You can be charged for “taking” an animal, and the definition of “taking” includes “disturbing” the animal. Now days to build a project you have to have a permit from the wildlife people licensing you to “take” so many animals each year, and you have to investigate and document each case.
We’re bankrupt. If we can’t de-fund these agencies, split them up and return them to the states, we’re not trying.
Any candidate for office who doesn’t yet understand the need to eliminate entire agencies isn’t fit for office. These agencies see themselves as kings. We overthrew kings two centuries ago and now we are reinstating them.
I agree. Furthermore, in most instances this should be a function of state government.
However, how much that will change without addressing the use of the courts by environmentalists is not clear. Under this administration, we are experiencing the government (instead of the Sierra Club) bringing the lawsuits and court actions. If the EPA or Fish and Wildlife had not brought the action it would have been an environmental group.
This further illustrates that the “radicals” are now in charge of our government. Nowhere is this more obvious than the EPA and Interior Department. The same folks bringing lawsuits in the past now have the keys to the car and they are, not surprisingly, using it!
Too often we overlook the power of the courts in setting the tone for our nation. This was why I held my nose and voted for McCain. The damage of Obama will not cease when he leaves the White House. It will extend past my lifetime through the courts.