Re: Gnatcatcher: Courts Have Jurisdiction?

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From: Robert L. McMillin
Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 07:53

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On 24 May 1994 15:51:28 PST, mrichey@mothra.nts.uci.edu (Mike Richey) said:

> In article <RLM.94May17053832@helen.surfcty.com>,
> Robert L. McMillin <rlm@helen.surfcty.com> wrote:
> &On 16 May 1994 14:53:11 PST, mjvande@pbhye.PacBell.COM (Mike Vandeman) said:
> &
> &
> & BTW, does anyone know by what law/amendment/etc. a federal judge
> & gets jurisdiction to allow the destruction of a wildlife population?
> & Since wildlife obviously had no vote in the creation of any human
> & laws, this decision (to allow the gnatcatcher population to be
> & destroyed) is "problematical"....
> &
> &Only if one considers that birds, trees, butterflies, and mangos have
> &rights, which they do not.

> The Federal Endangered Species Act specifically gives rights to birds, tress
> and other species.

It gives lawyers and eco-Luddites a ticket to a lawsuit... but it
doesn't give any rights to birds, trees, etc.
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From: rlm@helen.surfcty.com (Robert L. McMillin)
Subject: Re: Gnatcatcher: Courts Have Jurisdiction?
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