michaelr, I thought the reason you quit posting here was because anyone with any sense realized your links to Sheriff Mike and the other fluff you posted was an insult to anyone's intelligence. Most of the crap you posted wouldn't even be believeable to a gerbil.
Thats exactly what Mo was pointing out.
I quit posting at S.I. because...
#1 I have a life besides the internet, A new baby, and alot on my plate.
#2 I don't need to waste time in stupid arguments with internet junkie like you.
If you and some others were not such self righteous, my way is the only way jerkoffs SI would still be alot of fun.
But you and your high and mighty buddies with your rose colored glasses have made it a frigging joke. Nobody is allowed to have a different opinion, nobody is allowed to poke a little fun, unless it is one of the "GANG".
Don't need it, don't need you,
Here is one last sherriff Mike for ya.
The Heritage of Hunting and Fishing
By Sheriff Mike Cook
As Americans we have rights. As a citizen of the various states we have rights as stated in the states Constitution. We also have privileges granted by the state. One privilege is a drivers license that is recognized by all states in the Union. Many states including Oregon grant the privilege to hunt and fish in that state for a fee. This activity supports an industry that is worth billions of dollars in all states, both public and private.
There are groups all over America and the world that would like to see this privilege removed from the citizens in America and elsewhere. Groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Humane Society of The United States along with other animal activists will do anything to see this stopped. One example is protecting large predators, including bringing back the wolf.
Well now we have two Republican state lawmakers in Ohio and Indiana who are planning to introduce legislation that would add an amendment to each of these state's Constitution guaranteeing the right to hunt and fish.
Ohio state Rep. Stephen Buehrer and Indiana state Rep. John Ulmer are introducing legislation that would change their Constitutions to read as follows, "The taking of wild animals, birds and fish through hunting, trapping and fishing is a valued part of this states heritage and the right to participate in these activities shall be forever preserved for the people."
Ten states have already put amendments in their Constitutions giving citizens the right to hunt and fish, while two states have it for fishing only, California and Rhode Island. That leaves a bunch of states without this protection. I for one would like to see this done by every state in the United States. I believe it would stop a lot of problems from organizations that would like to see this activity stopped.
In one article I read the people contacted in PETA and the Humane Society of the Untied States said they had never done any major campaigning in Indiana, however they were active in the dove hunting debate in Ohio. They also felt that amendments were a misguided use of a lawmakers time.
You can bet they don't want to see these passed in any more states. I think they tend to talk out of both sides of their mouths on these issues. The bottom line is if all hunting, trapping, and fishing was stopped they would be very happy. These groups will stop at nothing to push their agenda on everyone else. This includes committing crimes to get attention to the cause.
I for one would like to see our own state legislator here in Oregon put this up and vote it into place. However with Oregon being one of the Blues States it most likely will never see the light of day. Then people wonder why we are loosing people here in Oregon and we see them moving to other states. With one county out of 36 being in control of this state we have no chance of gaining ground on any of these issues.
I would bet that this amendment would pass in 27 to 29 of our counties however. So perhaps that old, State of Jefferson, is still a good idea for us here in southern Oregon. We could take everything east of the summit of the Cascade mountains and across the southern boundary of Lane county and make it a state, and include a few counties in northern California if they would join us. That is our only hope for what I think is the greatest freedoms and privileges that we as Americans can enjoy.
With that kind of a fresh start I think it would be one very great area to live in and perhaps we would once more have a great economy and pass something on to those young Americans still growing up in this great land of ours. Think about it.
God Bless America and God Bless our troops still in harms way.
Michael E. Cook, Coos County Sheriff, Retired.
P.S. Have a nice day
I wouldn't characterize lefty's inquiry as a "dumb" question, I just believe in helping people learn how to research their topics of interest. If showing someone how to do their own research by using Google is offensive I'm sorry. I hope every time I provide the Google link some people will learn to use it and search for info about any subject that interests them. Kinda like showing them where the public library is and how to use it.
