Putting People First / July 5, 1994
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PEOPLE'S BULLETIN
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     News and notices in the struggle against animal rights and eco-
     extremists

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Putting People First is a nonprofit organization of citizens who believe in
western civilization; that we need to return to common sense in man's
relationship with his fellow man; and that public policy should be based on
science and rationality, not emotionalism.

PO Box 1707
Helena, Montana  59624
(406) 442-5700
FAX (406) 449-0942

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PROPOSED FOREST SERVICE RULES WITHDRAWN

     In April. the People's Bulletin reported that proposed Forest
Service Rules would have allowed, among other things, the government to
prohibit firearm possession on Forest Service lands at the discretion of
several levels of Forest Service administration.  Putting People First
got holy you-know-what for warning people what was at stake if the new
rules were put in place.

     Soon after. however. many other organizations jumped on the
bandwagon and called for a halt to the proposed rules.  Others realized
like us that if the government writes rules, the rules are not just to
look pretty; they are going to be enforced sooner or later.

     Enough people expressed their outrage over the proposed rules that
Forest Service Chief Jack Ward Thomas withdrew them.  We can  now expect
revised rules.  And we had better read them carefully to make sure they
are not just cosmetically revised to say the same things as the last
iteration.



HSUS PROMOTES ANIMAL RIGHTS

     HSUS has announced their second annual "National Farm Animals
Awareness Week," September 18-24, to "help educate the public as to the
truth about what farm animals are really like."  The truth according to
HSUS gospel is very interesting.

     One of the "important" examples HSUS wants people to know about
farm animals is that "some cows love the music of Elvis and produce more
milk when listening to it."  And "chickens are great at networking."

     HSUS is offering packets of materials with more such "little known
and fascinating facts about farm animals."  To get your packet call or
write the HSUS.  They are also inviting "friends" of farm animals to
contact them to receive more information about how they can participate
in "Farm Animal Awareness Week."

     For information contact:
               HSUS
               Washington, D.C. 20037
     or call:  Dr. Melanie Adcock
               202/452-1100



WAR ON THE WEST HEATS UP

     As the times are a changing and more urbanites are moving west. the
political atmosphere is becoming highly charged.  Eventually the built-
upions will be released.  The question is how soon and how big will the
explosion be.

     One of the biggest problems facing the decision makers will be how
to please the eastern voting majority and yet make the policy work for
those who live in the places where wolves and other predators are being
reintroduced.  Outdoor Life magazine took a poll on whether their
readers supported the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone Park.  The
results were very interesting.

     First. the respondents were given only the two choices, yes or no
on reintroduction.  Yet. thirty percent of the respondents wrote in that
they wanted the delisting of the wolf from the Endangered Species Act
and to allow natural recovery with local state management.   Another 42
percent did not want wolf reintroduction, so over 70 percent are saying, 
"don't mess with what we've got."

     The other aspect to look at in the poll is which states voted for
and against.  The states that will be affected by wolf reintroduction
and those states bordering them voted first for no wolf option, then no
for reintroduction.  This included Canada.  States farther from the
proposed wolves were far more likely to vote for reintroduction.  Would
that have been the casu if the wolves were going to be introduced in
their back yards?  And are the decision-makers going to be influenced at
all by this kind of poll?

     American Land Rights Association is offering "War the West"
posters.  They will also be offering T-shirts, buttons. and bumper
stickers.


MORE WAR ON THE WEST

     To have your voice heard on the proposed changes in mining reform
laws, you can call an 800 number and show your support.  The Mineral
Resource Alliance has set up an 800 to collect names of supporters of
mining, ranching. and logging jobs.  The results will be given to
Senators De Concini and McCain.

     To voice your opinion call 1-800-727-7788



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     From Webster's Thesaurus:

     Babbitt   n syn PHILISTINE. boeotian, boob, middlebrow
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WATSON'S YELLOW SUB IS PETITE RATHER THAN TITANIC

     Paul Watson got the sub he has been dreaming about -- a mini sub
and it is purportedly painted yellow.  He intends to use his two man
vessel to harass whalers.




TAMPA TRIBUNE'S TACKY ATTACK ON TED NUGENT

     Commentary writer Philip Booth, of the Tampa Tribune, took a lot of
misguided potshots and ad hominem shots at Ted Nugent.  Calling him
nasty. stupid. and loud. Booth attacked Nugent for being a hunter and
promoting hunting as a way of connecting with "the spirituality of life
itself."

     Nugent has a summer camp for children called Ted Nugent Kamp for
Kids where 100 children from 11 to 15 learn hunting and other outdoor
skills. Booth describes the summer camp as a place the children "can
learn that the helpless critters of today are tomorrow's dead meat."   
Obviously Booth is either a vegetarian or a hypocrite -- every meat meal
was alive at one time.

