Velo99
1601 posts
Feb 29, 2008
5:30 PM
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Send this to your congressmen. Audubon is trying to make killing a BOP a felony.
I am writing to urge you OPPOSE HR 4093, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2007. This bill is not needed. Birds of
prey are multiplying at an alarming rate and are killing songbirds and
other desirable species because most birds of prey, other than eagles,
have become overpopulated since 1972 when they were unnecessarily
added
to the list of protected species.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has grossly over-exaggerated their
estimates of the numbers of raptors that are being killed across the
country each year, in an attempt to prevent law-abiding citizens from
protecting songbirds and small backyard livestock from being killed by
marauding Cooper's and Red Tail hawks.
The fact that an isolated small group of men were recently forced to
pay
exhorbitant fines and to defend themselves against outrageously
exaggerated charges leveled against them by their own government is
troubling. Even more troubling is the fact that the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service wants to waste more government funds enforcing this
unneeded law when much more important governmental needs go unfunded.
Our country is taking too few steps to be fiscally responsible. Our
courts are choked with a backlog of ciminal cases--there is no need to
add to that backlog with an enhanced caseload against responsible
citizens simply trying to protect their own property against murderous
birds of prey.
Currently, killing a protected bird is a Class B Misdemeanor under the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This is more than enough punishment for
such
a petty crime.
HR 4093 would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to increase
violations
under the Act to felonies, which would be a grossly disproportionate
penalty and an abuse of governmental power.
I am counting on you to OPPOSE HR 4093, The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2007, to show that Congress will not be
stampeded by special interest groups more interested in this
inconsequential matter than in addressing the many more worthy
challenges our country faces today.
Permission was given to get this into as many hands of rollermen as possible.
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V99
Keep the best. Eat the rest.
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