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Underhandedness not just in federal politics
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Apr. 12, 2012 12:34 pm
Lies, deceit, corruption and trickery abound in Washington, D.C., and I'm pretty sure some of the legislators are for sale to the highest bidder. It looks to me like many of our state legislators are no different. Sen. Dick Deardon's “raccoon bill” (where he slipped in dove hunting last year) is a prime example of how deceit is used to pass laws that benefit only hunters and the Department of Natural Resources.
Earlier this year, Lance Horbach in Tama County proposed legislation to put domestic hogs on a game preserve in his county and let people walk up to the pigs and shoot them. What does this type of senseless killing have to do with hunting?
Merle Wilson
Jesup
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