“I see stupid people…
…they’re everywhere…
they walk around the Rockaways
placing fences on our beaches…
they don’t even know that
they’re dumb.”…
And the people running
the Rockaways let them do it!!!
Some Funny Stuff on this page.
Enjoy....I hope this is mildly entertaining! I will keep adding more as I get more junk!
In the beginning there was a Plan for the Rockaways.
And then came Assumptions for its Public.
And the Assumptions were without form.
And the Plan for the Public was without substance.
And darkness was on the face of the Planners.
And they spoke among themselves, saying, "It is a crock of shit, and it stinks."
And the Planners went unto their Supervisors and said, "It is a pile of dung, and none may abide the odour there of."
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers, saying, "It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none can abide by it."
And the Managers went unto their Directors, saying, "It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And the Directors spoke among themselves, saying one to another, "It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong."
And the Directors went unto the Vice Presidents, saying unto them, "It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went unto the President, saying unto him, "This new Plan will actively promote the growth and vigor of this community, with powerful effects."
And the President looked upon the Plan and saw that it was good.
And the Plan became Policy.
And that is how shit happens here in the Rock.
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Scott
www.icmj.com
Dear Editor,
Please consider the attached for the editorial section of your fine publication.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments, or need verification.
Sincerely,
Scott M Harn
PO Box 2438
Aptos, CA 95001
(831) 479-4341 daytime
(831) 476-2193 evenings
Written August 13, 2001.
A True Endangered Species
By Scott M. Harn
Immediate action is needed. I would like to recommend that Homo sapiens be
listed as a "threatened species" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Homo sapiens were once found in abundance in nearly every square mile of
every single state in the U.S. Recent events have resulted in severe
restrictions on the breeding grounds of this species, and prompt action is
necessary to restore habitat.
Through the use of lawsuits, conservation easements, regulations,
condemnations, and countless other methods, Homo sapiens are being removed
from their native habitat.
Even as I write this, another group of Homo sapiens is being forced to move
from an area encompassing the Klamath River in Northern California and
Southern Oregon.
The ESA, 7 U.S.C. 136; 16 U.S.C. 460 et seq., specifically section 1532(8),
states: The term ''fish or wildlife'' means any member of the animal
kingdom, including without limitation any mammal, fish, bird (including any
migratory, nonmigratory, or endangered bird for which protection is also
afforded by treaty or other international agreement), amphibian, reptile,
mollusk, crustacean, arthropod or other invertebrate, and includes any
part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or the dead body or parts thereof.
Section 1532(5) states that the term ''critical habitat'' for a threatened
or endangered species includes "the specific areas within the geographical
area occupied by the species, at the time it is listed in accordance with
the provisions of section 1533 of this title, on which are found those
physical or biological features (I) essential to the conservation of the
species and (II) which may require special management considerations or
protection; and (ii) specific areas outside the geographical area occupied
by the species at the time it is listed in accordance with the provisions
of section 1533 of this title, upon a determination by the Secretary that
such areas are essential for the conservation of the species.
Section 1533(a)(1)(A) states: "The Secretary shall.determine whether any
species is an endangered species or a threatened species because of any of
the following factors: (A) the present or threatened destruction,
modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range."
Just within the past year, millions acres have been withdrawn via the
previously mentioned tactics, and in addition, by the creation of "National
Monuments."
Homo sapiens certainly qualify, as their habitat or range has been severely
curtailed.
There have been reports of Homo sapiens taking their own lives as their
breeding grounds, and sources of income and food, have been effectively
taken away. Klamath River farmers, a somewhat isolated group of Homo
sapiens, are just the latest victims.
There are currently 1802 species listed as "threatened" or "endangered" on
the website of the U.S. Forest Service, and a mere 14 have been listed as
"recovered," or less than 0.075%. In any published model, including the
business model, the ESA would be recognized as a failure in its ability to
effectively recover species. Billions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted
on countless studies, regulations, government salaries, lawsuits, attorney
fees, and purchases of land that our government cannot afford to adequately
attend to after the fact.
Those who seek to confine Homo sapiens to small parcels of heavily
controlled and regulated land have abused the ESA. The time to use the ESA
to protect Homo sapiens, or to do away with the ESA all together, is long
overdue.
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