Chuck Holst wrote: >That's my attitude for now. First, I doubt that the judge's ruling >currently applies outside his district, which is at the opposite end of >the Mississippi River from where I live. Second, it is such a bizaare >ruling that I doubt it could possibly be upheld on appeal. > That was a federal district judge's ruling. The point is that the case sets a precedent to be used elsewhere. I posted this earlier... http://www.ilfednation.com/BFN-Conservation-2006-04-18.htm >We've >already lost one big navigation lawsuit in Arkansas (Echubby Chute), but >we simply cannot afford to loose another. Two rulings would set a >national precedence for property owners to block access to waters that >have been open to the public for over 200 years. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 22 2006 - 12:38:56 PDT
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