On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:37:02 -0500, GregP
wrote:

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:40:38 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


All true, I think. But there is more to the picture. At least in some
places......like here in Wisconsin......the access limitations currently
being imposed in the west simply cannot happen without a major change not
only in current law, but also in the very philosophy upon which that law is
founded.


Isn't there a challenge to that going on right now ?


There was an attempt by the Wisconsin Home Builders Ass. lackeys in
the Statehouse to drastically change the navigability rules. This
would have eliminated a good chunk of the small streams here from
being considered public water. There was such a hue and cry about it
that they pulled it before it even came to a vote. But unfortunately
we didn't suceed in getting rid of said lackeys during the last
election. Its a pretty sure thing that our Dem. governor would veto
any such effort. But as a conservative Democrat he has suceeded in
alienating parts of the traditional Democratic Party while making no
inroads into the Republican base. So he may very well be gone in 2
years and one of the top contenders for his position in the GOP is one
of the sponsors of the navigability change. So if you want to come to
WI and fish for small stream brookies you might want to make the
effort soon.


May God Damn the Republican Party.

g.c.