hr669

Subject: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:55 am

hr669 did you guys voice your opinion on this yet!!!!
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230948

Subject: Re: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:35 pm

Here's the thread where we've been discussing HR669.
HR669

I've already signed the petitions on MFK and AC.

Mark

Subject: Re: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:04 pm

Same here signed the petition as well.

Subject: Re: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:10 pm

where is the petition?

Subject: Re: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:11 pm

On AC anf MFK.

Subject: Re: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:13 pm

could you put a link on here for it?

Subject: Re: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:22 pm

Here are the petition links.

AC Petition

MFK Petition

Mark

Subject: Re: hr669 Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:41 pm

I signed on both.

Subject: Re: hr669 Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:24 pm

Check out this video. It describes how we can all help stop this legislation. Only one week left.

Subject: Re: hr669 Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:11 pm

My letter is on the way. In addition to the prewritten parts of the letter, I added a bit of background and pointed out the negative impact federal legislation has had in the past when it interfered with Wyoming's rights to take care of our own business:

I have been an avid aquarist for 26 years, and have had extensive experience with nonnative fish species and several species native to the state of Wyoming. I have maintained approximately 250 species of nonnative fish and successfully spawned over 100 of those. I can't imagine having my most beloved pastime taken away.

With the emotional plea aside, Representative Lummis, I would like to state this is repetitive legislation. Every state has legislative regulations in place banning the import of harmful and invasive species. A review of the Wyoming Game and Fish Regulations, Chapter 10 Regulation for Importation, Possession, Confinement, Transportation, Sale and Disposition of Live Wildlife will provide an excellent example of state regulations in place to accomplish exactly what this bill claims to attempt. Providing examples from other state regulations is not convenient in this correspondence, but appropriate regulations exist in the regulations of every state. State regulations are appropriate for the ecosystems and climate for the state they affect, and do not impose unnecessarily on the rights of the individual. I would like to point out that the effect of federal legislation concerning wildlife has been less than beneficial to the interests of Wyoming in the past. I'd like to cite the reintroduction of the gray wolf and the listing of Preble's meadow jumping mouse as an endangered species as examples. Management of native and nonnative wildlife is a function best left in the realm of state government and wildlife agencies.

I am a Wyoming native with a Bachelor's degree in Zoology from the University of Wyoming. My focus in college was in Wildlife Management. H.R. 669 does nothing to protect our native species from invasive wildlife better than Wyoming's current legislation does already. It does unjustly impose on every individual's rights, however, on the whim of individuals with special agendas.

Have the phone number and gonna get an snail-mail letter sent off as well. Shoots, might just drop it off at her Cheyenne office tomorrow.

WYite

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Very nice. Much better than a lot of the OH NOES!!1! I've seen so far online.

I found out today, thanks to the PA parks services guys, my congressman Jim Gerlach's office is about 5min from my house. I went down with them since they set up an informal appointment. (Good thing it was informal, I brought the two smaller kids.)

I have to say I had very mixed feelings about it at first. I thought he was full of crap, since he has a very schmoozy lawyer feel when you talk to him, but once he realized we weren't pitchfork and torches wielding nutters he relaxed a bit and was much better. We all got to talking some, and after a few minutes told us to wait a second and he'd show us "proof" how he wasn't for hr669. So waited we did, and then we followed him back into his office. To which he presented his 75 gallon tank with a handful of African Cichlids.

So we got at least one on our side, hopefully. Smile

Subject: Re: hr669 Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:17 am

we can only hope!

Subject: Re: hr669 Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:32 pm

Here's a video everyone should watch.
No HR669

Mark

Subject: Re: hr669 Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:57 pm

Markm0723 wrote:: Here's a video everyone should watch.
No HR669

Mark

Scroll up 4 posts and it's already posted... Smile

Subject: Re: hr669 Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:18 pm

However, I think it's still worth posting again.

Mark

Subject: Re: hr669 Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:26 pm

Well my letters have been faxed to all of my congress men and women. I also left messages and sent letters to them as well as to Washington. I have done my part!

Subject: Re: hr669 Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:36 pm

Mostlycichlids wrote:: Well my letters have been faxed to all of my congress men and women. I also left messages and sent letters to them as well as to Washington. I have done my part!

Ditto.

Subject: Re: hr669 Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:25 am

I signed every petition on all of the forums I belong to I think 12 in all.

Subject: Re: hr669 Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:13 pm

Markm0723 wrote:: However, I think it's still worth posting again.

Mark

I agree! No worries...I just can't pass up a chance to give someone a hard time... Wink

Subject: Re: hr669 Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:37 pm

i will now be going to the site daily to e-mail them. Does anyone know the reason for it?

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Looks like Zoo Med and Petsmart have taken a stand against it offically. The Pondmaster rep and the Hikari rep too both said they (the companies) were against it as well but I haven't seen any public statements about it.