Washington - Urgent Alert! Help Repeal I-713
02-25-2002, 07:00 PM
#11
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NWWA
Posts: 68
RE: Washington - Urgent Alert! Help Repeal I-713
URGENT! URGENT! - LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT - URGENT! URGENT!
Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation (WWC)
http://www.w4wc.org
2-25-02
Contact Speaker of the House Frank Chopp - email address, phone #'s and mailing address at bottom of email!!!!! Sample Letter included
Calling all outdoor people !
If you have never made a call or sent an email for the good of the cause -then shame on you - but now is your chance to make it up!
Speaker of the House, Frank Chopp has reported that he will not release the repeal of Initiative 713 to the floor for a vote. SSB 5831 would repeal ALL of Initiative 713 and was approved by the Senate by an overwhelming majority last week.
You must contact the Speaker immediately and ask that he allow this to be voted on by the full house.
Sample Letter:
Subject - Please repeal I-713
Mr. Speaker,
The legislative hearing held on Friday, February 22nd in the House Natural Resources committee, clearly proved that the citizen's of Washington were lied to and misled during the campaign of Initiative 713.
The Humane Society of the United States clearly knew that the information put forth in their campaign and in the voter's pamphlet was not accurate. They were informed by both the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Attorney General's office, well ahead of time, that mole and gopher trapping would be illegal.
The "will of the people" argument put forth by the proponents of I-713 is not valid. The "will" of the Washington voter was manipulated by the lies and deceit - including the very voter's pamphlet many consult to make a decision.
Failure to allow this bill to go to a full house vote is tantamount to sanctioning this deceit and encouraging further lies in the future. That is not acceptable. If you feel obligated to "fix" any part of I-713 you are morally and ethically obligated to fix it all - that, as a matter of fairness and equity to both the rural and urban voters of Washington. The only way to ensure fairness is to overturn the entire initiative.
Mr. Speaker, it is imperative that you give our representatives the opportunity to repeal Initiative 713. I implore you to allow this bill out of committee and released to the floor for a vote.
Sincerely,
Your Name
address
telephone
email
Speaker of the House Mr. Frank Chopp
email:
[email protected]
Olympia Office:
PO Box 40600
3rd Floor Legislative Bldg.
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
(360) 786-7920
District Office:
324 15th Ave. E., Suite 103
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 720-3052
If you only make one phone call this week, make this one, and please make it NOW!
Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation (WWC)
http://www.w4wc.org
2-25-02
Contact Speaker of the House Frank Chopp - email address, phone #'s and mailing address at bottom of email!!!!! Sample Letter included
Calling all outdoor people !
If you have never made a call or sent an email for the good of the cause -then shame on you - but now is your chance to make it up!
Speaker of the House, Frank Chopp has reported that he will not release the repeal of Initiative 713 to the floor for a vote. SSB 5831 would repeal ALL of Initiative 713 and was approved by the Senate by an overwhelming majority last week.
You must contact the Speaker immediately and ask that he allow this to be voted on by the full house.
Sample Letter:
Subject - Please repeal I-713
Mr. Speaker,
The legislative hearing held on Friday, February 22nd in the House Natural Resources committee, clearly proved that the citizen's of Washington were lied to and misled during the campaign of Initiative 713.
The Humane Society of the United States clearly knew that the information put forth in their campaign and in the voter's pamphlet was not accurate. They were informed by both the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Attorney General's office, well ahead of time, that mole and gopher trapping would be illegal.
The "will of the people" argument put forth by the proponents of I-713 is not valid. The "will" of the Washington voter was manipulated by the lies and deceit - including the very voter's pamphlet many consult to make a decision.
Failure to allow this bill to go to a full house vote is tantamount to sanctioning this deceit and encouraging further lies in the future. That is not acceptable. If you feel obligated to "fix" any part of I-713 you are morally and ethically obligated to fix it all - that, as a matter of fairness and equity to both the rural and urban voters of Washington. The only way to ensure fairness is to overturn the entire initiative.
Mr. Speaker, it is imperative that you give our representatives the opportunity to repeal Initiative 713. I implore you to allow this bill out of committee and released to the floor for a vote.
Sincerely,
Your Name
address
telephone
Speaker of the House Mr. Frank Chopp
email:
[email protected]
Olympia Office:
PO Box 40600
3rd Floor Legislative Bldg.
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
(360) 786-7920
District Office:
324 15th Ave. E., Suite 103
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 720-3052
If you only make one phone call this week, make this one, and please make it NOW!
02-25-2002, 09:28 PM
#13
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NWWA
Posts: 68
RE: Washington - Urgent Alert! Help Repeal I-713
02-25-2002, 09:35 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Spokane, WA & King George Va & Andrews AFB, MD
Posts: 2,238
RE: Washington - Urgent Alert! Help Repeal I-713
FIGURED AS MUCH, I SENT HIM 2 E-MAILS AND I HAD THEM BOTH READ RECEIPTED, ONE FOR DELIVERY AND THE OTHER FOR WHEN HE READS IT, IT I DON'T GET A RECEIPT BACK FOR READING IT I WILL SEND MORE AND MORE TO HIM, I FIGURE I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SEND THEM TO HIM.
02-26-2002, 12:02 AM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Nicholasville, KY
Posts: 655
RE: Washington - Urgent Alert! Help Repeal I-713
You know what really pisses me off about this whole thing is that Rep. Chopp is saying "relax" to the voters. He is predicting that we don't have enough support to repeal the initiative. How can they not see what kind of problems this initiative has caused, and how the people of this state were misinformed before they cast their votes. What a CROCK! I saw where we were about 6 votes off from having our 2/3. I still haven't heard from Tom Campbell, my other Rep. I'll keep shooting him e-mails and start phoning him until I know where he stands. It's time to bow up, and hold them accountable.
Maybe we could start billing the Legislature for lawn repairs, and lost timber and livestock if they fail to fix the problem.
Maybe we could start billing the Legislature for lawn repairs, and lost timber and livestock if they fail to fix the problem.
02-26-2002, 12:17 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Spokane, WA & King George Va & Andrews AFB, MD
Posts: 2,238
RE: Washington - Urgent Alert! Help Repeal I-713
MAKES YOU WONDER IF THIS GUY ISN'T ON THEIR PAYROLL, THE ARTICLE ALSO SAID THAT 62% OF THE VOT TO PASS THE BAN CAME FROM KING COUNTY WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH A DEMI STRONG HOLD.
02-26-2002, 07:59 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Spokane, WA & King George Va & Andrews AFB, MD
Posts: 2,238
RE: Washington - Urgent Alert! Help Repeal I-713
SO FAR HE HASN'T READ MY E-MAIL SO I'M GOING TO SEND OFF ANOTHER ROUND OF E-MAILS TO HIM, AND KEEP AT HIM UNTIL I GET A READ REPLY
