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We are doing exactly what they want us to do. We are fighting about something that has little to do with the matter at hand. We all know 57% of the country does not like G.W. Bush. Each person has their own reason for this. He will be out of office shortly replaced with either the first woman or first black president. I am a registered republican that will not vote this election, just like last election because I don't think there is a candidate that deserves my vote (democrat or republican).

With that said, all the fighting done below is useless for our cause. We must organize a means to fight this addition to the Lacey Act. Speaking with some good friends of mine, Chris and Sheila McQuade from Gulf Coast Reptiles we came up with a few ideas that we would like some help from others out there. First we have both agreed to help finance a full page add in REPTILES magazine that will have a pre-laid out petition to be mailed in to allow every subscriber and person that picks up their magazine on the news-stand to voice their opinion very easily. Also we would like every local show to pass out copies of these forms to every person that comes through the door and give a $2 off admission for those that fill out the form. What we would like is if there is anyone out there with legal petition work and familiar with the requirements they are asking for regarding the letters they are asking for to assist us with drafting the form for reptile magazine and shows. This form must be easy to fill out and supply the info the request. PLEASE LET'S GET TOGETHER AND QUIT FIGHTING EACH OTHER, WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND BEING ABLE TO VOICE THEM IS WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THIS COUNTRY BUT LET'S STOP THIS ENCROACHMENT ON OUR RIGHTS THEN WE CAN ARGUE ABOUT OTHER THINGS.

Joshua Hutto
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Josh & Krysty Hutto
J&K Reptiles

Various Ball Pythons, boas, dogs, cats, fish, an amel tiger retic female, a couple sulcatas and a few other odds and ends.

a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

REPTILES magazine would likely do something like that for free. At least they should.

I'm not sure how valuable a petition would be, but it can't hurt. The problem is an online version has been created, but there many people did not sign with their full legal name. If a petition was to be effective there must be one.

Now the forms to fill out at shows and included in magazines should be to join NCARK and PIJAC. Which I think will do a better job with lobbying, which is where the organizations we are fighting get their power.

And please exercise your right to vote, I do not want to see the US become a socialist state.
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http://www.GilbertBoas.com/
http://www.BoaList.com/

The Lacey Act is ill enforced as it is, and most people in the hobby don't know the context, or follow it.

The latter does not help our cause.
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http://www.GilbertBoas.com/
http://www.BoaList.com/

The front cover of Reptile Magazine would be the eye catcher.
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Marcs Reptiles

A petition will be ignored. Please take time to review the proposal in full, and only submit comments relevant to the specific requests. This is all that counts right now, besides becoming much better organized than we are now. We need a cohesive coalition or organization in place permanently to deal with this repeating and escalating onslaught from API.
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Caden Chapman
slithering.serpents@gmail.com
http://slitheringserpents.com