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Political Observations and Speculations:

 

Jim Tedisco is a republican assemblyman who has sponsored Animal Advocacy Day in Albany for the past 6 years. (Not the same as Humane Lobby Day).

 

Tedisco is also credited with Buster’s Law because he sponsored the bill and fought to get it passed into law. He is considered to be partner to animal protection groups and works closely with them.

 

Nothing in his platform or voting record indicates he is an opponent of hunting. As a matter of fact, he has a 92% approval rating by SCOPE and a 70% approval rating by the NRA. And, he is a republican. However, on a video of Animal Advocacy Day 2016; he briefly discussed an incident which several teenage boys drove around Albany County and took out 11 porcupines with a baseball bat. The boys however did not break any laws, except hunting without a license, and the Sheriff is skeptical that charge would be upheld and therefore undecided if charges will be filed. What is notable is that in discussing this matter, Tedisco indicated that it was wrong to kill porcupines, raccoons, skunks and opossums and that “God doesn’t make junk” and all animals are put on earth by God for a purpose and (sic) not to be  subject to cruelty.

 

Still, we are not ready to label Tedisco an anti-hunter. However, we want to point a few things out. Tedisco has sponsored a bill which has passed the senate 3 times, but has been rejected by the assembly each time. In 2016, 16 democrats on the codes committee voted against his bill. The bill nicknamed the Kirby and Quigley Bill makes killing pets during the commission of a burglary a felony. Sounds like a no brainer or covered in an existing law, but it is not. If you shoot someone’s dog you will be charged with a felony, unless you do it while you are breaking into their house. Yes, it’s true; just ask the owners of two golden doodles named Kirby and Quigley. Tedisco to his credit got wind of this and has been trying to create a new law that if you kill a pet while burglarizing someone’s home it is not a freebee.

 

So, democrats by conventional wisdom are the bleeding heart animal lovers. Why are they blocking Assemblymen Tedisco’s bill? It’s a good bill – we signed Tedisco’s petition to pass it as a matter of fact. Tedisco is ultra conservative. He shot voted against every gay rights bill that was introduced. The only “openly gay” member of the assembly is one the 16 democrats on the  codes committee that voted against the Kirby and Quigley Bill. Two others are black people who may be upset about how incidents of black males getting shot or brutalized by police are viewed by some people. Or, it could be any number of other conservative stances he took and they want to pay him back or play politics. We do not need lawmakers who operate this way, no matter what party they belong to. We learned two wrongs do not make a right when we were 4 years old. And if such pressure tactics are the only way to get items through, then they should be working to fix it.

 

And what about the high rating from SCOPE and the NRA? As indicated we have not (yet) labeled Tedisco an anti-hunter. But is it possible gun rights organizations might endorse candidates with a strong pro-second amendment record, but who do not support hunting? We believe that may indeed be the case sometimes. For this reason, we urge hunters to look beyond the ratings of the NRA, SCOPE, and other gun-rights organizations when making voting decisions.

 

To Sign Assemblyman Tedisco’s online Petition to Pass the Kirby and Quigley Bill use this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NadgAn2uFuFqDta0zcFzRqhF0vv3gFbvYRgS_ESpCys/viewform

 

To see the video filmed June 7, 2016 during Animal Advocacy Day, including  Denise Krohn’s story about the murder of her two dogs and burglary of her house, use this link: 

Tedisco also wants to leave the assembly and be elected to the state senate in November 2016, where he feels he can have a greater impact. The link to his senate campaign website is:
http://www.jimtedisco.com/

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