Last night at the M.S.B.A. monthly meeting Pat Paquette stressed that this legislation is a cover for introducing a salt water fishing license. The R.F.A. lawyers that have been studying s539 see it this way.
I think that s539 is a camoflage for more than just a license to fish in salt water. I see the commission that is created from this law as a precursor to another level of patronage for the cape and islands. It would surprise me to find out that this is a legislative reward for O'Leary for being s strong party line supporter. I believe if this passes it will also be the body that oversees the cape and islands windmill project. I wouldn't be surprised if it comes to light that people involved in this endeavour, the windmill farm, are donating to O'Leary's reelection campaign and the campaigns of those that are his biggest supporters. And I can see the headlines now, "The donations will not sway might vote one way or the other," ya right.
I think we are about to take multiple hits from varying directions, which will serve to keep us off balance. These observations of "mine" are derived from years of watching and reading power politics in Massachusetts. This proposed law just didn't appear a couple of years ago. It had to have been in the works for a few years prior to our finding out about it. Its worded to make it look like it is for and against anything along the coast or in the water. If those windmills get erected that will be the biggest no fishing zone out there. You watch..........
and if you just watch without protesting in some form or another, we will all go quietly into this bad night.