Legislation to relocate wolves from another state to Colorado’s high country passed this week with strong Democrat opposition and a veto threat looming from Gov. Polis.
If only that would put an end to this ridiculous charade approved by the voters of this once great state.
Is it too late to get an initiative on the ballot for November for voters to come to their senses and change their minds? Because that would be awesome.
The Denver Gazette reports Senate Bill 256 saw final passage by the House Wednesday on a 41-22 vote with all Democrats voting on the no side.
Amendments by Democrats to weaken the bill were kicked aside.
Instead, language was approved preventing release of the wolves until the feds finalize the regulation designating wolves as nonessential and experimental rather than an endangered species. As a nonessential animal, taking of the wolves would be allowed to protect livestock. “Taking” is the nice, bureaucratic way of saying wolves will be killed.
“You have to have landowner buy-in, whether private landowners or tribal landowners, in order to have successful reintroduction,” said co-sponsor Rep. Matt Soper, R-Delta.
The apex predators will be released near the state’s most popular tourist destinations, namely Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield, and Gunnison Counties.
The Gazette said it’s unclear why Polis is balking at the bill and may refuse to sign it when it lands on his desk.
We expect it’s because of Polis’s spouse, Marlon Reis, who is an animal rights activist and the likely influence behind Colorado’s participation in the controversial “Meat Out” day in years past.
PeakNation will recall the dubious holiday proclaimed by Polis for Reis and his friends to celebrate processed fake meat from soybeans and yard clippings, which ironically is referred to as natural.
Stay tuned.