Quote Originally Posted by twise7 View Post
Magiksmallie – I belive that’s a radical way of looking at this amendment. I will agree however that the wording could be better. We can all look at any word and use our own interpretation as to what it “means”. “Fishing” to me means going out on beautiful day trying to catch a bass or two. The guy sitting next to me sees “fishing” as the only means of dinner most nights. My point is, don’t get caught up in the webster’s dictionary meaning of each and every word and what it “might” mean if a word is left out – let the lawyers and congressmen/women worry about that should the amendment pass. Rather, look at the overall meaning of it and its purpose. Heck, the KY Department of Fish and Wildlife (the very institution we rely on and trust in regulating our wildlife) are the ones pushing this amendment!

I just got off the phone with KY Fish and Wildlife and NOTHING is being changed with this amendment – no laws are being changed, no regulations are being added or taken away. Simply put, this amendment is taking what we have right now, which is simply a basic “right” to hunt and fish and making this “right” a part of the KY Constitution. Currently, any local or state government can take away this “right” with little to no effort for any reason they want. We’re lucky that this has not happened in our State…yet. Look at it this way, if the right to bear arms was not part of the US Constitution, we wouldn’t have guns PERIOD. No questions asked, no brainer – no 2nd amendment, no guns for hunting or personal protection. There are too many far left wing liberals who would take that “right” away from us if it was an easy option to simply take away. We have our forefathers to thank for our 2nd amendment rights.

Now it’s our turn with something we all hold true and dear to our hearts – the ability to hunt and fish whenever and wherever (permission given of course from property owners) we want to. I for one will vote yes to turn my simplistic and basic “right” to hunt/fish and make it part of the KY Constitution. I don’t see how any of us on this forum could POSSIBLY call ourselves Conservationists and vote no on this.

Sorry for the soapbox and I mean no disrespect to you Magiksmallie. You da man!
No disrespect felt, I just hope that what we perceive to be the intentions of this amendment are really what we get. I like the idea in theory of course! I am a staunch conservative hunter and fisherman. I just hope it doesn't somehow get turned against us in the future. I do agree with your point about the 2nd amendment. Hopefully this amendment will truly protect our rights to hunt and fish. I will probably vote yes for the amendment. It would be difficult not to. Like I said I just hope that over-regulation and conservation methods aren't taken too far.