.
- The federal government, in violation of the law, is allowing a foreign corporation to take charge of the clean up while reaping billions off any oil recovered
- The federal government has stifled the efforts of the states of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to protect their shoreline and drinking water supplies, and has stifled the efforts of ordinary citizens to do the same
Collectively, we the people and the States retain rights not specifically enumerated to the federal government, which include the declaration of emergency conditions and the enactment of steps to protect our people, land base, resources, and economy.
Therefore, in light of the government’s failure and the imminent threat posed to the people and the States, We the People declare the inherent right to independently exercise our rights to protect our citizens, property, water, land and economic base, shoreline, and natural resources.
For Immediate Release:
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