Wait a minute - wasn't there something about irrigation problems at Klamath basin for farmers resulting out of environmental protection of some 'endangered species'? This is going back a few years.
Maybe I'm confused
Yes, and there were some FReepers involved with that.
You are not confused. The farmers got their water shut off and it was diverted to the river 2+ years ago to make the Indians happy. Didn't save the fish then, either. Drought is a problem for all of to share. Lots of farmers went bust over this water shut off, and the Government is still paying off the remaining farmers who sued.
The bigger problem is the Indian tribes overfishing the rivers. Their tribal numbers have grown, also, and they still expect the rivers and fish to supply them with "their needs".
Now they are attacking the power companies. These same Indians are using power in their homes, both on and off the reservation.
Also, tribes are stumbling over themselves to all have mega-casinos. They are lit up like crazy. SOOOOOOOOO, where do they think the power comes from? If you destroy long standing power sources in less populated areas, and there are no new sources being constructed, and the tribes themselves are suddenly using much more in their casinos than they used in their homes, what do they think will happen?
Someone sure hasn't taken a good look at the long view here, IMO.
Those who are against property rights and the other fundamental, foundational principles this nation and our liberties were founded upon use this act regularly try and destroy those foundational principles.
Read about the entire event here, at THE STAND AT KLAMATH FALLS.
I was privileged to be eyewitness to those events.