My husband had a question about the Herring fisherman having to pay the regulators after the money for them to be there ran dry. Would this be in violation of the Quartering Amendment III?
While I know they're not soldiers, at the time Chevron was in play, they had pretty much "force of law" and the fishermen were obligated to pay for them being there at the time, effectively putting the fishermen out of $700/day, providing room and board and meals.
One could say it's 'stretching it a bit', though, could it also be interpreted this way as well?
Sorry if this sounds dumB. It was a thought last night, and thought I would ask anyway. 😁
No, that's quite alright. Its an interesting question. And while it is incredibly offensive in many ways to force these herring boats to carry these onboard observers, its not a violation of the third amendment. That amendment is strictly limited to the quartering of soldiers, and while the Herring regulators are government employees, they are not soldiers, this change in enforcement of the Magnuson-Stevens Act is awful for a lot of reasons... but violating the third amendment is not one of them.
I appreciate it, thank you!
My husband had a question about the Herring fisherman having to pay the regulators after the money for them to be there ran dry. Would this be in violation of the Quartering Amendment III?
While I know they're not soldiers, at the time Chevron was in play, they had pretty much "force of law" and the fishermen were obligated to pay for them being there at the time, effectively putting the fishermen out of $700/day, providing room and board and meals.
One could say it's 'stretching it a bit', though, could it also be interpreted this way as well?
Sorry if this sounds dumB. It was a thought last night, and thought I would ask anyway. 😁
No, that's quite alright. Its an interesting question. And while it is incredibly offensive in many ways to force these herring boats to carry these onboard observers, its not a violation of the third amendment. That amendment is strictly limited to the quartering of soldiers, and while the Herring regulators are government employees, they are not soldiers, this change in enforcement of the Magnuson-Stevens Act is awful for a lot of reasons... but violating the third amendment is not one of them.