[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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                        PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 1994

  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, landowners in America are fed up. The 
Federal Government is infringing upon our constitutional right to 
manage our personal property. We must stop this governmental trespass 
before all private property becomes public property.
  Twenty years ago the Federal Government passed the Endangered Species 
Act. Originally intended to protect animals, the act hurts humans. 
Federal bureaucrats abuse their power and use endangered species as 
tools for Government intervention and regulation.
  It is time to stop Government's encroachment on our forgotten fifth 
amendment rights. There are too many reported cases of animal rights 
overshadowing human rights.
  When you can lose your job in the State of Washington because of an 
owl, or lose your home in California because of a rat; when a 
multimillion dollar development can be held hostage by a handful of 
rodents something is wrong.
  Environmental legislation must be radically reformed to take into 
account its impact on the human population.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to protect the rights of their 
constituents and to uphold the Constitution. We must stop Federal 
bureaucrats from inviting themselves onto our land. We must protect the 
sanctity of private property.

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