Well, first, my respect for you has grown tremendously with that statement.

Second, I've never been in favor of any legislation or a part of some agenda. I think there's a problem and we need to fix it and I'd much rather see it solved in a grassroots effort than with the government. Imagine how great it would be if we could organize and come up with solutions BEFORE legislation is proposed. The "Reptile Nation" has really come together to fight the legislation but imagine how much better it would be if the same effort could be made to PREVENT it from ever being proposed in the first place (= find a way to reduce escapes). My point before was that government intervention is reality when a problem arises and people notice... not something I'm in favor of. I keep herps too so it's not like I don't have some stake in this.

I've always said that if funding runs out for my position I'll just move to Mexico and herp. I refuse to sell my soul just to keep my job. I can be happy working at McDonald's as long as there are cool herps to find nearby.

Mike

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