Lincoln Journal Star – Page 26

from the Lincoln Journal Star

Commentary on the “constitutional hunting protection” issue, including response from Sen. Tony Fulton, follows the cartoon.

I was angry when I saw that the idea of a constitutional amendment to protect hunting was once again being brought up. I was especially upset that it was being associated with Sen. Tony Fulton. I grew up in Auburn with Tony, and though I was closer in age to his two younger brothers, we always knew each other and kept in good contact since we both left our hometown.

What upset me about this coming from Tony was the fact that, less than a year ago, he opposed adding language to the state’s discrimination policy based largely on the premise — as he stated on the record and separately in correspondence with me — that there was no evidence of hiring discrimination against homosexuals, therefore it was unnecessary to clutter our laws for something that required no government intervention for a group that needed no protection.
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