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[–] [email protected] 88 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The 1970 act explicitly protected “fish,” which were initially defined as invertebrates. And because the act has protected snails and other invertebrates that live on land since, Tuesday’s ruling said it interpreted the legislation to also include bees.

I'd link to the article but it's a nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ohhh I see so they initially defined fish as invertebrates. Got it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it all makes sense when you know the full story

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

None of this makes sense, but you can at least follow the nonsensical chain of events if you know the full story.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We need scientists advising every lawmaker.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

To clarify, though, we do not need scientists to tell lawmakers that bees are not fish. We need scientists to tell lawmakers not to put conservation laws into effect that only cover fish, and then not publish any new ones so we have to keep expanding that one by reclassifying more and more things as fish.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago
  1. Make conservation law protecting crabs
  2. Carcinisation
  3. ~~Profit~~ Conservation
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

But.... Fish are vertebrates... They have a spine... What?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

It's ok, it's just like flammable and inflammable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

US also passed something stated that pizza is a vegetable, for the purposes of providing kids nutrients in school. They based that result in the fact that pizza has tomatoes in the sauce. Nevermind tomatoes are a fruit.

The people that make the rules that govern our lives have a disconnect with us.

[–] RarePossum 7 points 2 months ago

Vegetables don't exist, they're just edible plants. It's a superset that contains fruits, leaves, stems, flowers geophytes and many more reeeeeeeee

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Ssshhhh... Just let it go. Objective reality no longer exists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Fish have spines, you asshole regulators

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's so christians can eat bees during fasting. duh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

mmmm tastes like pain

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Chuck Testa was once Governor of California.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Was it really Chuck Testa? Or... just Chuck Testa?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does that mean I need a fishing license to catch bees?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Yes, although the first one would be nice to have.