MINNESOTA ACTION ALERT

The well-funded hunting lobby is once again trying to amend the Minnesota Constitution to grant a constitutional guarantee to hunt. Such an amendment may prohibit the future enactment of any restrictions on hunting. Time is critical, and we need your help to defeat this dangerous bill!

Please immediately contact the Speaker of the House, Phil Carruthers, and tell him to oppose H.F. 326. Tell him that you as a voter are outraged that the Constitution is being used to promote the political agenda of the hunting lobby. Write or call:

The Honorable Phil Carruthers
Speaker of the House
463 State Office Building
Saint Paul, MN 55155

Phone: (612) 296-3709

E-Mail: rep.phil.carruthers@house.leg.state.mn.us

Here are a few points you may wish to make:

• Voters such as you care about the integrity of the Minnesota Constitution, and do not want it used to promote recreational hobbies such as hunting.

• There is no constitutional right to food, shelter, or a job, and there are no special rights for other groups, so why should hunters be so privileged?

• Legislators should not tie their own hands and prevent themselves from making educated decisions on future laws concerning wildlife.

• The state may be subject to frivolous lawsuits from hunters who claim they have a "privilege" to longer hunting seasons or larger bag limits.

• The constitutional guarantee to hunt was defeated last year, and this issue should simply be laid to rest permanently.

If you have any questions about this legislation, please contact Linda Hatfield at LHatFATE@aol.com. Thank you for your help!

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