Steve
12-04-2000, 12:33 PM
UPDATE ON HOUSE BILL 6147 - THE DOVE BILL
THIS IS DO OR DIE WEEK ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SPORTSMEN!
Late Thursday afternoon on November 30, 2000, at approximately 3:45 PM, the
Senate Committee on Hunting, Fishing and Forestry made history and passed
House Bill 6147 out of committee with no amendments. This is exactly what we
have been working for. The bill should be taken up this week, possibly on
Tuesday, December 5th in the Senate. Senators Hoffman, Dingell and Gast
supported the legislation with Senators Bullard and Byrum dissenting.
Senator Gast gave testimony before he voted that he would be voting against
the bill on the floor, even though he would vote for the bill in committee.
He didn't believe that lining up doves on a power line and shooting them
(which is illegal in Michigan, and you should let him know) is a fair way to
hunt. It's odd that Gast plans to vote against HB6147 on the floor after
voting for it in committee. Senator Gast is the author of the legislation
that became Proposal G (Act 377 of 1996). This proposal authorizes the NRC
the exclusive authority to regulate the taking of game. Senator Gast should
be reminded of his own legislation that later became Proposal G. Gast needs
to allow the NRC (which favors a dove season by a 7-0 margin), the option of
deciding if the taking of mourning doves should be allowed.
Senator Byrum, who interestingly enough ran on a pro-sportsmens platform
during her unsuccessful congressional race against Senator Mike Rogers,
voted against sportsmen on this issue in committee. We're not sure how
Senator Byrum will vote on the senate floor, so she needs to hear from you.
This is the closest that we have come in the last 95 years to getting a dove
season. We've never successfully passed this legislation through one of the
two houses, and then gotten it through committee on the second side. The
past three times this legislation has been tried, the furthest it has gone
is making it through the Senate, only to be stopped in the House because of
broken promises that had been made by Representative Mick Middaugh in 1995.
HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO HELP!
ACTION ITEM #1: Write editorial letters to your local newspapers supporting
House Bill 6147. Point out that this is a wonderful additional recreational
opportunity, especially for young, old and physically disabled hunters, at
little or no cost to the state.
ACTION ITEM #2: Call, write (fax your letters) and send e-mail to Governor
Engler, your Senator, Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow and Senate President
Dick Posthumus.
In 1995 the following Senators, who are still in office, voted NO: Harry
Gast, George Hart, Donald Koivisto, Arthur Miller, Gary Peters, John
Schwartz, Alma Smith, William VanRegenmorter and Jackie Vaughn
These Senators were excused absences from the vote: Virgil Smith, Joe Young
This Senator did not vote on the issue: Leon Stille
ACTION ITEM #3: Contact your friends, family members, and every hunter you
know and have them do the same! Forward this message to everyone!
If you do not know who your state senator is, follow these instructions:
* Go to the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America web site at www.wlfa.org. (http://www.wlfa.org.)
* Scroll down and click on "Guide to the States" (bottom right box at bottom
of web site).
* Click on the state of Michigan on the map.
* Under "Find your Legislators" Enter your Zip Code (+4 if you know it - you
may need that to determine which senator is yours if a zip code is split)
and click on Search
* Find your senator listed under "MI Senate"
* You can write them directly from this site simply by clicking on your
Senator's e-mail address.
If you don't have Internet Access, contact your County Board of Elections to
find out the name of your senator and then call (517) 373-2400 for that
senator's contact information.
This is the final hour on this one, and likely the last Action Alert you
will receive, unless the vote is delayed. Please take action this one last
time to make Michigan the 40th state in the Union to allow dove hunting.
Included as an attachement are a listing of facts on dove hunting. Thank
you in advance for your valuable time and effort.
