And it is the apathetic people who think it’s not coming to them that help it happen. (NOT just dogs by the way - I expanded my fight long ago. Storm > On Dec 31, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Stormy V. Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > You are right AND wrong, Ed. Much of the change now is being done at very > local levels. Then the next town over says, “Well, HANKYTOWN did it, so we > can, too.” Or there is a AR campaign against some animal enterprise, then > the city/county/state figures that that there is noise in THAT direction, but > none in that OTHER direction, so we want to be here next year, so we’ll pass > the bill. > > Pig things are passed where there are no pig farms, Guardian laws are passed > in cities like Boulder and San Francisco. Money is spent in the Urban areas > that dramatically affect the farmers and ranchers. > > And then Lobbyists walk in for the BIG stuff. > > Storm > > >> On Dec 31, 2014, at 7:53 PM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> Please correct me if I'm wrong ! bad anti- animal legislative laws come from >> legislators who many times are influenced by pressure groups also known as >> lobbyist ( whom in my opinion run this country) why do these so called >> pressure groups have such a great influence on these legislators? Yes you >> guessed it! MONEY! .... And if your opponent has more of it than you do and >> she can out spend you campaigning her point of view or if she is an >> incumbent with name recognition.... Well the battle is truly an uphill >> fight, Ethics don't rule our political world! money does! What's the >> answer..... Wish I knew. I admire what you do Stormy. David whipped Golieth, >> maybe it'll happen again! Keep fighting. Ed >> >> Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> >> From: Stormy V. Hope >> To: freelist >> Sent: December 31, 2014 at 7:30 PM >> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Regarding THE LIST and discussions >> Frequently there are comments about listers bringing up issues with which >> they disagree. Without going into a specific issue, I wonder if anybody >> would quarrel with the position that without critical opinions, there is no >> change. >> >> To MY issue (we knew we would get there, right), blind acceptance of the >> status quo has led us to the point that bad anti-animal laws are rampant >> across the country and for the most part, the apathy of NOT striking out and >> fighting for what’s right is what makes it happen. >> >> It is incumbent on people to speak up when they see wrong. It wouldn’t hurt >> to speak up when they see good, too, of course! >> >> >> Stormy V. Hope >> https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness >> <https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness> >> https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition >> <https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition> >> >> >> > > Stormy V. Hope > https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness > <https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness> > https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition > <https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition> > > > Stormy V. Hope https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition