Rally for Public Lands - Montana
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We are encouraging everyone to wear speedos and yoga pants.
Especially if you are hairy and fat.
Monday, let them hear you roar. It's turning ugly up at the Capitol. We need to send a loud message. Several of the buses are full but we are looking for car pools. If you want offer to car pool, or need a ride, shoot me an IM.
Current forecast is between 400-500 people. Sandwiches will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
jryoung
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katqanna
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This is what American Lands Council is circulating about the Rally
BuzzH
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Will be interesting to see what kind of "crowd" ALC draws...what a joke.
Interesting that a group from Utah is calling on people to show up for a Montana rally. Just as interesting as the fact that the only one who testified in favor of an ALC schill bill introduced last week was another paid lobbyist representing the Koch Brothers out of Kansas. Guess it must be hard to drum up much support in Montana, so it is time to call on the political Hessians bought and paid for by out of state money.
Think it might be time to start measuring hat sizes.
Think it might be time to start measuring hat sizes.
Nameless Range
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Against my better judgement I follow the ALC's Facebook page. It is pretty outrageous.
In other news, the walls are closing in on a terrible idea brought to Montana by out-of-state interests. The Montana Woods Product Association has come out in opposition to the federal land transfer. I'm pretty excited for Monday.
http://m.missoulian.com/news/local/...5d44-a746-a0e494976274.html?mobile_touch=true
In other news, the walls are closing in on a terrible idea brought to Montana by out-of-state interests. The Montana Woods Product Association has come out in opposition to the federal land transfer. I'm pretty excited for Monday.
http://m.missoulian.com/news/local/...5d44-a746-a0e494976274.html?mobile_touch=true
shoots-straight
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Any of you from Montana who have President's Day off from work, I hope you will take the effort to join us at this Public Land Rally. Time to send these fringe operators packing, political teeth in hand, to whatever slimy rock they crawled out from under.
I don't think Montanans have much use for the "Utah model" and I doubt many here want to toe the line of a bunch of out of state billionaires. Yet, we have some of our fringe operators in the legislators on the take from such groups, using their legislative positions to carry the water of those who don't like the "obstructionist opposition" hunters represent in Montana.
As they say, you can only buy a politician if he or she is "for sale." Guess we will see which of our Montana politicians are "for sale" to these out of state "buyers."
If you live in Montana, there are buses being provided from many cities. Link provided for the bus schedule. Hope you can be there and send the message that we were doing just fine before the carpetbaggers showed up to save us from ourselves
http://www.backcountryhunters.org/i...-with-montana-sportsmen-for-your-public-lands
See you there.
I don't think Montanans have much use for the "Utah model" and I doubt many here want to toe the line of a bunch of out of state billionaires. Yet, we have some of our fringe operators in the legislators on the take from such groups, using their legislative positions to carry the water of those who don't like the "obstructionist opposition" hunters represent in Montana.
As they say, you can only buy a politician if he or she is "for sale." Guess we will see which of our Montana politicians are "for sale" to these out of state "buyers."
If you live in Montana, there are buses being provided from many cities. Link provided for the bus schedule. Hope you can be there and send the message that we were doing just fine before the carpetbaggers showed up to save us from ourselves
http://www.backcountryhunters.org/i...-with-montana-sportsmen-for-your-public-lands
See you there.
RobertR
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Wish I had the day off for the rally.
I may be wrong but I think part of this whole debacle is the push by some radicals to ban public land grazing. If the cattle people were to co-op they could buy large tracks of public land. This may be a stretch, but think about it if public land grazing were to end.
Everyone promoting this bill has a stake in the bill to line their pockets.
I may be wrong but I think part of this whole debacle is the push by some radicals to ban public land grazing. If the cattle people were to co-op they could buy large tracks of public land. This may be a stretch, but think about it if public land grazing were to end.
Everyone promoting this bill has a stake in the bill to line their pockets.
Nameless Range
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Just got home from the rally. In my opinion it was a pretty amazing event.
Randy did a great job introducing speakers and talking about the importance of our public lands.I saw some familiar faces from pictures I've seen on hunt talk, but being my antisocial self I didn't really say hello to anyone. One cool thing that I didn't expect was seeing former friends of mine from school, old coworkers from Missoula, a guy who lives two houses down the road from me, and people I work with today. Montanans from all walks of life were there.
All of the guest speakers drove their points home, and Gov. Bullock gave one hell of a speech.
I'm grateful to all the people and organizations that put this thing on, and to Randy for volunteering his time on behalf of all of those who are using and will use our public lands in the future.
As was pointed out at the rally, the fight is just beginning. But I found today to be pretty uplifting.
Randy did a great job introducing speakers and talking about the importance of our public lands.I saw some familiar faces from pictures I've seen on hunt talk, but being my antisocial self I didn't really say hello to anyone. One cool thing that I didn't expect was seeing former friends of mine from school, old coworkers from Missoula, a guy who lives two houses down the road from me, and people I work with today. Montanans from all walks of life were there.
All of the guest speakers drove their points home, and Gov. Bullock gave one hell of a speech.
I'm grateful to all the people and organizations that put this thing on, and to Randy for volunteering his time on behalf of all of those who are using and will use our public lands in the future.
As was pointed out at the rally, the fight is just beginning. But I found today to be pretty uplifting.
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The official count was somewhere north of 500.
It's the kind of day that makes me glad I get to work in policy and politics. When hundreds stand up against a bad idea and take the time to physically go to a state capitol, Legislators hear it.
Well, most. And that's what we need, a majority of legislators who understand that the people do not want the transfer and sale of public land.
Thanks to everyone who came, sorry I didn't have more time to talk. Hunt Talk was very well represented!
Huge thanks to Mr. David Allen and Randy.
It's the kind of day that makes me glad I get to work in policy and politics. When hundreds stand up against a bad idea and take the time to physically go to a state capitol, Legislators hear it.
Well, most. And that's what we need, a majority of legislators who understand that the people do not want the transfer and sale of public land.
Thanks to everyone who came, sorry I didn't have more time to talk. Hunt Talk was very well represented!
Huge thanks to Mr. David Allen and Randy.
stillkickin
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Congrats to everyone who showed up, I wish Montana was about 13 hours closer as I sure would have attended.
RobG
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Great turnout. That should get the attention of the Rs. Wish I could have made it... I was even up there yesterday and wanted to show Sam the rally, but I have a deadline to fix a problem that I don't even understand...
Ben Long
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Congratulations, all. Democracy as it should be.
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How does that compare to the number of people who stood up against the banning of yoga pants in Montana? Some of the stuff that goes on in Montana politics cracks me up.
http://nypost.com/2015/02/11/montana-lawmaker-says-yoga-pants-should-be-illegal/
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jryoung
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Right on, awesome to see so many stand up and be counted.
BuzzH
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I have to tip my hat to the Montana guys, well done...
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