[Vision2020] Sen Schroeder

[Donovan Arnold]

You know, you people that think we should cut off the spigot to our neighbors and to other states that we depend upon for other reasons, does nothing, because the Federal Courts will not allow the State of Idaho deny other states in the Union water unless we can prove we would die if we shared it, or we are not being paid a fair price. 
 
You also know that Native Americans still own a lot of the water you are drinking in Idaho, and if Idaho can shut down Washington's water supply, Natives can certainly shut down yours too. So be careful what powers you wish local governments to have. 
 
Everyone has a right to water if it is available. When we make water less affordable, it is really the farmers and the poor, who are mostly children, elderly, and disabled, that suffer, not the asshole politicians that play games with natural resources. You didn't do anything to bring or produce the water in Idaho. So don't be telling others they are not entitled to have water. 
 
Best Regards,
 
Donovan

--- On Sun, 2/15/09, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sen Schroeder
To: "roger hayes" <rhayes at turbonet.com>
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 9:18 AM

roger hayes wrote:
> Additionally, we should remember this sort of legislation has been 
> rejected before in both the Idaho Senate and House. The arguments 
> against these sales found that selling water to out of state interests 
> was not in Idaho's long term best economic interests. While we live in

> different times with different economic circumstances, we should be 
> very judicious in defending both Idaho's economy and precious water 
> supply. Selling water to a mega-mall development across the border in 
> Washington will do neither.
>   

What were the arguments mentioned above?  What effects will selling our 
water have, especially in light of the fact that Washington can extend 
their infrastructure to the border and grab it themselves, eventually?

Also, has there been any talk of setting up a joint Washington/Idaho 
committee or task force or something that can work this issue?  Aside 
from the air around us, I can't think of a resource in more need of 
cooperative management. 

Paul



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