     Booth does not have to approve of either Nugent or hunting.  But he
should behave like an adult and not use  name calling to make his point. 
He should also learn to give reasons for his disagreement with
activities whether it be bowhunting or meat eating or anything else
instead of using the animal wacko's terms "putting defenseless animals
out of their happiness" (whaever that means).

     Booth suggests that people contact Ted Nugent to express their
feelings.  We should contact the Tampa Tribune and express ours.

     To comment about Booth:
               Tampa Tribune
               202 South Parker Street
               Tampa, Florida 33601
               1-800-282-5588

     To contact Ted Nugent:
               World Bowhunters' Magazine
               4008 W. Michigan Ave.
               Jackson, MI 49202




RANGER RICK WRONG AGAIN

     National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick is teaching children
about animals and their environment.  Regretfully, Ranger Rick is often
wrong --  intentionally. we believe.  For instance, one Ranger Rick
story,  "A trip to the desert becomes a `moooving' experience," was an
open attack on cattle grazing.  The story told children that cattle are
causing erosion, ruining the streams, destroying the stream banks, and
causing flash floods.

     In a scientific paper published by Texas A&M University titled, 
"Current Issues In Food Production: A Perspective On Beef As A Component
In Diets For Americans," Professor Milford of Texas A&M's Department of
Soil and Crop Science provides the following information: "Even though
soil erosion is a serious problem in the U.S., it is not due to animals
or the feed they consume.  Actually. the most extensive erosion occurs
from crops grown for direct use by man, such as cotton."

     National Wildlife Federation's publication of Ranger Rick's attack
on cattle grazing more clearly resembles a partisan attack of western
ranchers grazing their livestock on public land than an unbiased lesson
for children.

     Ranger Rick
     8925 Leesburg Pike
     Vienna, Virginia 22184

     National Wildlife Federation
     1400 Sixteenth St. N.W.
     Washington, D.C. 20036
     202 797-6646
     fax 797-6646

     

ANOTHER PROPERTY RIGHTS VICTORY IN SUPREME COURT

     On Friday the U.S. Supreme court required the City of Tigard,
Oregon, to demonstrate that its taking of Florence Dolan's property
substantially advances the stated purpose of the taking.  The city of
Tigard had told Mrs. Dolan that if she wanted to expand her store, she
must give up a portion (almost 10%) of her property along a creek for a
greenway and bicycle path.

     In writing for the dissenting justices, who supported the
government's attempt to snatch Mrs. Dolan's property for free, Justice
John Paul Stevens revealed his mindset, saying that the "majority had
stumbled badly in failing to recognize the public interest. . . must
outweigh the private interest of the commercial entrepreneur."  A
growing faction considers the Fifth Amendment to be "less equal" than
the others.  But private property rights are a focal issue in the
political struggles today, and will be pivotal in determining which way
the country will go.

     Defenders of Property Rights' President Nancy Marzulla noted, "What
went on in Tigard is a clear and simple case of government-sponsored 
extortion."  Defenders was one of almost 30 organizations to file amicis
curiae briefs with the Court in favor of Mrs. Dolan.

     Defenders of Property Rights
     6235 33rd St. NW
     Washington, D.C. 20015
     202 686-4197




CHLORINE DEBATE MOVES TO SENATE

     The U.S. Senate is expected to begin floor debate on the Clean
Water Act reauthorization bill (S. 2093) some time this month.  S. 2093
currently contains no chlorine-specific provisions, but Senator Howard
Metzenbaum (D-OH) plans to offer a revised version of his chlorine
amendment which contains the main elements of the Clinton
Administration/EPA chlorine phase-out proposal.

     Ninety eight percent of the drinking water in the United States is
purified with chlorine.  Many studies have shown the chlorination of
water is one of the major factors in the increase in life expectancy of
the U.S. population since the turn of the century.  Without chlorination
many diseases, such as cholera, could quickly develop.

     Call or write your Senators and ask them to oppose the Metzenbaum
amendment or any similar provisions which may be introduced to the Clean
Water legislation on the Senate floor.  Urge your Senators to contact
Senator Max Baucus (D MT). chairman of the Environment and Public Works
Committee (S. 2093 sponsoring committee), and express their opposition
to the Metzenbaum amendment or any chlorine-specific provision.  Tell
your Senators, the move to ban chlorine is an effort that threatens the
health and safety of every American.

     For more information:
          Mark Gallant
          Chlorine Chemistry Council
          202 887-6956

     Any Senator can be reached by
     calling the Capitol switchboard,
     202 224-3121


