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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 3:35 pm 
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your objection to the nomenclature is boring; if you are A-OK with subsidizing groups who are just looking to fund themselves with the money you send to Uncle Sam, then that is your prerogative
Not that Tom needs anyone to defend him, but he is one that always seeks to understand.
Fair enough, getting caught in the weeds of semantics rather than the point. I get it.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 3:38 pm 
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We’ve been here before.
I know people (multiple) who still openly brag about deceiving the biologists during the owl counts that you refer to.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 3:39 pm 
brineal wrote:
#brainstem
Personal insults violate the posting terms.
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No, they removed protections which would allow the POSSIBILITY of logging in those areas.
The agency increased the possibility of logging areas from 200,000 to 3.4 million acres specifically to benefit the logging companies. If Trump had won, it is logical to assume some of these 3.4 million acres would have been logged. And with Biden, there is no guarantee that it will be reduced back to the original proposed 200,000 acres.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 3:41 pm 
brineal wrote:
getting caught in the weeds
I hear you and was just offering a little reminder elbow nudge.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 3:44 pm 
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logical to assume some of these 3.4 million acres would have been logged
Treeswarper has offered multiple examples of how the logging on federal land process works. Your assumation implies you ignore the current reality, or have ignored their posts. One doesn't just fire up a chainsaw and a feller-buncher and go harvest old-growth; the process is onerous and likely very expensive.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 4:00 pm 
brineal wrote:
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Forgive me for trying to use logic to understand how Judgment Funds result in a double dip. Sounds like the issue is that taxpayers pay to defend lawsuits against the government but I guess that doesn't sound as good as a double dip narrative.
Call it what you want, your objection to the nomenclature is boring; if you are A-OK with subsidizing groups who are just looking to fund themselves with the money you send to Uncle Sam, then that is your prerogative.
Nomenclature seemed to matter otherwise not sure why that piece warranted linking. In addition to the claim of double dipping there was quite a bit of conspiracy rhetoric intimating lack of disclosure, secrecy, etc. I'm sorry if you found my question regarding nomenclature boring. I guess I wasn't missing much. There are a lot of things I don't like my taxpayer dollars going to, but this isn't high on my outrage scale given that it's relatively small peanuts in the bigger picture. What is your alternative if environmental groups can't sue the government?

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 4:21 pm 
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logical to assume some of these 3.4 million acres would have been logged
Treeswarper has offered multiple examples of how the logging on federal land process works. Your assumation implies you ignore the current reality, or have ignored their posts. One doesn't just fire up a chainsaw and a feller-buncher and go harvest old-growth; the process is onerous and likely very expensive.
So let me get this straight. The reason Trump increased the area that is available to log was not to help timber companies, it was to give environmental groups something to complain about to drum up financial support from their gullible supporters. Trump actually is working for the environmentalist. Elections don't matter. The National Forest in the PNW will never get logged no matter what. Got it.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 4:25 pm 
Tom wrote:
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Tom wrote:
Forgive me for trying to use logic to understand how Judgment Funds result in a double dip. Sounds like the issue is that taxpayers pay to defend lawsuits against the government but I guess that doesn't sound as good as a double dip narrative.
Call it what you want, your objection to the nomenclature is boring; if you are A-OK with subsidizing groups who are just looking to fund themselves with the money you send to Uncle Sam, then that is your prerogative.
Nomenclature seemed to matter otherwise not sure why that piece warranted linking. In addition to the claim of double dipping there was quite a bit of conspiracy rhetoric intimating lack of disclosure, secrecy, etc. I'm sorry if you found my question regarding nomenclature boring. I guess I wasn't missing much. There are a lot of things I don't like my taxpayer dollars going to, but this isn't high on my outrage scale given that it's relatively small peanuts in the bigger picture. What is your alternative if environmental groups can't sue the government?
Since they are suing on "principles" to block what is described as damaging actions, let them pay their own "righteous" legal fees and leave the taxpayers out of it. Or is the mantra "save the environment...but only at the cost of the taxpayer"?

