Without getting on a real rant here, a lot of what Tanks is saying has got me to thinking. Even though I truely believe the wildlife laws have gotten totally out of hand. BUT, and it is a big but, the wildlife regulations/laws were probably first requested by the sportsmen and land owners of this country. Without some of the laws being enforced, we would not have some of the animals we have available. The unfortunate part of this is that it has gotten bigger than the sportsmen and landowners. The reasons for the wildlife department's being have changed. It has gotten to be a real governmental entity that relies on tax money and will do anything it can think of for "self preservation". Taxes on sporting goods, license fees, fines they can get their hands on, fudging statistics to get more federal money, and much more are included in this process.



In a day where Texas is worrying about a 19 billion dollar shortfall, we seem to be worrying about how to nickle and dime our way out of this problem. Cutting government jobs or adding more taxes will not fix our problem. Our law makers need to see our real problem. We are spending way more than we are taking in. We are spending money on programs that have no way of bringing in income. We can fix this by stopping money and services being supplied to people who are illegally in the country. It irks me that I give up my money to taxes and then some politicians figure they should use the money to subsidize someone who is breaking both federal and state laws being here illegally. We treat them better than we do our own citizens. If I get caught on private property looking for snakes, I get arrested and charged with criminal tresspass and could go to jail. A NON-US citizen gets caught crossing a ranch, breaks into a house and steals food or clothes, cuts the fence and runs when pursued by law enforcement, he or they get a free bus ride home so they can do it again. If they manage to make it to a safe haven and get a job, they soon find out how to qualify for many government programs and get tax payer's money. STOP IT, and our money problems will go away both in the state and at the federal level.



Too bad the lawmakers do not read this forum. IMHO



ECT

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• a little more - tanks, Sun Jan 2 18:20:15 2011
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