ClydeR
09-15-2011, 11:19 AM
Snakes alive! Giant pythons in the Everglades are the latest focal point in the Hill’s partisan squabble over federal regulations that House Republicans say are squeezing the nation’s job growth.
At issue is a proposed rule from the Interior Department that would designate the Burmese python and eight other snake species as “injurious,” which would make it illegal to import them or transport them across state lines.
More... (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63530.html)
The ban has been a pet cause of Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who called for Interior to take action based on estimates that 100,000 or more pythons are dwelling in the Everglades, where scientists say they feast on herons, egrets and other native species.
The issue exploded into a media sensation six years ago after a photographer captured an image of a decapitated python that had burst after swallowing a 6-foot alligator. Some scientists have warned that the snakes might eventually spread throughout much of the U.S., with potentially suitable climate for some species existing as far north as coastal Delaware or Oregon.
But in a report released Wednesday, Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee denounced the proposed rule as part of the Obama administration’s “regulatory tsunami.” They said the snake ban could “devastate a small but thriving sector of the economy.”
This is exactly the sort of thing that should be left to the free market. If I want to own a giant snake that can swallow alligators whole, what business is it of the government? The government shouldn't be mandating the kind of pets I can own.
This is why Rudy Giuliani, with his ferret hatred (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxLP6ni8vVo), will never get the nomination.
At issue is a proposed rule from the Interior Department that would designate the Burmese python and eight other snake species as “injurious,” which would make it illegal to import them or transport them across state lines.
More... (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63530.html)
The ban has been a pet cause of Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who called for Interior to take action based on estimates that 100,000 or more pythons are dwelling in the Everglades, where scientists say they feast on herons, egrets and other native species.
The issue exploded into a media sensation six years ago after a photographer captured an image of a decapitated python that had burst after swallowing a 6-foot alligator. Some scientists have warned that the snakes might eventually spread throughout much of the U.S., with potentially suitable climate for some species existing as far north as coastal Delaware or Oregon.
But in a report released Wednesday, Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee denounced the proposed rule as part of the Obama administration’s “regulatory tsunami.” They said the snake ban could “devastate a small but thriving sector of the economy.”
This is exactly the sort of thing that should be left to the free market. If I want to own a giant snake that can swallow alligators whole, what business is it of the government? The government shouldn't be mandating the kind of pets I can own.
This is why Rudy Giuliani, with his ferret hatred (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxLP6ni8vVo), will never get the nomination.