Laws protect eagles better than the unborn

The “law” is described in Webster’s as “... all the rules of conduct established by the authority or custom of a nation; obedience to such rules; a sequence of natural events occurring with unvarying uniformity under the same conditions.”

For example, there are two laws presently in place which distinctly characterize a nation in free fall. One is the Bald and Gold Eagle Protection Act of 1940; the other is the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973.

The 1940 Gold Eagle law “prohibits the take, possession, sale, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, of any bald or golden eagle, alive or dead, including any part, nest, or egg, unless allowed by permit. “Take” includes “pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect or molest or disturb.”

In 1972, amendments to this law further imposed “increased civil penalties for violating provisions of the Act to a maximum fine of $5,000 or one year imprisonment with $10,000 or not more than two years in prison for a second conviction. Felony convictions carry a maximum fine of $250,000 or two years of imprisonment. The fine doubles for an organization. Rewards are provided for information leading to arrest and conviction for violation of the Act.” Note: the bald eagle has been “delisted” under the Endangered Species Act.

By contrast, the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and its companion Doe v. Bolton (i.e. throughout all nine months of pregnancy) affords no rights, no protections and no voices for innocent human lives being slaughtered by abortionists nationwide. Although this law was passed illegally by the Supreme Court (documented) it freely permits and sanctions the killing of babies in a mother’s womb at any time, for any reason — or for no reason.

There are no doctors who can save them, no lawyers to represent them and no police to protect them. This law is an irrevocable death sentence on innocent human life. Furthermore, there are no penalties, no fines and no imprisonment imposed on perpetrators.

So, today the bald eagle is the most protected of all existing species of creatures in the United States of America. It surpasses homo sapiens status, as well as every water, land and air genus known to exist. Simply put, the Bald Eagle Act was enacted to stop killing the bird in the nest; Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton were enacted to permit killing the baby in the womb. It’s nicknamed “choice.” What a country.

Michael Marek

Ogdensburg