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throatoyster
at Wed Jun 8 11:39:24 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by throatoyster ]
I agree and disagree. First of all, if you didn't vote for someone everytime you didn't like a single opposing view, people would never vote (at least I know I wouldn't). With the way today's government is, only having (usually anyways) 2 or 3 "real" choices, you pretty much have to just choose the one you hate the least.
However, I do like the idea of a structured permit system. One strike should be all it takes. There are no mistakes in this hobby. I like the idea of permits changing based on experience, animals kept etc. There is a difference between keeping a single copperhead and breeding mambas and cobras and many others, and with the added risk there should be added liability. Afterall, people who drive a mini van don't pay the same insurance as someone in a ferrari. I think that if there is any future in this hobby at all, it's going to be through a well thought out permit system. Perhaps rather than just asking the government (or whoever may be in charge) to not ban exotics, we should instead be proposing these permit systems. It may show them that there are actually responsible people in this hobby and we want to do what it takes to maintain it, rather than just whining when we don't get our way.
-Will
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RE: A matter of individual freedom - throatoyster, Wed Jun 8 11:39:24 2005