Oregon's Eco-Jihad against Small Business December 8, 2009

by Will

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

December 8, 2009

Oregon?s official unemployment rate is over eleven percent, and the state ranks sixth in the nation for bankruptcies. Thanks to Oregon Attorney General John Kroger, things will soon get much worse for that state?s small business sector.

Kroger is putting the finishing touches on an Environmental Crimes Enforcement Unit that will aggressively pursue criminal prosecution of regulatory violations once dealt with as civil and administrative matters. Rather than targeting the large corporate concerns that figure so prominently in the familiar demonology of eco-propaganda, Kroger?s eco-enforcers will focus on small businesses.

Oregon legal analysts Christopher Rycewicz and Britan Sniffen write: ?What does this increased emphasis on criminal enforcement mean for Oregon business owners? It means that we are entering a period of uncertainty, when we will not know the types of violations [the unit] is targeting?.? This means more time and money spent on administrative and legal matters, which in turn will mean more business failures, unemployment, and misery for Oregon residents.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.

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