I am not sure who this reporter is with the Madison, WI newspaper, but he has hit the bullseye with his last three paragraphs in this article.
http://host.madison.com/sports/recr...cle_644899bb-c41a-5d24-ab59-0bc5cc281052.html
.......Some might call that an end-around, but others say it’s simply Congress’ way of clarifying what it originally intended when creating the ESA in 1973: to restore endangered populations and return their management to individual states.
Of course, if Congress must again go to such troubles to legalize reality, let’s hope they stop there. Otherwise, instead of celebrating the wolf’s recovery from near-extinction in the Western Great Lakes, we might be discussing whether Howell’s ruling triggered the gutting of the Endangered Species Act itself.
No animal besides the wolf could inspire such an emotional, yet realistic, possibility.
Regardless of your thoughts on wolves and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), judges making contradictory rulings that fly in the face of reality and common sense are making a very compelling case for reform of the ESA and the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), the law that serial litigators use to get paid to sue the Federal government on these ESA issues. When common sense becomes so far removed from the discussion, the people will respond. This reporter has hit the bullseye when he comments that this endless litigation and absurd court decisions could have much further reach than just the wolf issue, rather then entire Endangered Species Act litigation business model that litigators use to abuse this system.
Anyone doubting the people's frustration when it comes to these issues needs to look back four years, when the serial litigators continued abusing the citizens of Montana and Idaho as it relates to the wolf management promises made to those states. End result - Congress intervened and by law, upheld the USFWS decision to hand management control to Montana and Idaho. I can be counted as one of those who has long since lost tolerance for this "ESA litigation business model." Not that I ever had any tolerance for such abuse and insanity. Time for some reform.
Congress is changing in December (well, the more it changes, the more it stays the same), and I suspect the ridiculous level of over reach by these ESA litigators is a ripe topic for a new Congress. This abusive behavior by the litigators and the lack of common sense by judges could result in lasting impacts to the future of all ESA issues, not just wolves. I will be contacting my Congressional delegation and making requests that these abuses be stopped. Congress passed these laws that have become the tools of abuse by the litigators. Congress can reform these laws and get us back to the original intent.
The parasitic behavior these litigators use to abuse the intended purpose of the EAJA (actually a good law when used as originally intended) is going to make that law another victim of the irresponsible "franchise model of litigation" employed by these fringe groups. Expect a lot of screaming and yelling from the groups who have built their financial empires around these schemes. But, they would mistake me for someone who cares about their financial woes. To them, wolves are not a canine, rather a bovine - Cash Cow. I'm over it.
Dear Senator .............
