02-09-2005, 11:34 PM
The fact of the matter is that the ESA is in most instances a grave threat to our fishing and hunting opportunities. The USFWS is an organization that caters to extreme environmental groups and makes all decisions regarding endangered animals in an arbtirary and capricous manner, many that cannot be recovered and never lived in the supposed "habitat" to begin with.
For instance, in Colorado, wolves historically never had a hold here. There was a small pack or two in the northeastern part of the state. Now the squawfish klan, er, FWS, wants to reintroduce wolves into a state in which they never had a hold.
The FWS neglects the fact that the ecosystems in which they try to reintroduce species are drastically changed. They are no longer the same but are treated the same.
It is a fact that the ESA has totally recovered exactly 0 species. The ESA is simply a tool that environmental extremists invoke to control our lives and to halt development that is not harmful and is done with great care, such as drilling in "rare desert" habitat or the arctic wildlife refuge. But mostly, it is the most liberty infringing law since the quickly repealed alien and sedition acts. The agency enforcing it, the USFWS, is the most corrupt and tyrannical government around. Everything they do is heavy handed.
I support the recovery of MOST endangered species. However the continued harassment of people who shoot wolves or grizzly bears that are attacking their livestock, on attacking them in the case of bears.
I think the ESA should be in line for huge budget cuts. Look at the facts, it plain and simply does not accomplish what it set out to do.
Tyler
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For instance, in Colorado, wolves historically never had a hold here. There was a small pack or two in the northeastern part of the state. Now the squawfish klan, er, FWS, wants to reintroduce wolves into a state in which they never had a hold.
The FWS neglects the fact that the ecosystems in which they try to reintroduce species are drastically changed. They are no longer the same but are treated the same.
It is a fact that the ESA has totally recovered exactly 0 species. The ESA is simply a tool that environmental extremists invoke to control our lives and to halt development that is not harmful and is done with great care, such as drilling in "rare desert" habitat or the arctic wildlife refuge. But mostly, it is the most liberty infringing law since the quickly repealed alien and sedition acts. The agency enforcing it, the USFWS, is the most corrupt and tyrannical government around. Everything they do is heavy handed.
I support the recovery of MOST endangered species. However the continued harassment of people who shoot wolves or grizzly bears that are attacking their livestock, on attacking them in the case of bears.
I think the ESA should be in line for huge budget cuts. Look at the facts, it plain and simply does not accomplish what it set out to do.
Tyler
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