Jeff Tief Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 The lady who runs Gary Romines office said he would not vote for any bill that would hurt our outdoor opportunities.Said he doesn't get to fish much anymore but still gets to hunt a little. That response was to HB955.His e-mail in response to the first attack on the MDC was pretty much the same as his office told me on the phone.Linda Black returned my call and told me the same.She would oppose any law that limited our rights in the Missouri outdoors.Hope to eventually see how they voted if it gets to that .
ScottK Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Made it through committee with "do pass" recommendation(with an amendment).... http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB955&year=2015&code=R
rFisherk Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 This discussion of representative's responses is very informative. Romine does appear to be a responsive one, but I don't think his statement that he "would not vote for any bill that would hurt our outdoor opportunities" is genuine, because he supports the bill to reclassify captive dear as livestock. When I challenged him on that, he stated that he was for it because he wanted to be sure he represented all his constituents. After he told me that, I googled deer farms and started calling those listed in his district. Made five calls, and every one of them had either been disconnected or the person that answered said they were no longer in business. I got distracted with other matters, but my initial inquiry makes me wonder who are these other "constituents?" Are they rich friends who like to frequent these establishments, or something more clandestine? Other people I talked with about this at the Capitol yesterday told me the money (big money) to support deer farms is coming from the national organization. That's not a constituent, and if Romine has received money from them, it smells of special interest pandering. I'm planning another email to question Romine further about this issue and bill (which is still alive, too), and I'm asking Al, Jeff and anyone else in his district to do the same. It's possible, I suppose, that Romine doesn't understand the ramifications of this bill, but it's also possible that he is trying to appease us with disingenuous political spin.
ScottK Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 And here he comes again with HB 2405 which looks just like 955. http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB2405&year=2016&code=R
Smallieguy87 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Spoke with my local rep. Ben Harris yesterday as soon as I saw the news. He was opposed to last years version (955?) and will be voting against this one as well. He said there was a good showing of groups of people who both fish and float and that he believed it helped keep the first bill from passing so we have to keep up the pressure. ScottK 1
moguy1973 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Why are law makers so concerned about this topic? I'm pretty sure there are bigger issues to deal with in this state. Smalliebigs 1 -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
moguy1973 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 I think the guy that comes up with these bills contradicts himself by being on the Committee of Conservation and Natural Resources. He probably owns some land on the Little or Big Piney or one of their tribs and is butt hurt when people come floating through "his" water. http://www.house.mo.gov/member.aspx?district=142&year=2016 Smalliebigs 1 -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
Smalliebigs Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 1 hour ago, moguy1973 said: Why are law makers so concerned about this topic? I'm pretty sure there are bigger issues to deal with in this state. Yes you are correct Jim....obviously there is an interest group powerful enough and in the right ears enough that this keeps coming back.....The only thing I can say is be a thorn in the side of your Rep like I am :).....I agree with Wrench this thing reads like a pile of ambiguous crap....I care about two other things more than I care about accessing stream and rivers, this scares the pissed out of me. I have and my family has been in contact with our Rep....it's all we can do Smallieguy87 and Greasy B 2
Smallieguy87 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 39 minutes ago, Smalliebigs said: Yes you are correct Jim....obviously there is an interest group powerful enough and in the right ears enough that this keeps coming back.....The only thing I can say is be a thorn in the side of your Rep like I am :).....I agree with Wrench this thing reads like a pile of ambiguous crap....I care about two other things more than I care about accessing stream and rivers, this scares the pissed out of me. I have and my family has been in contact with our Rep....it's all we can do From what I've gathered it's not just him but a very other influential voters within his district who I'm sure help fund his campaign.
Smallieguy87 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 I went ahead and shared rep Ross contact infor on my Facebook page and the details of bill so people would call him or email him and let him know what they thought so we will see if he catches any flak because of stuff like that
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