A big stink should be made, and a lot of noise. Bring this to public
attention. It is devious and underhanded. These six legislators violate the
intent of the law themselves, which is to provide better protections from
ill considered development of animal confinement operations. Shame on them.

Jack Eastman

on 2/14/03 5:04 PM, Bill Witt at [log in to unmask] wrote:

>> CHALLENGE TO CAFO MASTER MATRIX
>> Six Republican members of the Admin Rules committee will be filing an
>> objection to the DNR rules on the master matrix, claiming it violates
>> the laws' intent of one minimum score. This objection comes a week
>> before the law is to become effective. What this means, according to the
>> Administrative Rules Review Committee Powers, if the master matrix is
>> challenged in court, the objection strips away the presumption of
>> validity that is normally accorded administrative rules, and forces DNR
>> to prove the legality of the master matrix. The next Admin Rules
>> committee meeting will be Friday, Feb 21 at 8:45 AM.
>>
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>> Erin E. Jordahl
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> What a clever little charade:  my former colleagues using the courts to
> block a law that they themselves voted for.  And what a convenient way to
> avoid the public scrutiny that comes with a messy floor fight to repeal
> the offending sections!  What should one call such a ploy--a "judicial
> rider"?
>
> --Bill Witt
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