Comments on: The Hunt for Red Beluga http://www.frcblog.com/2008/11/the-hunt-for-red-beluga/ The Blog of Family Research Council Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Suricou Raven http://www.frcblog.com/2008/11/the-hunt-for-red-beluga/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Suricou Raven Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:56:06 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=661#comment-1233 "President Bush stepped in, directing that the Navy be exempt in this case from the NEPA because these sub-hunting exercises are necessary for national security in time of war." Isn't it the job of judges, including non-activist judges, to rule in accordance with the law? I was not aware the executive branch is given constitutional authority to declare that the law just doesn't apply when politically convenient. What is the point of having a legislature when the president can just 'direct' that they be ignored? Unless the NEPA actually includes a specific 'unless in case of war' clause. I've been trying to read the (extremally long) law, but the only military related section I can find is to cover environmentally-safe discharge of navy ships. “President Bush stepped in, directing that the Navy be exempt in this case from the NEPA because these sub-hunting exercises are necessary for national security in time of war.”

Isn’t it the job of judges, including non-activist judges, to rule in accordance with the law? I was not aware the executive branch is given constitutional authority to declare that the law just doesn’t apply when politically convenient. What is the point of having a legislature when the president can just ‘direct’ that they be ignored?

Unless the NEPA actually includes a specific ‘unless in case of war’ clause. I’ve been trying to read the (extremally long) law, but the only military related section I can find is to cover environmentally-safe discharge of navy ships.

]]> By: Patrick Labriola Jr http://www.frcblog.com/2008/11/the-hunt-for-red-beluga/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Patrick Labriola Jr Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:32:02 +0000 http://new.frcblog.agathongroup.com/?p=661#comment-1232 I would like to suggest that FRC and the American Center for law and Justice file suit against these environmental Groups for interfering with our national security. It is that we need to stand up more than ever now and defend and take back our country from radical unpatriotic groups such as these. I would like to suggest that FRC and the American Center for law and Justice file suit against these environmental Groups for interfering with our national security. It is that we need to stand up more than ever now and defend and take back our country from radical unpatriotic groups such as these.

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