01-01-2010, 01:53 PM
I don't know what to say [:0]
So this is not about some constitutional over stepping of government powers to require license electrical and plumbing contractors, and it's not that the if work meets inspection and adherence to codes, that's what should be allowed; it’s about getting protectionism for the licensed septic installers. Your explanation is government explanation except you exchanged electric/plumbing for septic systems. But everything in your explanation is what you argue against for those other trades especially since if a constitutional issue arises for electric and plumbing, it’s the same constitutional issue for septic systems.
Let’s face reality, does it matter who does the installation so long as it meets codes and passes inspection? That was the justification offered to eliminate the O/B’s need to use only licensed electric and plumbing contractors. Does license septic contractors always do it right and never failed an inspection? If an O/B is a total idiot and installs his own septic system and it turns out to be the exact identical system the licensed septic contractor would install, And it meets all health and building codes, why shouldn't it be accepted? What if the licensed septic installer makes a mistake and does a crap job? Because he's a "licensed septic contractor" is it not inspected?
Either the O/B is allowed to do the work themselves and if it passes inspection its good, or we throw out the entire O/B exemption and they have to use licensed contractors for all work. But if this whole use of any licensed contractor for some trades is some constitutional rights violation, it applies just as much to septic!
So this is not about some constitutional over stepping of government powers to require license electrical and plumbing contractors, and it's not that the if work meets inspection and adherence to codes, that's what should be allowed; it’s about getting protectionism for the licensed septic installers. Your explanation is government explanation except you exchanged electric/plumbing for septic systems. But everything in your explanation is what you argue against for those other trades especially since if a constitutional issue arises for electric and plumbing, it’s the same constitutional issue for septic systems.
Let’s face reality, does it matter who does the installation so long as it meets codes and passes inspection? That was the justification offered to eliminate the O/B’s need to use only licensed electric and plumbing contractors. Does license septic contractors always do it right and never failed an inspection? If an O/B is a total idiot and installs his own septic system and it turns out to be the exact identical system the licensed septic contractor would install, And it meets all health and building codes, why shouldn't it be accepted? What if the licensed septic installer makes a mistake and does a crap job? Because he's a "licensed septic contractor" is it not inspected?
Either the O/B is allowed to do the work themselves and if it passes inspection its good, or we throw out the entire O/B exemption and they have to use licensed contractors for all work. But if this whole use of any licensed contractor for some trades is some constitutional rights violation, it applies just as much to septic!