Posted on 07/09/2009 3:30:00 PM PDT by neverdem
Hunters in New Jersey usually have their hands full keeping tabs on Trenton politicians with anti-hunting agendas. That doesn't mean they should take their eyes off public officials in Washington who might have similar mindsets.
The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) suggests one current example is President Barack Obama's choice of prolific law professor Cass Sunstein to head an important regulatory body. The president selected Sunstein - a friend and adviser who has expressed positions seen by USSA to be anti-hunting - to be in charge of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
Sunstein, who teaches at Harvard, could not be reached for comment. Thehill.com and the USSA report he has expressed some interesting opinions, including a view that aggrieved animals should be able to file lawsuits against humans (with, of course, the help of people).
That, as well as Sunstein's comments during a 2007 speech, where he reportedly said hunting should be banned, played a part in prompting U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, (R-Ga.) to at least temporarily block Sunstein from attaining the OIRA position. Chambliss, who placed a "hold" on Sunstein's nomination, told reporters he wants to meet with Sunstein after this weekend's holiday break so he can discuss with him his points of view.
This is of importance to sportsmen primarily because Sunstein, as head of the information and regulatory affairs office, would have power to review and weigh-in on proposed federal regulations possibly including those that impact hunting and fishing, noted the USSA.
"As part of the federal budget office, the OIRA has extensive authority to perform data based cost/benefit analyses of all new federal regulations," stated the organization. "Though not allowed to issue opinions on the merits of any proposed regulations, the OIRA can block rules if it considers the supporting data not strong."
Chambliss...
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Cross examination of the aggrieved animals on the stand should be very entertaining.
>>>> Sunstein, who teaches at Harvard, <<<<<<
These people from Boston and Cambridge are incredibly dense and solipsistic.
The believe that the whole of the United States looks like either Cambridge or Slumerville, except when they hop in the Subaru to drive up to the White Mountains on the weekends. And then they think the whole of the White Mountains is run by the Appalachian Mountain Club (which is a Boston Brahmin institution).
I’m not joking about this. This is how they think in Cambridge.
AMC actually put a wheelchair ramp on one of their White Mountain huts. In other words, a woman in a wheelchair who was able, with help, to get up a steep, rocky trail needed the ramp to get past a couple of stairs. The ultimate in PC run complete amok.
Well, this’ll help his poll numbers in Ohio!
I did not know one actually hunted in NJ, I thought those sportsman just chased the prey (deer etc) down on the roadways.
And do these Newjersians really eat what they hunt? Probably a GPS deer finder mounted to the weapon of considerable expense. Can see those Housewives of New Jersey frying up that venison! Making venison meatballs.
I t seems more like a "g-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-g" state to me. ;)
Let these same advocates "talk the talk" of taking guns away from a more Wild and Woolly state.
You would think they would understand that people didn't buy all those guns and ammo just to turn them in if there is a ban. You would think they wouldn't want to provoke us to the point that we have to show them why we own guns!
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