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 4:29 pm 
altasnob wrote:
brineal wrote:
#brainstem
Personal insults violate the posting terms.
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No, they removed protections which would allow the POSSIBILITY of logging in those areas.
The agency increased the possibility of logging areas from 200,000 to 3.4 million acres specifically to benefit the logging companies. If Trump had won, it is logical to assume some of these 3.4 million acres would have been logged. And with Biden, there is no guarantee that it will be reduced back to the original proposed 200,000 acres.
It's clear you don't have a point, you're talking in circles.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 5:00 pm 
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"...that does not mean mankind should give nature a helping hand..."
^ This part of your statement ignores the FACT (well documented by a plethora of academics) that man was "giving nature a helping hand" all across the North American continent for millennia (see previous thread here for citations: https://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7963729 ), and serves to support the MYTH that the entirety of the North American continent was at some point in the pre-Columbian era covered with an endless sea of verdant old growth forest. I appreciate that you are able to endlessly source various newspaper articles in an attempt to support your harrangue, but none of that changes facts, which are, if you care to do the research necessary, readily available and to which you have been directed multiple times by several members here.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 5:49 pm 
brineal wrote:
Tom wrote:
brineal wrote:
Tom wrote:
Forgive me for trying to use logic to understand how Judgment Funds result in a double dip. Sounds like the issue is that taxpayers pay to defend lawsuits against the government but I guess that doesn't sound as good as a double dip narrative.
Call it what you want, your objection to the nomenclature is boring; if you are A-OK with subsidizing groups who are just looking to fund themselves with the money you send to Uncle Sam, then that is your prerogative.
Nomenclature seemed to matter otherwise not sure why that piece warranted linking. In addition to the claim of double dipping there was quite a bit of conspiracy rhetoric intimating lack of disclosure, secrecy, etc. I'm sorry if you found my question regarding nomenclature boring. I guess I wasn't missing much. There are a lot of things I don't like my taxpayer dollars going to, but this isn't high on my outrage scale given that it's relatively small peanuts in the bigger picture. What is your alternative if environmental groups can't sue the government?
Since they are suing on "principles" to block what is described as damaging actions, let them pay their own "righteous" legal fees and leave the taxpayers out of it. Or is the mantra "save the environment...but only at the cost of the taxpayer"?
Hmm, am I missing something else? Is there a double standard where environmental plaintiffs are exempted from paying legal fees relative to other litigation? Or are you asking for a double standard?

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 6:21 pm 
Some statutes include a fee provision it is deliberate to encourage public participation where previously private interests controlled the courts because litigation is expensive. Governmental bodies are pressured by local interests which are almost always for exploitation. If you have a problem with the system lobby to change it. IT IS THE LAW

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 6:45 pm 
Tom wrote:
Hmm, am I missing something else? Is there a double standard where environmental plaintiffs are exempted from paying legal fees relative to other litigation? Or are you asking for a double standard?
I’m not asking for anything, just shining light on the fact that environmental groups are merely a front for a money making scheme which targets taxpayer dollars and that they play on people’s emotional reactions to such issues to hide behind. They are scum for the business model that they employ, in my opinion. Their existence and the resulting cash flow is not happenstance or by accident or in consequence, it is purpose designed for the end result that they enjoy.

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 6:55 pm 
Malachai Constant wrote:
Some statutes include a fee provision it is deliberate to encourage public participation where previously private interests controlled the courts because litigation is expensive. Governmental bodies are pressured by local interests which are almost always for exploitation. If you have a problem with the system lobby to change it. IT IS THE LAW
Ah ok, that makes more sense. It wasn't at all clear in that long winded oped what the "double dip" was which is why I asked the question. Seems it might be more pertinent to the Equal Access to Justice Act? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Access_to_Justice_Act

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PostFri Jan 22, 2021 7:25 pm 
brineal wrote:
I’m not asking for anything, just shining light on the fact that environmental groups are merely a front for a money making scheme which targets taxpayer dollars and that they play on people’s emotional reactions to such issues to hide behind. They are scum for the business model that they employ, in my opinion. Their existence and the resulting cash flow is not happenstance or by accident or in consequence, it is purpose designed for the end result that they enjoy.
Sure, I hate these groups when they advocate for road closures, access restrictions and other things I don't necessarily agree with. That said it's hard to blame them for using tools they have at their disposal. Their end goal isn't to line their pockets, and scum in some cases might better depict those they advocate against.

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