Some real good news - Judge: Bush can't exempt Navy in sonar

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

The whales and dolphins win one against the Navy and Bush.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_re_us/navy_sonar_1;_ylt=AiLiKD0TzNKnWvfPpwoZiiUE1vAI

LOS ANGELES - President Bush cannot exempt the Navy from environmental laws banning sonar training that opponents argue harms whales, a federal judge ruled Monday.


Navy officials did not immediately respond to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. Mark Matsunaga, spokesman for the Navy's Pacific Fleet, headquartered in Hawaii, said officials needed time to review it before commenting.

The president signed a waiver Jan. 15 exempting the Navy and its anti-submarine warfare exercises from a preliminary injunction creating a 12 nautical-mile no-sonar zone off Southern California. The Navy's attorneys argued in court last week that he was within his legal rights.

Environmentalists have fought the use of sonar in court, saying it is harmful to whales and other marine mammals.

[aquart]

1. And Bush will say, "I am the decider."

[jeff30997]

2. Super-duper !

:)

[Beaverhausen]

3. excellent!

[cbayer]

4. Justice! I love my local whales and dolphins!

[KamaAina]

5. (click click squeak squeak)

[GardeningGal]

6. Woo Hoo - good for that judge!!!!

This will be interesting to see how it plays out.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: