Posted on 06/07/2022 6:32:17 AM PDT by SJackson
A fishy ruling from California: A California court has ruled bees can legally be considered fish under specific circumstances.
The ruling, released May 31, reversed an earlier judgment which found bumblebees could not be considered "fish" under the California Endangered Species Act.
"The issue presented here is whether the bumblebee, a terrestrial invertebrate, falls within the definition of fish, as that term is used in the definitions of endangered species in section 2062, threatened species in section 2067, and candidate species (i.e., species being considered for listing as endangered or threatened species) in section 2068 of the Act," wrote California's Third District Court of Appeal in its ruling.
The California Endangered Species Act was designed to protect "native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant." Notably, invertebrates are absent from the list of protected species.
But in a lucky loophole for insects, mollusks, and other spineless creatures falling under the umbrella term "invertebrate," the act itself defines a "fish" as "a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals."
Expanding the definition of fish to include invertebrates makes them eligible for greater protection from the Fish and Game Commission, wrote the court.
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In a time of transgenderism, this makes as much sense as anything else. Sit the kids down for a talk about the birds and the bees. Or fish. Whatever.
What do you expect from California courts that can’t even figure out what is a man or a woman?
“Actually, this misrepresents the matter.”
Yes. The stupidity came when California legislators defined “fish” as being just about any living thing on earth.
so, they’re transbees now.
Steve Lehto on youtube Lehto’s law had an interesting explanation of this.
Apparently the law included invertebrates under the Fish group.
The lower court ruled that must have meant “marine invertebrates”. But the appeals court overruled.
Lehto said that when legislation is meant to be protective like this, the courts will take a very liberal interpretation. Liberal in the sense of expansive.
Explained some reasons why you don’t want to revisit legislation like this to fix it.
Yeah, fine, bees are fish, no problem there - but what I need to know is what pronouns am I supposed to use when I’m talking about them?
I guess it stands to reason that in California a bumble bee could identify as a fish for the purposes of joining a special victims group.
No trans fish.
So I have to fish for bees with a barbless hook?
The prince was a brick, the brick was an egg
The egg was a bird
(Fly away you sweet little thing)
(They're hard on your tail)
Haven't you heard?
(They're going to change you)
(Into a human being!)
Yes, we're happy as fish
And gorgeous as geese
And wonderfully clean in the morning
--- Genesis, Supper's Ready. ---
defund bumblebee tuna...
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