Finally...a Texas constitutional Amendment that makes sense.
Proposition 6 (SJR 22)
SJR 22 proposes a constitutional amendment that would add the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife, including by use of traditional methods, in the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution. This right would be subject to laws and regulations intended to conserve and manage wildlife and to preserve the future of hunting and fishing. The proposed amendment would establish hunting and fishing as the preferred method of managing and controlling wildlife in Texas. The proposed amendment is not intended to affect any law or provision related to trespass, property rights or eminent domain, and would not prevent the legislature from authorizing a municipality to regulate the discharge of a firearm in a populated area in the interest of safety.
The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment recognizing the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to laws that promote wildlife conservation.
Amazingly there were nearly 300,000 votes against constitutionally assuring our right to hunt and fish in Texas. There are folks in the state who would take our rights away in a heart beat if they could. Fortunately, it is much more difficult to change the constitution...than to change a law. Many thanks to Conroe's (Sen) Brandon Creighton for authoring this assurance for us.
