ILLEGAL ECO-WHACKOS CAUGHT

James Madison once wrote: "I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."

How true! And we must be ever vigilant to insure that whenever corrupt bureaucrats twist the power of the government to usurp the rights of citizens, they are quickly and decisively punished to the fullest extent of the law.

From the misdirected antics of federal bureaucrats at the Headgates of Klamath Falls to the usurping of our rights by the socialist Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA), from bureaucratic war on the farmers and ranchers out West to the constant harassment of landowners along the Appalachian Trail, federal agencies are constantly overstepping their Constitutional authority and violating the third in the trinity of our unalienable rights: our right to property. In previous publications, we have shown just how Constitutionally illegal that is.(1)

Now comes a case of a complete fraud against the American people resulting from the blatant abuse of power. This is a story of a deceitful, illegal conspiracy by minor public servants that was intended to harm both the interstate and intrastate commerce of thousands of American citizens. Yet, little or no legal action has yet been taken against the perpetrators.

On Dec. 17, Audrey Hudson published an article in The Washington Times describing a diabolical scheme by a group of government paid eco-whackos in which they falsified tests to detect an "endangered" species.(2) The reason was that these conspirators wanted to close off huge tracks of land in the Northwest to roads and off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, livestock grazing and tree thinning. Even the existing ski resorts would be banned. Already, people have lost their homes and property because of other eco-whacko actions.

"Federal and state wildlife biologists planted false evidence of a rare cat species in two national forests, officials told The Washington Times. Had the deception not been discovered, the government likely would have banned many forms of recreation and use of natural resources in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state.

"The previously unreported Forest Service investigation found that the science of the habitat study had been skewed by seven government officials: three Forest Service employees, two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials and two employees of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The officials planted three separate samples of Canadian lynx hair on rubbing posts used to identify existence of the creatures in the two national forests."

DNA tests of the hair later determined that the samples came from a lynx living inside an animal preserve and an escaped pet lynx being held in a federal office until its owner retrieved it.

This was a case of total and complete fraud against the people of the United States, in other words. The action could have caused hundreds of local jobs and bankrupt farmers and ranchers. And, the perpetrators were caught red handed.

So, what was the penalty for these perpetrators attempting to cause millions of dollars in disruption of commerce? Interesting, that! As reported, "The employees have been counseled for their actions and banned from participating in the three-year survey of the lynx, listed as a threatened animal under the Endangered Species Act. Federal officials would not name the offending employees, citing privacy concerns."

"Privacy concerns," eh? For criminals? They are major felons. They conspired against the American people. They should go to prison, not counseling.

In a Dec. 19 Washington Times piece(3), Audrey Hudson reports that some on Capitol Hill are calling for the perpetrators to be fired:

"If in fact it occurred, and there's clear evidence it did, people ought to be fired," said Sen. Larry E. Craig, Idaho Republican and chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. "If they hadn't been caught, you might have seen entire forests shut down on a false premise. That's serious stuff," Mr. Craig said.

Yes, Senator. And it is a criminal conspiracy, too. They knowingly and willfully planted false evidence with intent to do harm to the American people.

Other lawmakers stopped at asking the General Accounting Office to conduct a complete audit on this false sampling stuff and report back.

We have a better idea: Enforce the law. For instance, we can start with "conspiracy against rights" (18 USC 241) that seems to be applicable here:

"If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; . . . They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both."

The perpetrators quite obviously formed a conspiracy to oppress the rights of many American citizens. There is also a "deprivation of rights under color of law" statute (18 USC 242), which, under general conditions, applies better to government agents overstepping their authority:

"Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, . . . shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both . . ."

Contact Congress. Let's insure these lawbreakers get the prison time they so definitely deserve.

The whole endangered species act is a violation of the 5th Amendment and is unConstitutional.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

DNA technology has come a long way in recent years.

I propose that the evidence collected in every endangered species study be submitted for DNA analysis.

Perhaps there are other conspiracies to uncover. This should be done right away, before the conspirators have the opportunity to destroy the evidence. I would guess that the chance that this kind of fabrication has not occurred before is quite small.

The trespassing tree sitters here in Oregon claim they are surveying the Tree Vole populations. I have no doubt that they are falsifying the data in order to shut down more of our forests.

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