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Fox news reporting, enemies of the state. From new york here is john scott. Enemies of the state, the phrase conjures up perhaps the former soviet union where an allpowerful government crushes any individual who stands up against it. In truth even in a Representative Democracy such as ours, if the government goes after you, it can be a nightmare. Tonight, were going to show you several alarming stories in which government officials decide to take on private citizens. These people who didnt, and still dont believe they were breaking any rules, were suddenly in the fight of their lives. The full force of the government bearing down on them. And thats what makes it so scary. If it could happen to them, it could happen to anyone. We start in nevada where john roberts has the story of a family of ranchers who found their very way of life under attack. The western range lands, vast scenic and a battleground for what became kno ....
Fox news reporting, enemies of the state. From new york here is john scott. Enemies of the state, the phrase conjures up perhaps the former soviet union where an allpowerful government crushes any individual who stands up against it. In truth even in a Representative Democracy such as ours, if the government goes after you, it can be a nightmare. Tonight, were going to show you several alarming stories in which government officials decide to take on private citizens. These people who didnt, and still dont believe they were breaking any rules, were suddenly in the fight of their lives. The full force of the government bearing down on them. And thats what makes it so scary. If it could happen to them, it could happen to anyone. We start in nevada where john roberts has the story of a family of ranchers who found their very way of life under attack. The western range lands, vast scenic and a battleground for what became kno ....
That has jurisdiction over energy issues. hydraulic fracturing and the advent of cheap reliable american gas has been an absolute economic boom for our country. that s exactly what president obama and his allies want to shut down. hamm s encounter with the president was not the first time he d been made aware of the administration s take on his industry. i was kind of like how the romans mediterranean. that s a regional epa head hand picked by the white house caught on tape in may of 2010 explaining metaphorically how he planned to deal with noncompliant oil and gas producers. they d go into a little turkish town and later that year hamm got a firsthand taste of this philosophy. he appeared before the oklahoma ....
Independent petroleum association at a meeting, right? what happened? he told the group straight on that i m the new sheriff in town. that we re going to use everything in the book to come after you. what was the reaction of the people there? shock, disbelief, shock and awe. there had been abuses by federal agencies before, but in the obama epa is unfortunately at the top of that bad list in terms of really using overtly threatening behavior. still, at least until his meeting with president obama hamm had been hopeful he could change the mind of the administration. but while he couldn t get through to the president, two weeks after that white house summit the department of justice got through to him. on august 2nd, 2011, they brought criminal charges against his company continental resources. the crime? ....
it will. and we ve had estimates made by experts in our field now that we could add as much as 3 to 5 million barrels of new oil per day. on july 18th, 2011, ham was invited to the white house for a giving summit with other wealthy americans such as bill gates and warren buffett, who like ham had pledged to give away at least half their fortunes to charity. you had the opportunity to speak with president obama. i did. what happened? i wanted him to know for sure of the opportunity that we had. and we were creating a whole new renaissance of american oil and gas. and there s a lot of good things that come from that. good middle class jobs, for instance. national security, balance of trade. and his reaction? he didn t want to hear it and he didn t hear it. it says so much about president obama s mindset of that discussion. louisiana senator david vitter is the ranking member ....