Thank God for democracy.
We do not need to run to the streets to enforce fairness and justice. We issue an appeal to Congress; and we keep aware that the Congress of the United States is quite busy. It will listen, not to personal, but to popular demands. Hence my plea.
This is an appeal to the public to petition Congress to change an unjust and inefficient law, the Magnuson Law, formally known as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This law has surreptitiously become the Fisherman's Destroyer Act. This law must be changed.
Thanks to the relentless efforts of the Gloucester Daily Times and its dedicated staff in the reporting and editorial departments, very few people need to be told again the gory details of the arbitrariness and strong-arm tactics in the enforcement of this law by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. Cumulative evidence is available at www.gloucestertimes.com/fishing.