I was pretty peeved when Michael Chertoff pulled section 102 of the Real ID act out of his ass in order to waive federal environmental laws in April, which would push past his opposition and allow him to do whatever the hell he wants (in this case, take away people’s land to build the border wall). I’m horrified that the wall is going to cut through the wildlife corridor and cut off endangered species from mating routes (and their food/water sources). Obviously, Chertoff doesn’t give a shit, even though ecologists and scientists are telling him that building the wall there is plain stupid.
What I didn’t realize was that Chertoff waived 36 federal laws. Thirty six:
