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I am really upset right now!!! I just went to the government regulations page and saw that 1994 people have made public comment. The problem is 1539 of those comments were actually made in 2008 during the NOI. That means only 455 have been made since the proposed rule was published in the federal register back in March 2010. What is even worse is that half of the 455 are from HSUS and othe AR groups. That means that only about 200 members of the Reptile Nation have made comment!!! Why is no one making comment? This is really bad! USARK has been spending thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours fighting this. We need the Reptile Nation to stand up and make comment NOW! DEADLINE is Tuesday May 11, 2010!!
Go To www.Kill-RuleChange.com and make public comment.

I have heard a lot of pissing and moaning about unfair legislation and regulation. Venting on a forum will not change one thing out there in the world! What will change things are individuals taking action... Have You Taken Action? Make public comment!!!!!
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USARK

FOLK'S IF WE LOSE THIS IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR OWN APATHY. I'VE SENT BLAST OUT TO OVER 4,000 PEOPLE BEGGING THEM TO COMMENT. STAND UP AND BE COUNTED...THE REPTILE NATION NEEDS TO MOVE AND MOVE NOW...WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? EACH OF MY BLAST HAD USARK'S INSTRUCTION GUIDE PLUS A PERSONAL LETTER FROM ME. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME...WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING....LETS GO...DO IT NOW!!!!!
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

Tom I got your message the other day and could not get it pulled up.My dial up sucks but I got it done today sorry I was so late.
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Archie Bottoms

I just got mine in, via email/Internet posting and a hard copy through the U.S. Postal Service.

It was rather brief and a bit folksy...somewhat informal, but not disrespectful or argumentative.

I think I got most of my major points across in a meaningful way.

The letter format was formal, however.

jsc
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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer

got mine done today...

let's blow their inbox up, people!

we have NEVER BEFORE been so close to destruction, so GET TO IT!

I think a lot of people are burning out.

A lot of people still want to believe it is just about the big snakes, like it can't happen to them. There is already some movement on the import, export , and interstate transport of amphibians as well. More will follow, but no one wants to believe it.