Environmental Accountability volved? We should sort out our prob- lems here at home before we go trying Restrictions The government needs to be to solve anybody’s issues overseas. responsible to the people. That is Sure, protecting endan- the fundamental fact of democracy. Even close alliances with other gered species is well and good, but it countries can be dangerous. Our When we as the government act, we shouldn’t get in the way of economic need to do so in a way so that the alliance with a country might get us development and job growth and pulled into wars that we have noth- people can judge if we acted rightly improving out society. After all, who or wrongly, and then reward or pun- ing to do with. It’s best for America are we serving here: the spotted owl, or to tend to its own business and let the ish us as appropriate. If some public the American people? Besides, we still official, elected or otherwise, makes a rest of the world sort itself out. don’t have any real evidence that global mistake or violates the law, then their warming is caused by humans, do we? misdeed should be dealt with publicly and swiftly. That’s how a democracy is supposed to work. Jobs to avoid: State Secretary Jobs to avoid: Interior Secretary Jobs to avoid: Homeland Security