Comments on: Who is going to defend the non-shooting Maltese public against collusion between hunter Michael Falzon and his friends’ 100,000 signatures?

By: Angus Black

Angus Black — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:21:50 +0000

In reply to Eddy Privitera. Who's 'we' Eddy? Joey's intelligentia panel of which, no doubt you are a most worthy member?

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:01:23 +0000

In reply to Eddy Privitera. That was ten years ago. Desperate measures were needed for desperate times. Or you would never have gotten yourself an EU passport, Eddy Privitera. If that's what it took, it was justified. We haven't forgotten.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:53:01 +0000

Wait, Wait…I’m confused. If they say they have 100,000 signatures against the 30,000 or so the anti-hunting lobby have then they are no longer a minority. So their minority rights rant doesn’t hold water any more. You can’t have it both ways.

By: Eddy Privitera

Eddy Privitera — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:58:00 +0000

As to whether there will be greater numbers voting against Spring hunting, only time will tell, just as we had seen happening in the divorce referendum.

By: Eddy Privitera

Eddy Privitera — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:56:27 +0000

In reply to Spock. Wasn`t it the PN in government which had promised hunters and trappers that nothing was going to change with EU membership , or have you forgotten ?

By: canon

canon — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:27:04 +0000

In reply to La Redoute. Joseph Muscat will hold the referendum and side with the hunters. That was the deal.

By: A. Charles

A. Charles — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:17:06 +0000

I see that the hunters are all wearing camouflage gear; did they buy it from a surplus store of the AFM or were they given by the army as surplus to requirements?

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:32:41 +0000

In reply to Spock.

Hear, hear, with great big bells on.

If the MLP (stop calling it PL) is in league with the shooters’ lobby (stop calling them hunters), and if the PN is in favour of spring hunting, then who will speak for the rest of us?

Call me old-fashioned, but I believe in that thing called representative democracy. Some of us think that the shooters should give up their hobby for the sake of the common good. Some of us think it’s time all shooting and trapping was abolished.

Who will speak for us?

By: Rumplestiltskin

Rumplestiltskin — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 09:51:19 +0000

PN, just come out and say it loud and clear: THE PN IS AGAINST SPRING HUNTING AND BIRD TRAPPING. The hunters’ vote is lost already so what else is there to lose?

Not coming out clearly against these barbaric practices can only lose you the environmentalists’ vote.

About time principles and beliefs are clearly stated, irrespective of the consequences, otherwise one would be no better than he who believes that politicians “sometimes” have to tell the truth.

By: salvu

salvu — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 09:25:59 +0000

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/blogs/39558/dont_touch_the_referendum#.U4woPHKSzE1