VA-Birders,
This is such very disappointing news, but not the first time a bill
this worthy of passage didn't make it out of committee. This is the
way it goes in politics and the reason people have to keep at it and
work consistently and tirelessly for important causes. Maybe this
rush to find an artificial bait for conch fishermen will hit pay dirt
in the next year, and a similar bill on a moratorium of the landing
of horseshoe crabs will make it next session.
The entire birding/conservation community owes Rich a debt of
gratitude-- for his leadership, his unrelenting dedication to this
cause, his insistence that everyone get involved and make the case
for this bill to their elected state representatives. I don't
remember this degree of organization and cooperation within our
birding community before. The VA-Bird list was invaluable,
indispensable, in spreading the word and unifying the "troops." I
hope it can be used again as a networking tool. The birding
community is now a force to be reckoned with and perhaps, next time,
we can take this all the way.
So from me, thanks Rich!!!!
Paula Sullivan
Alexandria
On Feb 3, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Zelig88@xxxxxxx wrote:
Well, I'm sad to say that HB435 went down to "defeat" late yesterday in the Chesapeake subcommittee....You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email
