[Moderator's note: There are a few connected email pieces here, forwarded
by permission. It's a little hard to follow, though makes sense, I think,
overall :-) BIG]
Hi Sukie and Amy--
Thanks for your update. With Jeanne out of town, there was an unfortunate
information void, and I was trying to help fill in the gap.
I was very careful before writing to review what Jeanne posted, both in the
Ferretnews email and in alt.pets.ferrets, regarding Senator Johnston, as
Chairman, being the only exception to the rule:
**********
Hello everyone,
Our bill, AB 854, is set to be heard in the Appropriations Committee on
August 23rd. I will be out of town on that date so you will need to
either wait until I get back on the 30th for an update, or, hopefully
our webmaster will find out and post it on the website at
http://www.ferretnews.org.
Please do NOT write to anyone on this committee if you are not in his or
her district. Non-residents of California under NO circumstances should
write at all, please! The only exception (for California residents ONLY)
is the Committee Chair, Patrick Johnston. However, if you cannot write a
POLITE letter to Senator Johnston, I beg you not to write to the Chairman
or anyone.
YOU WILL ONLY HURT OUR ISSUE!!!!!
<snip>
Jeanne Carley
Californians for Ferret Legalization
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In hindsight, given Senator Johnston's record and powerful position, there
was probably no hope for a different outcome, regardless of how many or how
few letters were sent. If I misinterpreted what Jeanne wrote, I apologize.
I hope no harm was done.
In any case, I hope people will still write *politely* to their Senator and
to Governor Davis. Based on the information Debby from Capitol City Ferret
Club posted, it sounds like we'll be starting again next year in the Senate.
Sincerely,
Joe
------Original Message------
From: Jeanne Carley <[log in to unmask]>
To: Sukie Crandall<[log in to unmask]>
Sent: August 27, 1999 7:13:17 PM GMT
Subject: Re: ATTENTION!
Hi Sukie,
Thanks for the message that was on the FML. Jeanne is out of town still
and I'm not connected to the FML - would you be so kind as to post this
response on FML?
re: Do NOT contact Senator Patrick Johnston of California
Please, please, please, ignore the earlier request of Joe Ferret asking
"all Californians" to contact Senator Johnston. This senator is extremely
uncooperative already, and being bombarded by non-constituents (people who
do not reside in his district of Stockton, CA) will ONLY AGGRAVATE HIM. We
will NOT gain anything by mailing him or contacting him. He refuses even
to meet with Californians for Ferret Legalization; he will certainly not
listen to laypersons who don't represent his district.
Furthermore, I spoke with a representative from Jim Cunneen's office (AB
854's author) two days ago. She said that Johnston WANTED to put the bill
on suspense, but instead Cunneen made it a 2 year bill. So it is alive and
well and waiting for the next session, when Johnston is no longer chair of
Appropriations, to make a comeback. The more we irritate Senator Johnston,
the more likely he is to make sure that our bill doesn't pass. Please,
write ONLY to the Senator who represents you, and of course the Governor.
No matter how "polite" your letter to Johnston may be, it will only hurt
the cause if he is not YOUR senator.
Thank you. Please see www.ferretnews.org for more information.
-Amy Umpleby for CFL
The Ferret Company
P.O. Box 7161
Redwood City, CA 94062
Tel/Fax (650) 851-5775
http://www.ferretcompany.com
[Posted in FML issue 2786]
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