[TN-Bird] Re: Right to hunt Constitutional Amendment
- From: Bill Pulliam <bb551@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:28:55 -0500
Remember that the State constitution does not trump Federal law or
international treaties, so even with this questionable wording this
amendment cannot be used as a basis for taking Blue Jays or Red-
tailed Hawks without the usual permits. I wonder how much the
"traditional methods" wording is intended to protect means of fishing
that are allowed in TN but illegal in most other states (like hand-
grabbing of catfish a.k.a. "noodling.")? But give that the amendment
makes it clear that it will have no effect on the government's power
to regulate and restrict, and that it will have no effect on federal
protections, it pretty much will have no effect AT ALL which means it
is just a bunch of unnecessary and meaningless verbiage in an already
bloated constitution. This is reason enough to vote against it!
Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN
> On Oct 22, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Melinda Welton wrote:
>
> After receiving a number of calls and questions, our Conservation
> Policy
> Committee provides the following information:
>
> The Tennessee Ornithological Society has decided to take a “neutral
> position,” on the Constitutional Amendment that is on the current
> statewide
> ballot, as have most of the other conservation organizations in the
> state.
>
> Our chief concern is the phrase “non-threatened species” that
> appears in
> the text on the ballot, but was not included in the “legislative
> intent” in
> the Joint Resolution passed by the state House and Senate
> <www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SJR0030.pdf>.
>
> This may allow mischief-makers to cause problems for legitimate
> wildlife
> management in the state.
>
> Discussion/comment should be sent directly to me:
>
> Dick Preston
> President
> Tennessee Ornithological Society
> dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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