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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 03:05 AM
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Hunting and Fishing amendment
On the Arkansas ballot:
"Amending the Arkansas Constitution to provide for a constitutional right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife"

What the heck is the motive behind this? Since Arkansans have always had these rights, provided they follow the rules, I don't see the compelling need to write it into the state constitution, unless there is some ulterior motive behind it (like legalizing the use of inhumane traps or methods for "harvesting" wildlife). Can someone explain what this is all about?
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SteveM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-10 05:44 PM
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1. Can't say about Arkansas, but many states have taken similar actions...
to give fishing and (most especially) hunting a stronger status than regular legislative acts and regulations, all in an attempt to thwart anti-hunting special interest groups who use legislative means to restrict (most often) hunting. In effect, if an anti-hunting group wanted to "ban" hunting, they would have to go the constitutional right in a given state, a tougher tow to hoe.

Note: hunting, unlike the right to keep and bear arms, does not enjoy constitutional protection at the federal level. It can at the state level.
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wclarkfan_1978 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-11 01:40 AM
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Hestia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-10 01:54 PM
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2. I voted against it, why should hunting & fishing get some sort of protective status?
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robt6750 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-11 01:45 PM
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6. +1000
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Bryn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-10 03:25 PM
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3. I was told that it was meant to lure in more voters.
Republicans' trick because those voters tend to be R.
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dem3550 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 08:15 PM
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10.  +10
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-10 11:14 AM
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4. I voted against it.
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PRYORcommitment Donating Member (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-10 11:38 AM
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5. Watch Former U.S. Attorney Iglesias rip into Tim Griffin http://bit.ly/bzpx5z
Votes like these are just soft balls for progressives like Joyce Elliott. A constitutional amendment that essentially does nothing, but provides plenty of cover for pushing back against NRA loons.
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 09:40 AM
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7. I saw that too
I mean...what is this doing here? Isn't it a mute point?

Most of the time if I see something I don't understand I skip it and move on, this time I voted against it.
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Hestia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-11 11:32 PM
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9. Hi Don't - boy we are a quiet bunch.
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