[pct-l] Last Straw...

[at2002 at mac.com (Gary Wright)]

On May 6, 2005, at 4:42 PM, Jeff Moorehead wrote:
> I disagree with the notion that because Congress established the idea 
> of 'multiple use' in 1905, that objections to its utility in 2005 are 
> unfounded.

But the notion wasn't that objections to the 1905 law
are unfounded but that the National Forest Service is doing
what Congress has instructed it to do (in 1905). It is perfectly fine
to argue that Congress should tell the National Forest Service
to do something else (by passing appropriate laws).  You aren't
actually advocating that the National Forest Service should just
ignore Congress and manage the National Forest as if they
were designated Wilderness areas are you?

If the desire is to have more land treated as a wilderness then
it is just a waste of time to try to convince the National Forest
Service to do that.  They aren't able to make that a priority under
existing law. Within the context of the existing law there are
certainly arguments to be made that the Forest Service should
orient their management plans more towards recreation and preservation
but in the end you are still going to run into the fact that
Congress has not instructed the Forest Service to make that a priority.