Bald Eagle Amendment

[radfringe]

Congress will be taking up a flag burning amendment. Yup - another wedgie to pander to their extreme base.

I suggest we introduce an amendment to protect the Bald Eagle. The Bald Eagle is just as much of a national symbol as is the flag.

The amendment would protect the Bald Eagle from ALL harm - which would include damage/encroachment/development to it's natural habitat. After all if you destroy or damage it's habitat there will be devestating effects on this our national symbol.

It will drive the GOPer's owners crazy (i.e. logging/mining/oil drillers etc.)

[don954]

1. oh lets start a petition to get it...

perfect way to one up them on this one.. ;)

[BlueCollar]

2. excellent idea

Have you contacted Pelosi's office yet?

[Lorien]

3. I love the idea!

I sure wish the environment could be among the top five or ten issues this coming election season, but I'm not holding my breath. Even when self proclaimed liberals talk of seeing "an inconvenient truth" they speak primarily about whether or not Gore will run in 2008-NOT whether protecting the environment should be among our top priorities.

If we made environmental protection (including species protection) a top issue and Gore DID choose to run, he would likely win by a landslide. Repugs view nature as either a profitable resource, an obstacle, or something darkly associated with sex, liberalism, and paganism. It's time to make the people understand that without biodiversity and a healthy planet we as a species will suffer terribly, and soon face extinction ourselves.

[radfringe]

4. Amendment to the amendment...

Change it from protecting Bald Eagle to also include protecting our national Flower....

National Flower: http://www.santacruzpl.org/readyref/files/q-s/rose.shtml
September 23, 1986, the House of Representatives passed a joint resolution naming the rose as the "national floral emblem" of the United States. The Senate had passed the resolution in 1985.

The measure then went to President Ronald Reagan. He signed the resolution into law on October 7, 1986 in a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.

On November 20, 1986, President Reagan signed Proclamation 5574: The National Floral Emblem of the United States of America: The Rose.

[BlueCollar]

5. I think we should stick with the Eagle

Veterans aren't gonna be swayed by a flower...

[radfringe]

6. I think you misunderstood

in addition to the Bald Eagle we include the Rose in a National Symbol Protection Amendment.

This would further expand habitat/environmental protection areas.

[BlueCollar]

8. I follow your reasoning

and that of other posters...but can't help feeling that adding a flower works. If it's just the eagle we can use the "You hate eagles....blah,blah..." argument.

Just my $.02

[radfringe]

9. the eagle would be the main focus

we recently went through a big broohaha over the national anthem being sung in Spanish -- congress got all bent out of shape and it morphed into a national language bill

the eagle, the rose, oak tree etc. are just a natural extension of preserving our "american" identity

instead of picking at this piecemeal with individual legislation - we should make it all inclusive

With the Eagle as the 'centerpiece' those opposing it could still be accused of "you hates our eagles"

[sandnsea]

7. And The Oak, our National Tree

There are 60 species, an oak species grows in every state.

"The oak tree will now be as much a symbol of America as Thanksgiving Day, Old Glory, the Star Spangled Banner, and the bald eagle," Senator Nelson said.

That's Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Maybe we can make him put his money where his mouth is and actually offer some protection for the tree, otherwise what's the point of having a national tree at all.

http://www.arborday.org/media/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?id=95

[greekspeak]

10. Do we get to tell anyone who opposes this to love it or leave it?

That they hate Murka? This is an EXCELLENT idea.

[mtnester]

11. Get a Dem to tack it on

anyone have a contact with a Dem who would do that? Or a strategists? (I am in Ohio, and all my reps/senators or effing Repubs)

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Come on, let's do this amendment right: save the Liberty Bell, the

Old North Church, Gettysburg Battlefield, and every other historic 'symbol' as well!

[radfringe]

13. by all means

we'll even throw in George Washington's kitchen sink :)

had another idea too - regarding the MEXICAN WALL and how to fund it without spending taxpayers money - we get corporate sponsors and sell advertising space.

the side that faces US territory is in English only, the side that face Mexico is spanish only... :evilgrin:

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Excellent idea....you'd better email that one to the White House!

[rniel]

15. How about Apple pie

Anyone who doesn't eat apple pie will be deported immediately. What's more american than that.

[Toucano]

16. Don't you know nothin'?

The FLAG is carried into BATTLE, so it's MORE important than any ol' bird!

All we's cares about is WAR, ya see! That's what made this cuntry great, dammit!

All them nashnal monuments is about WAR cuz that's what's great. You ain't never seed no BALD EAGLE help us win no WAR!

[semillama]

17. Not a bad idea

The amendment would have to include not only habitat, but emphasis the resources required to support healthy populations of Bald Eagles across their historic range. That way, the eagle as a top-rung predator serves as an umbrella protecting all the species in the food chain underneath it.