From the article: The owner sued, with backing from the Pacific Legal Foundation, a libertarian advocacy group supported by the Koch brothers. Jim Burling, the

From the article: The owner sued, with backing from the Pacific Legal Foundation, a libertarian advocacy group supported by the Koch brothers. Jim Burling, the foundation’s vice president, says there was a fundamental flaw in the town’s argument: Only the state, not local officials, has the authority to declare that the high-tide line has moved — and where the line’s new position might be. The libertarians say you need the government - in fact only a certain governmental department will do - to declare where the high-tide line might be?! Peoples' eyes might not be enough? That's hilarious! Libertarians are all about freedom, individual sovereignty and decentralization but for where the beach ends in Nags Head you need to go up to the government offices in Raleigh, NC. I understand that when two adults disagree that they go the referee - the court - together, but how can two adults disagree over the fact where the waterline is?