TN Votes Yes on Hunting and Fishing Rights Constitutional Amendment

**slamfire51** · 11-02-2010, 10:38 PM

The Tennessee Wildlife Federation has spent the past 5 years developing language for a constitutional amendment that creates a right to hunt and fish for the citizens of the State of Tennessee. Brought to the Federation by one of our East Tennessee affiliates, TWF has developed amendment language that is simple, effective, and that works within the language of the Tennessee constitution.

In considering how best to approach this task, the Federation sought and received input and legal review and analysis from former Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Lyle Reid, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the State Attorney General’s Office, as well as other constitutional law experts. Thus, this joint resolution is a Tennessee solution crafted to work with the Tennessee constitution. It was developed with specific and unambiguous language in an effort to give clear direction and intent to those judges that will interpret this new portion of our state’s constitution.

**El Jefe** · 11-03-2010, 02:09 PM

Cool, but what happened to prompt this? Have there been animal rights nuts trying to outlaw hunting or something?

**slamfire51** · 11-03-2010, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jefferson

Cool, but what happened to prompt this? Have there been animal rights nuts trying to outlaw hunting or something?

Not in TN that I know of. But other states are experiencing protests.
I heard a number of states passed similar amendments yesterday.
Just covering our butt just in case.

**El Jefe** · 11-03-2010, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by slamfire51

Not in TN that I know of. But other states are experiencing protests.
I heard a number of states passed similar amendments yesterday.
Just covering our butt just in case.

That's good. I live in the rural part of Missouri so I don't have to listen to much BS of a anti-hunting flavor, but I'm sure in St Louis and Columbia they hate it. Fuck em.