Excuse one more voting view. Equal public air time, I guess. After
reading all the yes on I-640 reasonings I can't help but offer my
perspective. I too love the bird life and deplore any unnecessary killing
of nature, however, it is necessary to look beyond the superficial
writings of initiatives, resolutions, and bills these days. I enjoy the
analysis people have offered about political decisions, and look forward
to more. As much as I hate politics, it is a necessary element and much
of our wildllife and nature is effected by it. With this said, I do think
most politics these days, and I suppose in the past, has hidden agendas.
The I-640 issue is the most seductive. Commercial fishers do not use
drift-style nets as some ads proclaim. Com. fishers do regulate
themselves more these day and have made it more difficult to survive by
their own restrictions. Unlike the timber industry which made it easier
to log, hence making sustainability extremely difficult. I respect those
few who can have sustainable logging practices while protecting wildlife
habitat. The killing of sea life is not significant, as reported by the
state and mentioned in the paper. Com. fishers do more for fish habitat
than do the backers of this initiative. Anything with aluminum, timber,
and business backing to me is suspect (hidden motives). The issue of
incidental killing with nets is in the same category as birds killed by
cats, animals run out by cattle grazing, road kill, etc.. A reality due
to our lifestyles and our so called needs. We need not destroy ways of life,
but find ways to live more responsibly and simplier. We need not pit one
group against another, but find a way for both com. fishers and sport fishers,
environment and human to live together. This initiative doesn't do much
for all our responsibilities toward fish habitat and ecosystems. Not an
eater of much seafood anymore, after having grown up on river caught
fish, I would like local (native?) fish to stock our markets not
farm-raised fish or those transported (wasteful) from afar.
Supporting the large industries at the expense of working folks doesn't
seem right to me. Watch out for the seduction, this is not a simple "save
our sea life" issue. Thanks, and do vote.
-dean