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Originally Posted by BMelton
Why are things of this nature not on a ballot. Our tax dollars pay everything the corp does, so why does our opinion not count. Just another way tax payers are getting screwed.
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Under our system of government, we elect representatives to speak for us. In the big scheme of things, this is not a big issue. However, if enough fishermen get riled up over the issue, it becomes an issue to our reps. I was talking to a politician last night, and he described it best when he stated that mercury in a cup is pretty manageable, but once you spill the cup, it is nearly impossible to contain the mercury again.
Originally, I claimed that this matter would not become the law of the land until a judge decided so. I stand by that, with one simple addition; an act of Congress. Alexander can submit the bill, and who is going to vote against it? Does anybody think that the Congressman from Iowa or Delaware care what Tennessee fishermen do? Lamar can make it happen for us, if he will.