HR-669

[noonesname124]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FPfL212CB8

 

[Chichas01]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FPfL212CB8

Here is a link to the commitee members:
http://www.pijac.org/files/public/US_Nat_Res_Sub.pdf

We need to be calling and emailing this guy:
Doc Hastings (R-WA)
1203 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4704
202/225-5816 (Washington Tel. #)
202/225-3251 (Washington Fax #)
2715 St. Andrews Loop, Suite D
Pasco, WA 99301
509/543-9396 (District Tel. #)
509/545-1972 (District Fax #)
302 East Chestnut Street
Yakima, WA 98901
509/452-3243 (District Tel. #)
509/452-3438 (District Fax #)
http://hastings.house.gov/ContactForm.aspx

On a side note Lois Caps is also a committe member. What a gem this lady is! She introduced legislation to pay for tattoo removal with public tax dollars for former gang members.

 

[as1720]

its always something!

It will never pass!

 

[jhampton_wsu]

I'd be surprised if it gets out of the sub-comittee. But if it does I'm buying stock in Wet Pets Hawaii.

 

[gotfish]

I sent a message to Rep. Hastings and although he won't respond because I'm not in his district, it still shouldn't stop everyone else from doing the same. Hoping this doesn't make it out of committee doesn't cut it. Stand up and do something. Despite what most have been led to believe, Hope doesn't do *$%@.

 

[Skimmy]

this is so dumb, it's not going to make it through in a million years...

 

[returnofsid]

This is the second year it's been proposed. It has some strong entities backing it. I also doubt it'll make it though.....this year. BUT, have no doubt, it'll be much less than a million years before it passes. It will happen eventually.

 

[Skimmy]

well, I was speaking metaphorically, I know EVENTUALLY something LIKE this may pass....
Lets hope it's proposed by "strong entities" who have actually done their f'ing homework this time...and arent a bunch of dopes...and that's coming from a knee jerk liberal environmentalist.

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Almost time to move to a "free country"

 

[jezzeaepi]

Almost time to move to a "free country"

Lol oh yah? wheres that?

 

[saltydog99202]

No To HR-669

 

[vikubz]

I wonder if our hobby might fall under the provision regarding " any species that is already so widespread that any prohibition would have no practical utility"

Sec. 4.a.1.B

 

[returnofsid]

Vikubz, No. This would pertain to species such as Peacock Bass, that are wide spread in the wild but are not native species. None of our animals would be considered wide spread in areas that would damage native species or native habitat.

 

[SeattlesDarko]

http://www.rallycongress.com/no-hr-669/1733/ this fills out the form for you and send it to the congressmen in your area

 

[Electrobes]

I'd be shocked if this passed. But then again... dumber things have happened...

 

[luke33]

Well, only in an Obama presidency i could see something like this happen. The less freedom the better right?

 

[Chichas01]

Cheer up comrade!

 

[tomz]

I am just glad ignorance isn’t contagious.

 

[brandyrb]

Update as of today on the bottom of the page: http://www.pijac.org/governmentaffairs/hr669forum.asp

I thought the PIJAC's testimony that was submitted to the committee was well written. I have a hard time believing this bill will ever be passed. Maybe a state by state solution though? I could see Florida having a lot of bans against it for all the non-native species that can survive and do harm there. Boa constrictors, etc...

 

[returnofsid]

Luke, this same bill was put before Congress last year, during Bush's presidency. Just figured I'd toss that out there for you to chew on. I'd rather this not turn into a political debate, but the fact is, Obama, nor his being our president, have anything to do with this.

As for a state by state solution...that is what will ultimately happen. Several states, including Florida have already passed MANY such laws. In fact, Florida and Hawaii have about the strictest forms of these laws, already in place. The fact is, this is a "State's Rights" issue and the Federal Govt does not have the right to pass laws that should be governed by State's Rights.