Sup?

I'm not giving away any of my rights, those that can't follow the simple rules that have been put in place are doing a great job of that. This in turn forces the Govt. to get more heavy handed in enforcing their 'requests'. They closed all the State Parks on Easter because we as individuals cannot control ourselves, we forced that on the Govt.

Again since you are cherry picking to win an argument instead of trying to hold an intelligent conversation: Let me Clarify one more time:

Governor Abbot from day one has emphasized our rights as Outdoorsmen (other states have not.......i.e. Michigan). We are losing our rights as Fisherman because of a select group of people who are at the lake acting like it's Independence day everyday. That is your fellow citizens causing the Govt. to enforce things. I fully support Governor Abbot supporting our rights as Outdoorsmen as well as supporting James for fighting for our rights to Fish Lake Falcon and run his business which after all is deemed essential because it supports the Outdoor way of life that our Governor has reinforced as a Texan! There will be lawsuits against local govts. over their use of perceived authority that they do not legally have!

My initial post was a headline grabber,(In hindsight since so many seem confused, I regret posting it that way) (But I do not back away from my position) my follow up comments clarified my position. You think you have lost rights? Keep on keeping on and the Govt will be forced to actually take away your rights. You aren't some Patriot standing up for your rights like you seem to have convinced yourself. We lost far, far more rights after 9/11 with the formation of the Dept. of Homeland Security than the 'temporary' rights we have lost in the last few weeks.

You have no idea what my political beliefs are, No idea. You have reduced yourself to painting me out to be your enemy because of your anger. Calm down and actually digest what I am saying to you. We have only begun to lose our rights and we only have ourselves to blame.

And to keep this all in context, my comments are solely based on our abilities to fish because that is all both of these threads are about. Whatever else you are tying into this is on you putting words in my mouth.

I support anyone who fights for our rights as fisherman and hunters to put food on our table and enjoy nature (a right we have had since...... well forever). As to where this all started with my comments a fishing tournament? That isn't a right and at the very least it's just tone deaf to what is going on in the world right now. We all have years and years ahead of us to fish tournaments, it's been less than a month without them......

I think each person's opinion is driven by whether or not that person believes Government officials have a duty to protect us from ourselves. If you believe Government officials have the secret information that all of us idiots don't have, and those officials are using that information to protect the masses, I can understand the thought process behind "you either fall in line peacefully" or "you fall in line forcefully".

I am a big proponent of people being able to make their own decisions and suffer the consequences of those decisions. If I choose to leave my house, I am accepting the risk of contracting the virus. In no way do I cause anyone else to contract the virus because anyone I come in contact with will have chosen to leave the house as well.

There are no social distancing benefits being accomplished by closing down boat ramps. I can see schools, sporting events, restaurants, etc. But not boat ramps.

Seems like a great opportunity for the state park employees to take a nice paid vacation to me.

We'll see on Monday at Commissioners court..

I think each person's opinion is driven by whether or not that person believes Government officials have a duty to protect us from ourselves. If you believe Government officials have the secret information that all of us idiots don't have, and those officials are using that information to protect the masses, I can understand the thought process behind "you either fall in line peacefully" or "you fall in line forcefully".

I am a big proponent of people being able to make their own decisions and suffer the consequences of those decisions. If I choose to leave my house, I am accepting the risk of contracting the virus. In no way do I cause anyone else to contract the virus because anyone I come in contact with will have chosen to leave the house as well.

There are no social distancing benefits being accomplished by closing down boat ramps. I can see schools, sporting events, restaurants, etc. But not boat ramps.

Seems like a great opportunity for the state park employees to take a nice paid vacation to me.

Felt like I was talking to Nancy pelosi