Re: Attn: The Endangered Species Act

Dan Estabrooks (Dan.Estabrooks@NBNET.NB.CA)
Tue, 2 Jan 1996 17:43:41 -0500

Message-ID:  <9601022143.AA26902@darwin.nbnet.nb.ca>
Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 1996 17:43:41 -0500
From: Dan Estabrooks <Dan.Estabrooks@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Re: Attn: The Endangered Species Act
To: Multiple recipients of list CIVIL-L <CIVIL-L@unb.ca>

On 1 Jan, 1996 Brian callagan wrote:

> Subject:       Re: Attn: The Endangered Species Act
> To:            Multiple recipients of list CIVIL-L <CIVIL-L@unb.ca>

> The problem with the endangered species act is that it presumes that
> animals somehow have more rights than humans...I'm hoping tyhat the young
> pombo bill will put us back on the bill of rights.   Hey, I know you want
> to argue about this, but you liberal schmucks had your forty years, and
> it's about time we started using the bill of rights again.
>

Pardon me, I'm not from the U.S. and am curious. I don't
understand how you can tell someone is a "liberal schmuck" because
they are concerned about endangered species of animals. Where is the
connection? Also what possible relationship could there be between
the Bill of Rights and endangered species preservation? Seems very
bizarre to me.

Dan Estabrooks
Saint John, NB
Canada