Name P Phone Fax E-Mail
Governor's Information
John Engler R 517-335-7858 517-335-6863 Use the following
Website: http://www.state.mi.us/migov/gov/index.htm
President of the Senate's Information
Dick Posthumus R 517-373-6800 517-241-3956 ltgov@exec.state.mi.us
Senate Information
Loren Bennett R 800-704-6299 517-373-9228
SenLBennett@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Bullard R 888-736-2855 517-373-0938
SenBBullard@senate.state.mi.us
Dianne Byrum D 517-373-1734 517-373-5397
SenDByrum@senate.state.mi.us
John Cherry D 800-551-1636 517-373-1453
SenJCherry@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth DeBeaussaert D 517-373-7315 517-373-3126
SenKDeBeaussaert@senate.state.mi.us
Dan DeGrow R 517-373-7708 517-373-1450
SenDDeGrow@senate.state.mi.us
Chris Dingell D 517-373-7800 517-373-9310
SenCDingell@senate.state.mi.us
Mat Dunaskiss R 517-373-2417 517-373-2694
SenMDunaskiss@senate.state.mi.us
Robert Emerson D 517-373-0142 517-373-3938
SenBEmerson@senate.state.mi.us
Joanne Emmons R 517-373-3760 517-373-8661
SenJEmmons@senate.state.mi.us
Harry Gast R 517-373-6960 517-373-0897
SenHGast@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Goschka R 800-336-6453 517-373-3487
SenMGoschka@senate.state.mi.us
Joel Gougeon R 517-373-1777 517-373-5871
SenJGougeon@senate.state.mi.us
Beverly Hammerstrom R 888-477-8238 517-373-0927
SenBHammerstrom@senate.state.mi.us
George Hart D 517-373-6820 517-373-3101
SenGHart@senate.state.mi.us
Philip Hoffman R 517-373-2426 517-373-2964
SenPHoffman@senate.state.mi.us
David Jaye R 517-373-7670 517-373-5958
SenDJaye@senate.state.mi.us
Shirley Johnson R 517-373-2523 517-373-5669
SenSJohnson@senate.state.mi.us
Donald Koivisto D 517-373-7840 517-373-3932
SenDKoivisto@senate.state.mi.us
Burton Leland D 517-373-0994 517-373-5981
SenBLeland@senate.state.mi.us
Thaddeus McCotter R 517-373-1707 517-373-3935
SenTMcCotter@senate.state.mi.us
George McManus R 517-373-1725 517-373-0741
SenGMcManus@senate.state.mi.us
Arthur Miller D 517-373-8360 517-373-9230
SenAMiller@senate.state.mi.us
Raymond Murphy D 517-373-0990 517-373-5338
SenRMurphy@senate.state.mi.us
Walter North R 517-373-2413 517-373-5144
SenWNorth@senate.state.mi.us
Gary Peters D 888-273-8377 517-373-2983
SenGPeters@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Rogers R 517-373-2420 517-373-2764
SenMRogers@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Schuette R 800-393-5875 517-373-2678
SenBSchuette@senate.state.mi.us
John Schwarz R 517-373-3447 517-373-5849
SenJSchwarz@senate.state.mi.us
Dale Shugars R 517-393-0793 517-373-5607
SenDShugars@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth Sikkem R 800-774-1174 517-373-5236
SenKSikkema@senate.state.mi.us
Alma Smith D 800-344-2562 517-373-5679
SenASmith@senate.state.mi.us
Virgil Smith D 517-373-7748 517-373-1387
SenVSmith@senate.state.mi.us
Glen Steil R 517-373-1801 517-373-5801
SenGSteil@senate.state.mi.us
Leon Stille R 517-373-1635 517-373-3300
SenLStille@senate.state.mi.us
William VanRegenmorter R 517-373-6920 517-373-2751
SenWVanReg@senate.state.mi.us
Jackie Vaughn D 517-373-7918 517-373-5227
SenJVaughn@senate.state.mi.us
Joe Young D 517-373-7346 517-373-9320
SenJYoung@senate.state.mi.us
THIS IS DO OR DIE WEEK ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SPORTSMEN!
Late Thursday afternoon on November 30, 2000, at approximately 3:45 PM, the
Senate Committee on Hunting, Fishing and Forestry made history and passed
House Bill 6147 out of committee with no amendments. This is exactly what we
have been working for. The bill should be taken up this week, possibly on
Tuesday, December 5th in the Senate. Senators Hoffman, Dingell and Gast
supported the legislation with Senators Bullard and Byrum dissenting.
Senator Gast gave testimony before he voted that he would be voting against
the bill on the floor, even though he would vote for the bill in committee.
He didn't believe that lining up doves on a power line and shooting them
(which is illegal in Michigan, and you should let him know) is a fair way to
hunt. It's odd that Gast plans to vote against HB6147 on the floor after
voting for it in committee. Senator Gast is the author of the legislation
that became Proposal G (Act 377 of 1996). This proposal authorizes the NRC
the exclusive authority to regulate the taking of game. Senator Gast should
be reminded of his own legislation that later became Proposal G. Gast needs
to allow the NRC (which favors a dove season by a 7-0 margin), the option of
deciding if the taking of mourning doves should be allowed.
Senator Byrum, who interestingly enough ran on a pro-sportsmens platform
during her unsuccessful congressional race against Senator Mike Rogers,
voted against sportsmen on this issue in committee. We're not sure how
Senator Byrum will vote on the senate floor, so she needs to hear from you.
This is the closest that we have come in the last 95 years to getting a dove
season. We've never successfully passed this legislation through one of the
two houses, and then gotten it through committee on the second side. The
past three times this legislation has been tried, the furthest it has gone
is making it through the Senate, only to be stopped in the House because of
broken promises that had been made by Representative Mick Middaugh in 1995.
HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO HELP!
ACTION ITEM #1: Write editorial letters to your local newspapers supporting
House Bill 6147. Point out that this is a wonderful additional recreational
opportunity, especially for young, old and physically disabled hunters, at
little or no cost to the state.
ACTION ITEM #2: Call, write (fax your letters) and send e-mail to Governor
Engler, your Senator, Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow and Senate President
Dick Posthumus.
In 1995 the following Senators, who are still in office, voted NO: Harry
Gast, George Hart, Donald Koivisto, Arthur Miller, Gary Peters, John
Schwartz, Alma Smith, William VanRegenmorter and Jackie Vaughn
These Senators were excused absences from the vote: Virgil Smith, Joe Young
This Senator did not vote on the issue: Leon Stille
ACTION ITEM #3: Contact your friends, family members, and every hunter you
know and have them do the same! Forward this message to everyone!
