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They have money to donate to thier private causes, but if THEY did not get a tax incentive for doing so THEY wouldn't donate dime one. Furthermore THEY (see PETA members) unlike recreational fishermen/women sometimes use violence themselves or push easily lead others to do something violent on thier behalf as a means of achieve thier goals, which in my mind shoot large holes in any credibility THEY lay claim too. I don't have anything against anyone who possesses more means than I do, but I do have something against people who use those means to purposely screw us out of something that is there for all to use and rub the fact in our faces that THIER money is responsible for the beach closings.

The trials and tribulations that we recreational fishermen/women face as far as getting our voices heard and our votes in the booth to mean something are almost overwhelming. I know beach access issues have little to do with the RFA and most of the other organizations that cater to fishing issues, but it seems to me that if a company like Cabela's wanted to donate web site space for various issues and actually pay employees to register people in each state to issue that list with our concerns and how we feel in regard to many pressing issues it would be a win win situation for Cabela's. So far one organization has yet to gain enough strength and/or members obviously to mean anything. EITHER THAT OR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THINK WE DO NOT VOTE.