(04-14-2017, 09:56 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: He should be cool with Trump, as they both look like overweight lesbians.

(04-13-2017, 11:22 PM)GMDino Wrote:

(04-14-2017, 05:17 PM)Aquapod770 Wrote: You got a link to the actual rule? Cuz knowing the government prohibiting killing hibernating animals wasn't the only part of it.

Quote:On 3 April 2017, President Trump signed H.J. Res. 69, a joint U.S. House and Senate resolution nullifying Obama-era regulations banning the use of certain “predator control” hunting methods on the 76.8 million acres of federally-protected national preserves across Alaska.

The repealed restrictions were enacted in 2016 by the Fish and Wildlife Service after years of disputes between the U.S. government and the state of Alaska over the legality of such practices as bear baiting, hunting via aircraft, killing hibernating bears, and “denning” (killing wolves, coyotes, and offspring in their dens) on or near federally protected lands.
In an impassioned call to action, the Humane Society of the United States had condemned the bill, which they said ought to “shock the conscience of every animal lover in America”:

Quote:The U.S. House of Representatives overturned a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule that stopped a set of appalling and unsporting predator control methods on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. These egregious practices include shooting or trapping wolves while at their dens with cubs, using airplanes to scout for grizzly bears to shoot, trapping bears with cruel steel-jawed leghold traps and wire snares and luring grizzly bears with food to get a point blank kill. Republicans, with only a few dissents, provided the votes for the measure, which passed by a vote of 225 to 193.

In reality, however, most of those practices were already prohibited to sport hunters under Alaska law, and some of them, including hunting coyotes in their dens and killing hibernating bears and cubs, were permitted to subsistence hunters even under the federal regulations.

The deeper issue all along was state vs. federal control of wildlife management. Despite support from scientific, environmental, and animal welfare advocacy groups, the federal restrictions were considered intrusive and unwarranted by many Alaskans. The state filed a lawsuit in January 2017 contending that the rules amounted to federal overreach, harming the ecosystem and citizens of Alaska. With the support of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Safari Club International, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced H.J. Res. 69 in February 2017 to redress what he termed a “wrongful seizure of authority”:

Quote:From the beginning, I said I would do everything in my power to overturn this illegal jurisdictional power grab by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Today, we’re one step closer to delivering on that commitment and eliminating a wrongful seizure of Alaska’s fish and wildlife management authority. I’m thankful to all those that played a role in moving this important resolution of disapproval, including that countless state and local stakeholders that worked with me to fight a very serious and alarming overreach by the Executive Branch. I look forward to seeing the swift consideration of H.J. Res. 69 in the Senate.

Although passage of the law (i.e., repeal of the federal restrictions) won’t likely result in a sudden increase in the slaughter of hibernating bears or denning wolves, it will make it much more difficult for the U.S. government to intervene in such matters in the future, which remains a serious concern to animal welfare and wildlife protection groups.

(04-14-2017, 03:33 PM)GMDino Wrote:

(04-14-2017, 05:36 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I wonder how much time she spent looking up the word sanctimonious?

(04-14-2017, 05:40 PM)GMDino Wrote: Not as long a Trump would have to have someone do it for him? 

(04-14-2017, 06:05 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Cute, but we're not talking about Trump.  We're talking about a "goldengateblond" that thinks that no federal funding pays for any abortions.  I guess she's not familiar with planned parenthood?

(04-14-2017, 07:19 PM)GMDino Wrote: Wrong forum for this but if you think Planned Parenthood (or anyone) uses federal funds to pay for abortions the "goldengateblond" know more than you too.

(04-14-2017, 07:36 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Correct forum, wrong thread perhaps..  However, if even one dollar of tax collected money goes to planned parenthood, then federal money is paying for abortions.  Fact.

(04-14-2017, 07:49 PM)GMDino Wrote: You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

(04-14-2017, 07:56 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Did Trump repeal the Hyde Amendment?  I must have missed that....

(04-14-2017, 07:58 PM)GMDino Wrote: Oh, so you've heard of it?  Tell me what it does Mr. Wrongity Wrong....

(04-14-2017, 05:32 PM)GMDino Wrote: http://www.snopes.com/2017/04/04/house-votes-killing-hibernating-bears-alaska/

(04-14-2017, 09:31 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I don't know about you, but if I'm getting shot, I'd prefer it be in my sleep.

Well, at least "in bed" anyway.

(04-14-2017, 08:01 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: So are you retracting your statement that no federal funds are used for abortion?

Luckily these students wont likely have to tackle issues more stressful than a yummy chicken sandwich in their lives... Oh Wait #triggered https://t.co/NRLtsHBSLn

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 13, 2017