If you do not know who your state senator is, follow these instructions:
* Go to the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America web site at www.wlfa.org. (http://www.wlfa.org.)
* Scroll down and click on "Guide to the States" (bottom right box at bottom
of web site).
* Click on the state of Michigan on the map.
* Under "Find your Legislators" Enter your Zip Code (+4 if you know it - you
may need that to determine which senator is yours if a zip code is split)
and click on Search
* Find your senator listed under "MI Senate"
* You can write them directly from this site simply by clicking on your
Senator's e-mail address.
If you don't have Internet Access, contact your County Board of Elections to
find out the name of your senator and then call (517) 373-2400 for that
senator's contact information.
This is the final hour on this one, and likely the last Action Alert you
will receive, unless the vote is delayed. Please take action this one last
time to make Michigan the 40th state in the Union to allow dove hunting.
Included as an attachement are a listing of facts on dove hunting. Thank
you in advance for your valuable time and effort.
Name P Phone Fax E-Mail
Governor's Information
John Engler R 517-335-7858 517-335-6863 Use the following
Website: http://www.state.mi.us/migov/gov/index.htm
President of the Senate's Information
Dick Posthumus R 517-373-6800 517-241-3956 ltgov@exec.state.mi.us
Senate Information
Loren Bennett R 800-704-6299 517-373-9228
SenLBennett@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Bullard R 888-736-2855 517-373-0938
SenBBullard@senate.state.mi.us
Dianne Byrum D 517-373-1734 517-373-5397
SenDByrum@senate.state.mi.us
John Cherry D 800-551-1636 517-373-1453
SenJCherry@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth DeBeaussaert D 517-373-7315 517-373-3126
SenKDeBeaussaert@senate.state.mi.us
Dan DeGrow R 517-373-7708 517-373-1450
SenDDeGrow@senate.state.mi.us
Chris Dingell D 517-373-7800 517-373-9310
SenCDingell@senate.state.mi.us
Mat Dunaskiss R 517-373-2417 517-373-2694
SenMDunaskiss@senate.state.mi.us
Robert Emerson D 517-373-0142 517-373-3938
SenBEmerson@senate.state.mi.us
Joanne Emmons R 517-373-3760 517-373-8661
SenJEmmons@senate.state.mi.us
Harry Gast R 517-373-6960 517-373-0897
SenHGast@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Goschka R 800-336-6453 517-373-3487
SenMGoschka@senate.state.mi.us
Joel Gougeon R 517-373-1777 517-373-5871
SenJGougeon@senate.state.mi.us
Beverly Hammerstrom R 888-477-8238 517-373-0927
SenBHammerstrom@senate.state.mi.us
George Hart D 517-373-6820 517-373-3101
SenGHart@senate.state.mi.us
Philip Hoffman R 517-373-2426 517-373-2964
SenPHoffman@senate.state.mi.us
David Jaye R 517-373-7670 517-373-5958
SenDJaye@senate.state.mi.us
Shirley Johnson R 517-373-2523 517-373-5669
SenSJohnson@senate.state.mi.us
Donald Koivisto D 517-373-7840 517-373-3932
SenDKoivisto@senate.state.mi.us
Burton Leland D 517-373-0994 517-373-5981
SenBLeland@senate.state.mi.us
Thaddeus McCotter R 517-373-1707 517-373-3935
SenTMcCotter@senate.state.mi.us
George McManus R 517-373-1725 517-373-0741
SenGMcManus@senate.state.mi.us
Arthur Miller D 517-373-8360 517-373-9230
SenAMiller@senate.state.mi.us
Raymond Murphy D 517-373-0990 517-373-5338
SenRMurphy@senate.state.mi.us
Walter North R 517-373-2413 517-373-5144
SenWNorth@senate.state.mi.us
Gary Peters D 888-273-8377 517-373-2983
SenGPeters@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Rogers R 517-373-2420 517-373-2764
SenMRogers@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Schuette R 800-393-5875 517-373-2678
SenBSchuette@senate.state.mi.us
John Schwarz R 517-373-3447 517-373-5849
SenJSchwarz@senate.state.mi.us
Dale Shugars R 517-393-0793 517-373-5607
SenDShugars@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth Sikkem R 800-774-1174 517-373-5236
SenKSikkema@senate.state.mi.us
Alma Smith D 800-344-2562 517-373-5679
SenASmith@senate.state.mi.us
Virgil Smith D 517-373-7748 517-373-1387
SenVSmith@senate.state.mi.us
Glen Steil R 517-373-1801 517-373-5801
SenGSteil@senate.state.mi.us
Leon Stille R 517-373-1635 517-373-3300
SenLStille@senate.state.mi.us
William VanRegenmorter R 517-373-6920 517-373-2751
SenWVanReg@senate.state.mi.us
Jackie Vaughn D 517-373-7918 517-373-5227
SenJVaughn@senate.state.mi.us
Joe Young D 517-373-7346 517-373-9320
SenJYoung@senate.state.mi.us