Supreme Court gave Developers the right to bypass the Endangered Species Act. Why doesn't anyone care?

Question

Supreme Court gave Developers the right to bypass the Endangered Species Act. Why doesn't anyone care?

Answer 1

You know the reason . Money talks and bull sh*t walks . Take a good look around over half the people don't even believe in God anymore ,money is there God .

Answer 2

I care, and I'm some one, you just can't lump people together like that.

Answer 3

Let's get real here.  How many Polar bears do we really need???   How any endangered butterflies do we need to save?   There are many butterflies that are extinct.  Do you miss them?  Is your life different?   Are you doing OK without any passenger pigeons?    All the greenies cry about this endangered animal or that one.   But none of them are indispensable.   With all the millions of animals and plants that have become extinct, the world is still turning, and people are doing just fine.  Leave the developers alone.  All they want to do is build homes for people...and that is something we DO need.

Answer 4

because the act is used in so many negative ways by hard core environmentalist, who don't want to see anything but pretty butterflies and birds all over everything.  

Its called ECONOMICS.  The pros outweighed the cons....and the courts saw that.   GO COURTS>

Answer 5

As I recall, the most recent significant decision on this matter dealt with states honoring the Endangered Species Act.  Ultimately, the act specifically relates to federal activities, so activities requiring only state permits could endanger species without violating the act.  To the best of my knowledge, this is a reasonable interpretation.  That being said, people need to be aggressive about pursuing state level ESA's to insure optimal protections for wildlife.

Answer 6

I don't know, but I sure hope you pick Jarot's answer as the best one (because after all, it is)

Answer 7

The Supreme Court did not give developers the right to bypass the endangered species act, the Supreme Court merely observed, and quite rightly so that Congress had not made the endangered species act applicable in this particular case.

It is up to Congress to act if they wish to extend the endangeed species act.

It is not up to the supreme court to do that for them.

That is the job of the Congress, not the supreme Court.

The supreme court is merely saying to Congress "we are not going to do your job for you"

Answer 8

I think small, perky natural b*****s are becoming an Endangered Species. What about them?

Answer 9

Because we remember the Snail Darter.