http://www.vpap.org/donors Mark Taylor....For example, the National Shooting Sports Foundation donated $1,000 to Del. Lee Ware, R-Powhatan, in 2011. The Virginia Hunting Dog Owners Alliance, a political action committee that opposes Sunday hunting, donated only $2,500 to Ware last year. Yet Ware is considered a solid “no” on Sunday hunting. What you don’t see in those public reports is the backroom dealings we all know that go on. You know, “I will vote for your bill if you vote for mine,” and all that good stuff. Comments Huntersdad: Forgive my ignorance on exactly how our legislature works, but could someone educate me as to how just seven polititians get to decide that this bill gets shelved with little or no chance to be voted on the house floor? By the support it got in the senate I would be willing to take my chances with it in the house, but this committee is preventing that, correct? Amatuer: @Huntersdad Sure I can explain it…it’s not like 1-2-3 it’s more like $100, $200, $300, and so on. That’s how our politicians functions. Huntersdad: @Amatuer I get your point. I can’t help but wonder how many of those men on the house subcommittee have former or current ties to Farm Bureau or the insurance industry as a whole, seeing how Farm bureau is one of the strongest lobbyists to keep this ban in place. Perks and campaign contributions can go a long way in getting the chips to fall where someone wants them to. Mark Taylor... But while the committees and subcommittees can weed out bills that need to be weeded out (if you followed hunting- and fishing-related bills, you know there were some ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE, EMBARRASSING bills introduced this year), the makeup of a committee can also lead to the death of bills that might actually have the support of the majority of the House or Senate. Sometimes the people in power assign committee members in order to achieve their personal agenda. That’s politics. I’m not saying that happened here. I’m just sayin’….
