Let's All Do Our Part to Stop This!

[Slidellkid]

This guy is clearly a nut case - he thinks animals should have the right to sue in court and that hunting should be banned if it's only recreational. Please do your part and call or send a note to Senator Vitter and Landrieu asking that they not support this nominee!



Sportsmen Help Needed to Derail Animal Rights Appointee


Senator Contacts Needed
8/12/09

Sportsmen are needed to help prevent the confirmation of Cass Sunstein as President Obama's head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
Because this position has oversight of regulations including those that impact hunting, sportsmen have reason to be concerned about the nominee’s stated views that hunting be banned if its only value is that of recreation. Concerns should be heightened by the fact that this political appointee has openly advocated for animals to have the right to sue in a court of law.
There appear to be many in the Obama administration with similar viewpoints. It is common knowledge that Attorney General Eric Holder is a champion for gun control. Also with sordid conservation pasts are Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack who vetoed a bill to allow dove hunting when governor of Iowa and Lisa Jackson, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who worked overtime as a New Jersey bureaucrat to stop bear hunting in the state.
But Mr. Sunstein would be even more dangerous as he would have ability to intervene in decisions regarding the rights of Americans to hunt, fish and trap by virtue of his position as "regulations czar."
For that reason, sportsmen immediately need to contact their U.S. Senators and ask that they oppose this confirmation.
If sportsmen and the organizations they belong to do not want to see an animal rightist having control over regulations that impact hunting they are going to need to contact their Senators and make that viewpoint known.
If Senators in the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus are looking for an issue that demonstrates their support for hunting, this is it. Voting "No" on this nomination would send a clear message to an administration that pledged moderation that opponents of hunting do not represent a moderate view.
The American public supports regulated hunting. It is the cornerstone of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. This model, the envy of the world, has seen wildlife populations rebound and explode all over the country as a result of the billions of dollars invested in professional wildlife management over the last 100 plus years.
"This may be a long shot," admits Rob Sexton, Vice President for Government Affairs for the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA). "But we can't just lie down and let the Senate give a free pass to a person who could do real damage to our hunting heritage."
Take Action- The USSA is calling on all sportsmen across the U.S. to contact their two individual senators and urge them to vote no on this confirmation. Tell them that Sunstein has made public his views against a traditional way of life.
This can be done by visiting the Legislative Action Center where you can receive additional talking points and send a message directly to your senator’s office.
Additionally, with the Senate recessing through the month of August it is imperative to contact your Senators while they are in their home districts and before the expected confirmation vote next month.