It’s been a long six weeks but voting day is finally here. Thank you to everyone who has supported my campaign to be a voice for people, animals & nature in Parliament as the Liberal Democrat candidate for my home seat of BuckinghamandBletchley
There is a lot of hard work over six weeks for any party, it is a slog with an uncertain outcome, I can only think of the time I stood Dom. Yet, democracy is an evolving process and there is nothing certain in outcomes!
I am not a Lib Dem, had some bad times in the past with a chunk being against the hunting ban, which made me forever wary! What is certain however is you would have been a good voice for animal welfare in the Commons.
I hope the new intake will achieve far more than the barron time it has been for animal legislation over the past 14 years! There is some really good stuff on the Labour side proposed. so there is hope, but there is always more animal legislation needed and more detail in other areas required!
But there is more than it could have been! Basically. I have always been aware that in any one term of Parliament, we may get two large pieces of animal welfare though and perhaps some smaller bits if we are lucky. So it's always an uphill battle even when many MPs agree as then you're up against time!
Yet, while one law can take 2.3 years to become law, it is so worth it when they do!
Keep fighting for the animals Dom, few get to influence legislation but you have that ability.
>>You can be a Creator of a New Law for animals >>> 2024 Legislation >> Ask your State Rep for a Constituent Bill Proposal Form >> Have them email or mail it to you>> Fill it out and return as soon as possible>>>If you have any questions talk with the Legislative Aide about the new law you would like to see get passed. Stay in contact with them. You can even set a appt to meet with them in your city.
Once Bill Proposal Form is completed and given to your State Rep it will go into draft>> Once it is approved it will go up for vote from State Reps and Senators in your state in 2024 Open Legislation Session. Our State Legislators are the Big Dogs to get changes made. Try and be professional and polite.
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This reporter, Rebecca Davis O'Brien, covers campaign finance and money in U.S. elections. And yet, when she was interviewing the independent presidential candidate for another story and learned he's taming pet ravens, her first question was, can I meet the ravens? That's how a great story begins. One good question.
Also, it must be said - a simple, yet utterly perfect headline.
This article examines last week’s Congressional hearing on #NIL in college sports and the ongoing political divide on the issue (via Sportico): https://ow.ly/fpiC50Qt9j0
Amidst the flurry of news coming out of COP28 UAE, you may have missed this important update to Australia's environmental legislation from Tanya Plibersek.
The Nature Repair Bill and 'water trigger' passed through Senate. Climate Connect will provide an update on what this means in our next blog, and for now, here's a short summary.
Nature Repair:
🐨 The Nature Repair Bill establishes a framework for a voluntary national biodiversity market in Australia. The legislation aims to measure and deliver improved biodiversity outcomes through the issuance of biodiversity certificates generated from land, marine, or fauna regeneration or conservation projects.
🐨 Participants and Projects: All landholders, including First Nations people, conservation groups, corporations, governments, and farmers, are eligible to participate in the market. Projects can be conducted on various terrains, including land, inland waterways, and marine and coastal environments.
🐨 Biodiversity Certificates: Biodiversity certificates can be issued for registered projects and subsequently traded. The bill explicitly prohibits the use of biodiversity certificates as environmental offsetting measures, aligning with the principle that nature repair projects should not contribute to environmental degradation elsewhere.
🐨Relationship with the Carbon Market: The Nature Repair Market framework is designed to function alongside Australia's existing carbon market. There are uncertainties about potential adjustments and consistency between the two frameworks, raising questions about regulatory oversight.
Water Trigger:
🌊 The water trigger is a regulatory mechanism aimed at safeguarding water resources by subjecting certain types of developments and activities to a rigorous environmental assessment process to ensure their potential impacts on water are adequately considered and managed.
🌊 The "water trigger" refers to a provision in environmental legislation that triggers a specific assessment and approval process for actions that are likely to have a significant impact on water resources. In the context of Australia, the water trigger is associated with the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
🌊 Under the EPBC Act, certain actions that are likely to have a significant impact on water resources trigger the need for referral and potentially approval under the Act. Originally, the water trigger was limited to actions related to coal seam gas and large coal mining developments.
🌊 The expansion of the water trigger in Australia, involves broadening its scope to cover all forms of unconventional gas, not just coal seam gas. This expansion was part of the government's commitment, outlined in the December 2022 Nature Positive Plan, to protect and manage water resources more comprehensively.
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If you're being honest with yourself, neither the Democratic nor Republican nominee is who you want for president. Even if you supported Donald Trump in 2016, by now you're tired of his vindictive, self-centered antics and overall lack of understanding of geopolitical issues. Even if you supported Biden in 2020, by now you've become concerned with his policy choices and his ability to govern at an advanced age.
Normally, we might say that voting for a third party candidate is simply throwing your vote away, but in this election it feels just the opposite -- that voting for either major party candidate is a waste. Interestingly, the independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy has a lot to like, regardless of what party you are affiliated with.
Present-day Republicans tend to focus on protecting our freedom of speech, the right to defend one's self, and the importance of free markets. Democrats tend to focus on civil rights, human rights, and environmental protection. RFK Jr. is a refreshing third choice because he has been an outspoken defender of all of these -- without alienating anyone on the political spectrum.
So, come this election, don't be misled into a false dichotomy. Consider choosing a third option.
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There is a lot of hard work over six weeks for any party, it is a slog with an uncertain outcome, I can only think of the time I stood Dom. Yet, democracy is an evolving process and there is nothing certain in outcomes! I am not a Lib Dem, had some bad times in the past with a chunk being against the hunting ban, which made me forever wary! What is certain however is you would have been a good voice for animal welfare in the Commons. I hope the new intake will achieve far more than the barron time it has been for animal legislation over the past 14 years! There is some really good stuff on the Labour side proposed. so there is hope, but there is always more animal legislation needed and more detail in other areas required! But there is more than it could have been! Basically. I have always been aware that in any one term of Parliament, we may get two large pieces of animal welfare though and perhaps some smaller bits if we are lucky. So it's always an uphill battle even when many MPs agree as then you're up against time! Yet, while one law can take 2.3 years to become law, it is so worth it when they do! Keep fighting for the animals Dom, few get to influence legislation but you have that ability.