#1767498 - 02/04/10 05:49 PM
Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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I hate to say I told you so...but I did. It will be non-hunters who make the decision. The right to hunt and fish?????
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#1767604 - 02/04/10 06:21 PM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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didnt see it,but TWRA would be a huge thing to shut down,why would tey be needed if there was no hunt/fish?
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#1767761 - 02/04/10 07:07 PM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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What was said?
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#1767820 - 02/04/10 07:24 PM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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"Lawmaker Calls Hunting, Fishing 'Rights'
Sen. Jackson Proposes Constitutional Amendment
Reported By Cara Kumari
POSTED: 5:42 pm CST February 4, 2010
UPDATED: 7:33 pm CST February 4, 2010
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A state lawmaker wants to protect what he calls rights to hunt and fish.
Video: Lawmaker Wants Hunting, Fishing 'Rights' Protected
Sen. Doug Jackson said he's concerned that the politically correct world could lead to a ban, and some are ready to change the state constitution to keep that from happening.
In Tennessee, hunting and fishing aren't rights -- they're privileges. Some lawmakers worry a single vote in the Legislature could take away something that's been a tradition for decades.
"The General Assembly, with a single vote, could sell the dome off the Capitol," said Jackson. "So right now, the right to hunt and fish is subject to the political winds that blow back and forth."
Jackson said the only way to make hunting and fishing a right is to put in the constitution. He has proposed a constitutional amendment to guarantee that right for years to come.
If the House approves the proposal, it will go to the people. Voters will see the issue on the ballot when they cast their vote for governor this November. It will cost $20,000 because all proposed constitutional amendments must be published in newspapers before going to a vote.
"It's a time-honored tradition," said Jackson. "It's very important to our economy. The dollars that sportsmen spend in our economy, it's just mind-boggling."
Jackson said this necessary because fewer and fewer Tennesseans are becoming hunters because of changing demographics in Tennessee and that more groups are pushing bans.
"We see very well mobilized, organized groups that are well funded, that are constantly pursuing bans on hunting and fishing," said Jackson.
As for how voters feel about the amendment, there are some mixed reactions.
"I feel that right should be protected. Hunting and fishing has been a part of Tennessee's history for many years and probably should continue to be a part of it," said one voter.
"It would get abused," another voter said. "If it were protected, then people could do anything they wanted to as far as hunting and fishing goes."
Jackson said hunting and fishing licenses actually pay for a lot of the state's conservation efforts, so any ban would severely limit that funding."
http://www.wsmv.com/news/22468291/detail.html
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#1767823 - 02/04/10 07:25 PM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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It may become a vote for the non hunting public as well.
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#1767835 - 02/04/10 07:27 PM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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Wow. Well way I look at it is Ill be huntin even if it is banned or whatever, dont really care if we get a right a hunt and then it gets taken away later.
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#1767891 - 02/04/10 07:39 PM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jac
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Wow. Well way I look at it is Ill be huntin even if it is banned or whatever, dont really care if we get a right a hunt and then it gets taken away later.
Ditto! If they take something away that really (IMO) is not theirs to take then i will face the consequences when/if they catch me.
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#1767927 - 02/04/10 07:49 PM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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Wow. Well way I look at it is Ill be huntin even if it is banned or whatever, dont really care if we get a right a hunt and then it gets taken away later.
Yup! I'd like to be sitting in my stand and someone telling me to get down because hunting was no longer a right....Thats one that I wouldnt field dress 
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#1768582 - 02/05/10 05:26 AM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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This is why we all need to belong to a organization that surports our hunting and fishing rights or as Bowriter said privilege.
Pass It On is one of the best ways to ensure that our kids and there kids will be able to enjoy the sport we love as hunters.
Get involved in some way and let your wishes be known. Let your Congressman know where you stand as a hunter. Take every chance to educate every non-hunter you can about why we need hunters, they have a larger vote than we do......
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#1768608 - 02/05/10 05:49 AM
Re: Ch 4- News- Constitutional Ammendment-Doug Jackson
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Yes, a privilege...that should not be infringed upon imo. God given right?
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