<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Green groups and Dems outraged by Bush admin’s plan to loosen species protections]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:24:55 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/1 Hey, What About Me?

Here's what The Center for Biological Diversity had to say.

]]> Hey, What About Me?

Here's what The Center for Biological Diversity had to say.

]]> Comment #2 by wendigo http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:20:07 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/2 this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone

The most evil administration in history is going to spend it's last days going all out to attack every environmental law it can.  They've got absolutely nothing to lose.

]]> this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone

The most evil administration in history is going to spend it's last days going all out to attack every environmental law it can.  They've got absolutely nothing to lose.

]]> Comment #3 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:07:49 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/3 Species are Even More Safe

What Bush is doing is moving the oversight to the agency requesting the change.   The can still have "scientists" review the impact and publish findings and have hearings...it simply cuts the bottleneck of everything having go to...Fish and Wildlife for goodness sake!

]]> Species are Even More Safe

What Bush is doing is moving the oversight to the agency requesting the change.   The can still have "scientists" review the impact and publish findings and have hearings...it simply cuts the bottleneck of everything having go to...Fish and Wildlife for goodness sake!

]]> Comment #4 by kristinsj http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:23:10 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/4 Salt on the Wound

This was such disappointing news to hear. Makes me wonder what other lame-duck, on-his-way-out decisions Bush and his administration are looking to do.

Check out the National Wildlife Federation's action page if you want to email Dirk Kempthorne.

]]> Salt on the Wound

This was such disappointing news to hear. Makes me wonder what other lame-duck, on-his-way-out decisions Bush and his administration are looking to do.

Check out the National Wildlife Federation's action page if you want to email Dirk Kempthorne.

]]> Comment #5 by Storm Dragon http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:23:32 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/5 The Act is badly weakened already

The sad truth is that the Endangered Species Act has already been gravely undermined by the REAL ID Act, which basically gives the Department of Homeland Security permission to set aside any pesky federal laws that might get in its way, and by similar license that has been granted to the military. Until and unless we get the REAL ID Act modified, repealed, or declared unconstitutional, I'm afraid that we won't be able to count on any Federal legislation to protect wildlife, wild places, clean air, or clean water in this country.

Let the jaguars return!

]]> The Act is badly weakened already

The sad truth is that the Endangered Species Act has already been gravely undermined by the REAL ID Act, which basically gives the Department of Homeland Security permission to set aside any pesky federal laws that might get in its way, and by similar license that has been granted to the military. Until and unless we get the REAL ID Act modified, repealed, or declared unconstitutional, I'm afraid that we won't be able to count on any Federal legislation to protect wildlife, wild places, clean air, or clean water in this country.

Let the jaguars return!

]]> Comment #6 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:08:57 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/6 Actually, Storm Dragon

All someone from the executive branch has to do is cry "national security" and they can do whatever they want, including violating the Constitution.  I was appalled when I read the cases supporting this, but that's what our cowardly courts, including the Supreme Court, have said.

]]> Actually, Storm Dragon

All someone from the executive branch has to do is cry "national security" and they can do whatever they want, including violating the Constitution.  I was appalled when I read the cases supporting this, but that's what our cowardly courts, including the Supreme Court, have said.

]]> Comment #7 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:40:58 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/i-have-never-seen-such-a-sneaky-attack/7 Rummi?

"...for goodness sake!"

It's Rummsfield.  Under a fake name.  The exclamation is unmistakable.  That explains a lot, didn't j-man appear about the time Rummi was s-canned?

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin

]]> Rummi?

"...for goodness sake!"

It's Rummsfield.  Under a fake name.  The exclamation is unmistakable.  That explains a lot, didn't j-man appear about the time Rummi was s-canned?

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin

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