The Register Does Good
March 2nd, 2007 at 01:32am Geraldine
We, along with other Iowa blogs, frequently bash the Des Moines Register, particularly the often pompous David Yepsen and the always useless Jane Norman (who did a great job transcribing a Chuck Grassley news release the other day–after all, stenography is easier than reporting). However, a story yesterday about internet hunting hit the nail on the head. It would ban hunting live animals over the internet using a webcam and a remote controlled rifle. While many find the practice objectionable, the reporter, Jennifer Jacobs, astutely points out the one problem with the bill, there is no internet hunting. Although a Texas entrepreneur tried to set up such a venture several years ago, the state of Texas almost immediately shut it down. It was the first and, to date, last attempt at internet hunting.
Even the sponsor of the bill, Republican Steven Lukan, does not know of anyone participating in internet hunting. But he wants to ban it anyway. Why? Because this is the rare type of non-controversial bill that gets a lot of easy publicity. While other state representatives busy themselves with dull tasks like spurring Iowa’s economic development and balancing the state’s budget, Steven Lukan finds it easier to ban something that does not exist. It is a waste of the legislature’s time and of taxpayer money. One wonders when Lukan will amend the bill to make it clear that the ban on internet hunting applies to unicorns.
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2 Comments Add your own
1. demiowa | March 2nd, 2007 at 11:12 am
True Lukan story. He was at a town hall meeting and was asked how come the Indians didn’t pay their fair share of taxes. Lukan responded he would look into the situation. My sister brought up they were an independent nation. Without batting an eye, Lukan returned to the questioner and repeated verbatim my sister’s comment like it was his own.
2. Bacon | March 2nd, 2007 at 12:27 pm
You know of a legislator whose actually working on worthwhile legislation? Wow.
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