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OHI
at Thu Apr 23 12:00:46 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by OHI ]
Ed,
Never said anything about "compromise legislation." Marshall Meyers from PIJAC acknowledges that the listing process for injurous species under the Lacey Act needs revamping so more then just the "other side" sees that need. We need to acknowledge real issues and come up with solutions that will work for us.
My point is two fold. First, on legitimate issues like Lacey Act injurous listings or any other reasonable concern we need to come up with logical, scientifically sound solutions to these issues that solve the issue and preserve our rights without compromise. Secondly, it would be great to get legislation passed that guarantees our rights specifically. That way the AR groups would have to first over turn these guarantees before they can push their agenda.
We can no longer sit back and say don't regulate us. We can not ignore legitimate concerns. Someone is going to come up with solutions that we may not like or that damage us. Why not come up with solutions that solve the problem but preserve our rights? All the issues confronting us are not just AR propaganda. AR propaganda needs to be stopped from the get go, no compromise but legitimate concerns need solutions.
It would be great if the regulatory agencies, legislators, conservationists and academics came to us and said, "Here is the problem or issue. What ideas do you have? What solution will work for you?" Rather then not inviting us to the table and then coming up with proposed regs and other legislation, without our input, that are unacceptable. The current system of "public comment" is not working. In this situation our solutions find their way into garabage receptacles and the bad ideas, unworkable and wrong solutions are inacted despite our comments. We need to be invloved in the initial design phase.
And if they won't invite us to the table then we need to push our own legislation. Maybe legislation that gets us to the table?
Welkerii
El Paso, TX
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RE: Specifics??? - OHI, Thu Apr 23 12:00:46 2009