Senate confirmations F&W Commission

[bearpaw]

  I agree with your comments completely.
Hoping we can get a few more messages sent today, the Committee does not address the confirmations until 1:30 PM today.



I just got off the phone with Ryan Benson at Big Game Forever. They have set up their advocacy system to send letters to the Washington Senate Natural Resources Committee. Ryan says it only takes about 30 seconds and a message is sent on your behalf, you even have the option to word the message as desired.

Send an automated message NOW:  http://capwiz.com/biggameforever/issues/alert/?alertid=62544316&PROCESS=Take+Action  

[HUNT]

emails sent

[gaddy]

done. wish i had seen this earlier to spread the message more

[bobcat]

Done.

But I wonder about the statement that said "there may be as many as 100 wolves in the state of Washington."

Seems to me it's got to be much higher than that. 

[huntnphool]

"Dear John:
 
Thank you for your input on the nominations of Fish and Wildlife Commissioners.
 
We value all input on these nominees – both pro and con – and this input will be weighed heavily during the Senate confirmation process.
 
Sincerely,
 
JOHN SMITH
State Senator"

It'd be nice if we knew how he felt. Maybe his answer tells us that.

I got the same reply. Only one to reply to my e-mail.......

Same one I received.

+1

[Elkaholic daWg]

"Dear John:
 
Thank you for your input on the nominations of Fish and Wildlife Commissioners.
 
We value all input on these nominees – both pro and con – and this input will be weighed heavily during the Senate confirmation process.
 
Sincerely,
 
JOHN SMITH
State Senator"

It'd be nice if we knew how he felt. Maybe his answer tells us that.

I got the same reply. Only one to reply to my e-mail.......

Same one I received.

+1

+2  sent another this AM and got it back already.

[Elkaholic daWg]

 At least he didn't say THIS>>>>  Some wolves need to be trapped and transported to HIS nieghborhood.




Thanks for your note.  The Natural Resources and Parks Committee just heard all four appointees.  They appeared in person, and we asked questions that reflected our own preferences.  Some committee members seemed to insist that the candidates act in the way that their own constituents would like.  I prefer to see them as individuals who have the elected Governor’s confidence (though some preceded him by 18 months or more) because they are capable of negotiating to a statewide solution, rather than because they follow slavishly the desires of one or another stakeholder group, or the ideology of “urban” or “rural” residents—as if those were monolithic blocs.  The answers of all four gentlemen convinced me that they are willing to balance the conflicting needs of urban and rural Washington, whether in regard to wolf-management, fisheries management, or hunting.  I intend to vote to confirm all four, including the one who took a different position on wolf-management than I do.

 

If we legislators want to draft and pass our own wildlife management plans, I suppose we could do that.  We could legislate hunting seasons, even vote on where to assign staff.  But we delegate that to an agency because so much of these acts are decided on a case-by-case basis, and we don’t have the time or expertise on which to base good judgment.  So we have to respect the individuals who are willing to step forward to do it, and whom an elected Governor has appointed.  That means treating them with respect and giving them a degree of discretion.  We get to see them again in another four years, but in the meantime we need to trust them.  That’s not naďve; that’s pragmatic.

 

Thanks again for your advocacy.

Yours truly,

Adam

_____________________________________________________________

Senator Adam Kline | 37th Legislative District

Ranking Democratic Member of Senate Law and Justice Committee

| Washington State Senate

(360) 786.7688 | 223 Cherberg Building | Olympia, WA 98504-0600 

[SpringerFan]

At least he didn't say THIS>>>>  Some wolves need to be trapped and transported to HIS nieghborhood.




Thanks for your note.  The Natural Resources and Parks Committee just heard all four appointees.  They appeared in person, and we asked questions that reflected our own preferences.  Some committee members seemed to insist that the candidates act in the way that their own constituents would like.  I prefer to see them as individuals who have the elected Governor’s confidence (though some preceded him by 18 months or more) because they are capable of negotiating to a statewide solution, rather than because they follow slavishly the desires of one or another stakeholder group, or the ideology of “urban” or “rural” residents—as if those were monolithic blocs.  The answers of all four gentlemen convinced me that they are willing to balance the conflicting needs of urban and rural Washington, whether in regard to wolf-management, fisheries management, or hunting.  I intend to vote to confirm all four, including the one who took a different position on wolf-management than I do.

 

If we legislators want to draft and pass our own wildlife management plans, I suppose we could do that.  We could legislate hunting seasons, even vote on where to assign staff.  But we delegate that to an agency because so much of these acts are decided on a case-by-case basis, and we don’t have the time or expertise on which to base good judgment.  So we have to respect the individuals who are willing to step forward to do it, and whom an elected Governor has appointed.  That means treating them with respect and giving them a degree of discretion.  We get to see them again in another four years, but in the meantime we need to trust them.  That’s not naďve; that’s pragmatic.

 

Thanks again for your advocacy.

Yours truly,

Adam

_____________________________________________________________

Senator Adam Kline | 37th Legislative District

Ranking Democratic Member of Senate Law and Justice Committee

| Washington State Senate

(360) 786.7688 | 223 Cherberg Building | Olympia, WA 98504-0600

Got the same reply........but what the heck is this in his response?    "They appeared in person, and we asked questions that reflected our own preferences."

There is the problem.........they represent who??? Not us.......these types need to go...........sure hope people wake up to the fact that we are not represented any more by the Dems.

BTW........current administration.......NOT my president.

[ghosthunter]

Ditto same message from Kline

[huntrights]

I just received the same message as well.

[LeeMajors]

Unfortunately, I didn't know about these confirmations until yesterday. 

If there is anything we can do to get Jennings removed, please let me know how to help.  I'll help with the other guy too, but Jennings is PE#1

[bearpaw]

Unfortunately, I didn't know about these confirmations until yesterday. 

If there is anything we can do to get Jennings removed, please let me know how to help.  I'll help with the other guy too, but Jennings is PE#1

They have not voted on the confirmations yet, we need to keep the letters going, please send a message.

[LeeMajors]

Done.

I don't know if any of you pay attention to this, but Jennings wanted that area 4b lingcod season shortened, and the study he quoted during his confirmation hearing (and in the rule proposal) that states there was some rediculous level of rockfish bycatch for every legal lingcod caught, is total BS.  The study was intentionally targetting rockfish, so the lingcod were the bycatch, and he twisted the numbers to make it look like the lings were the targetted species and the rockfish were bycatch.

[bigtex]

4/10 Update

The Natural Resource and Parks committee confirmed Carpenter and Mahnken.

Did not take any action on Jennings and Kehne.

So what does this mean? Not much!

Jennings and Kehne can continue to serve on the commission.

[pendoreilleadventures]

Confused on that one? Why wouldn't they vote on the two that are clearly opposed by a large amount of voters?

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