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blueseas

(11,575 posts)
Fri Apr 14, 2017, 10:58 AM Apr 2017

Republican Congressman Wants to Scale Back American Elephant Ivory Ban

"He has a history of making bizarre arguments in favor of legalizing the trade of endangered wildlife"

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Throughout his 23 terms in Congress, Rep. Don Young has developed a reputation with animal rights activists and conservationists as one of the leading “villains.” In January 2017, Young introduced a bill that would scale back former President Barack Obama’s nearly total ivory ban, which was enacted in July 2016 and makes exceptions for “bona fide antiques and items with small amounts of ivory.”

Snip:
He previously said in an interview with Rolling Stone that environmentalists are “self-centered bunch of waffle-stomping, Harvard-graduating, intellectual idiots” who “are not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans.”


http://observer.com/2017/04/congressman-don-young-elephant-ivory-ban/

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Republican Congressman Wants to Scale Back American Elephant Ivory Ban (Original Post) blueseas Apr 2017 OP
Why? Because Don Jr. and Eric didn't enough tusks for their collections of elephant genocide? no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #1
A graphic image warning should be given with this pic. nt cry baby Apr 2017 #6
And remember! Turbineguy Apr 2017 #2
Ignorant POS world wide wally Apr 2017 #3
OH for goodness sake... Takket Apr 2017 #4
Don Young. That figures. GoCubsGo Apr 2017 #5
Can we get abull elephant to... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #7
Does he understand where that ivory comes from? Cracklin Charlie Apr 2017 #8

no_hypocrisy

(46,117 posts)
1. Why? Because Don Jr. and Eric didn't enough tusks for their collections of elephant genocide?
Fri Apr 14, 2017, 10:59 AM
Apr 2017

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GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
5. Don Young. That figures.
Fri Apr 14, 2017, 11:22 AM
Apr 2017

That shitstain won't be happy until every wild animal on the planet is slaughtered and turned into cash by himself and his asshole friends. I hope one day he finds himself running from someone who is shooting at HIM from a helicopter.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
8. Does he understand where that ivory comes from?
Fri Apr 14, 2017, 11:36 AM
Apr 2017

Advocating the murder of the very symbol of his political party.

Republican values on parade.

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