Originally Posted by
init4fun
I gave ya the point way back on post #322, , , , and now I'm left wondering if to "agree to disagree" may be the best course of action between all of the holders of the two different viewpoints here. It's become "punch in the face" obvious that neither you nor Echo are gonna change each other's minds on this, why aggravate yourselves further with an effort that has become the textbook definition of futile ?
That was the attempted humor behind "Yakety Yak", you can both talk till you're blue in the face(or have keyboard calloused fingertips
) and neither side is ever gonna capitulate.
PS, I hope you both know (Astro & Echo) this ain't a dig at either side, just my view of the stalemate as presented......
At some point there is a thing called plain English. There is no room to reinterpret that statement. The point astro keeps banging about on the
FAA's authority, is preceded by "Although". Although the FAA retains authority, their field agents often cannot travel immediately to the location
and "
the FAA is also known to delegate responsibilities to other parties" . i.e., local law enforcement agencies mentioned, in their place.
After imagining a different scenario it might take a couple of times reading it but that's what it says. And that's how it works in the real world.
The FAA is saying local law enforcement only has that authority because the FAA is granting it.