RE: NANFA-- Bush and the ESA
Jay DeLong (thirdwind_at_att.net)
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 14:10:48 -0700
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At 11:22 AM 4/16/01 -0600, you wrote:
>What do you all think about the possibility of allowing citizens to sue the
>federal government for a lack of military involvement in third-world crisis
>situations. (ie, not protecting people, instead of fish.) How about the
>possibility of suing the federal government for taking too much of my income
>in the form of taxes? (ie, taking from me and giving it to a fish I don't
>necessarily care for.)
>
>In short, if we can sue the federal government there are a few suites I'd
>like to see on the docket in addition to some EPA ones. If we can't sue the
>federal government, let's make the playing field level and have it be that
>way in all cases. If we can only sue parts of the federal
>government.......who's to say what those parts are and what those parts are
>not?
That's not difficult. The government is being sued by its citizens for
sidestepping its legal responsibilities and breaking the law. That's
different from the examples you gave.
--
Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA
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