Last year we stopped the blanket ban on exotics this year HB0707 that would have shut down the state lines etc.
I spoke to Elaine the rep who sponsored this bill this morning, boy is she a piece of work LOL. We spoke for probably 20 minutes and it never really went anywhere. I wanted to know why she would support something like this and she tried as hard she could to run me in circles. Her response was
" As a rep my job is to voice the views of my constituents, sometimes the ideas are good ones and sometimes their bad. This one wasn't popular so we decided not to move on it."
I asked why would you support something like this in the first place. I didn't but I was thinking of asking her if I brought something to her to legalize cocaine use if she would shove it through under that same attitude.
"Well were not moving forward so you views are being heard"
Now of course neither of those response answered my original question. I explained to her some of the things that would have happened had this law passed and asked her if she was either blind to those things or if she was not fully aware of what this law meant and again Why would you support something like this? She ran me in circles for a little while longer. I gave up on that since she refused to give me a direct answer and asked her if she supported the animal rights movement explained to her I was asking such a direct question because it was brought to my attention that she graduated from the university of MI, a university which happens to be very involved in the animal rights movement.
At first she said
I can tell you for a fact I have not ever been involved with the rights movement going on at the university of MI.
I explained to her that once again she had avoided my question we she got a little frustrated and said
"Well anyone who says they don't support human rights is a liar"
With that for me enough said, I politely thanked her for her time and huge up.
Anyway according to her she says "I give you my word this bill will not move forward" We will see what her word is worth. This bill is being referred back to the rules committee and after it sits there for a time it will be pronounced dead and removed.
I want to thank everyone who took the time to write or call in and voice your opposition to the bill. Both, Elaine and her secretary told me they had received a huge volume of phone calls and emails. Also PIJAC, the AKC, IL Farmers Union there was a bird and cat group as well but I don't know who they were and of course Lee Watson and his group who has been so instrumental many of these laws. So you guys from IL don't forget to thank those guys when you see them.
On a side note it may note be a bad idea to either call or send an email thanking Representative Paul D. Froehlich. He did co sponsor this bill without fully understanding it however once he was made fully aware of what this bill meant he gave his word to the IL Farmers Union that he would remove his sponsorship and he followed through with his word. Sending him a polite email or phone call might prove to be helpful should similar laws be proposed in the future.
Representative Paul D. Froehlich (R)
statereppaul@sbcglobal.net
http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=1068
Springfield Office:
232-N Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-3725
(217) 782-1336 FAX
District Office:
15 W. Weathersfield Way
Schaumburg, IL 60193
(847) 985-9210
(847) 891-8772 FAX
Cook County
Full text can be veiwed here
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ful...cSess=&Session=
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Jason & Danica
So am I still waiting for this world to stop hating/Can't find a good reason, can't find hope to believe in/...You can't change the state of the nation we just need/ some motivation...So am I still waiting for this world to stop hating(Sum41 Still Waiting)
