Wooly,

I understand. I think we both know that in the real world, life just ain't fair, and like it or not, that's just the way it is.

Aunty & others,

Some interesting points about the Stevens Treaties and the ESA. Does one trump the other? Congress passed the ESA with the express intention of preventing species extinctions, and in fact recovering threatened and endangered species. However, right is the good ole U.S. Constitution it reads, "treaties are the supreme law of the land." The Tribes are in an unimaginably strong legal position, which is probably why every treaty case that goes to the Supreme Court gets decided in the tribes' favor.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.