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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (66071)	3/18/2001 10:15:32 PM
From: Eclectus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116921

Tutor Trying to be funny I see. You know more about Gold than Politics but I forgive you, keep to what you know best. I’ve had my political scraps with Rare but at least he is thought provoking. I don’t care to get into a political tussle with you. I prefer your Gold Wisdom rather than you’re political views. I’ve made my political peace with Rare on the private channel but don’t temp me. Here is to your Gold Wisdom. Respectfully, Eclectus

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (66071)	4/1/2001 8:19:35 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116921

Property Owners Fight Overzealous Regulations CNSNews.com Saturday, March 31, 2001 CHICAGO – Imagine buying a 500-acre lot – mostly covered with sand and gravel – in the suburbs of Chicago or any other major metropolitan area. Imagine that just as you planned to build on your lot, federal officials swooped in and declared it a "wetland" because of some condensation of water beneath the gravel. Similar experiences have frustrated Americans for years – but, increasingly, the U.S Supreme Court and lower federal courts are doing what they can to reverse the trend, in some cases striking down rules that interfere with people's property rights. Critics charge that property rights, protected under the U.S. Constitution, have not been enforced vigorously since the "New Deal" era of big government began in the 1930s under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. "You can't ever undo history," said Judge Loren Smith, senior judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, during a panel discussion sponsored by the conservative Federalist Society. "But what you can do is rebuild a society based upon economic freedom." The slow rollback of federal regulations mirrors the trend worldwide, away from the collectivist view and toward capitalism, according to Smith, appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. "We're entering a period not seen since the 1930s, when the government and courts decided that they could do whatever it was that they wanted to do," added James Huffman, dean of the Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law. The panel discussion was titled "Rolling Back the New Deal: Judicial Review of Economic Regulations." The new strategy of the federal courts is a subtle but steady effort, through opinions issued in an array of cases, to restore the kind of economic liberties that the U.S. was founded on more than 200 years ago, said Richard Epstein, the noted constitutional scholar and acting dean of the law school of the University of Chicago. "The [Justice Antonin] Scalias of the world are trying to erect walls in their opinions" to protect property rights from overzealous regulators, said Epstein. "But it is difficult to do." A case in point was the recent 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of the Army Corps of Engineers vs. the Solid Waste Agency of North Cook County, Ill. Federal officials had tried to declare a gravel and sand lot a wetland because of concerns that migratory birds flying south for the winter from Canada would not have a place to rest their wings and get a drink of water. The Supreme Court struck down the federal rule, with Chief Justice William Rehnquist noting that it would "result in the significant impingement of the property rights and primary power over land and water use" of the owner of the land. (cont) newsmax.com

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (66071)	5/19/2001 8:47:08 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116921

Bill Would Fix Flaws in Endangered Species Act CNSNews.com Saturday, May 19, 2001 Senators from two Western states say it's time to fix flaws in the Endangered Species Act for the benefit of humans who are suffering because of it. "The time has come to admit that there must be a better way to protect wildlife," said Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), who - along with Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) - has introduced Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2001. According to Smith, the bill would "aid in species recovery while addressing the legitimate concerns of property owners or others affected by the Endangered Species Act." It would give states more of a say in balancing the interests of farmers and ranchers with the preservation of endangered wildlife. In a statement, Sen. Smith pointed to what's happening in Oregon's Klamath Basin as a good example of how the Endangered Species Act desperately needs improvement: "We are managing the water resources in this basin for two fish species, at the expense of all other wildlife, including bald eagles. We are also forgetting our human stewardship, and to date have failed to provide assistance to the farmers and ranchers who are facing economic ruin over this water allocation decision." Smith noted that more than 1,100 species have been listed under the existing ESA, but fewer than two-dozen have been de-listed. "Litigation is consuming far too much of the time and resources of federal agencies that could be better spent actually recovering species," he said. Copyright: CNSNews.com