Rep. Speciale gets it right...again

May 13, 2013


Mike Speciale deserves another award for standing up and speaking out against the foolishness that passes as "legislating" in Raleigh. He spoke up against and was one of 14 members of the House to vote against H 930. And we would dare say that if the liberal, left-wing media (a.k.a. WRAL TV) did not have it in for Mike and conservative Republicans you would have never heard about it.

H 930 is euphemistically known as the "Puppy Mill" bill. It was supported by none other than the Governor's wife, who was in the gallery when the bill was being debated. Mike mentioned this and wondered if the reason a bad bill was gushing through the House was because of Mrs. McCrory's support rather than the merits of the legislation. For that he was roundly chastised, even by some of his Republican colleagues. It so happens we think he was correct on Mrs. McCrory and we'll bet it will not be long before she takes credit for getting this law passed.

What Rep. Speciale argued is beyond refute. The specific wording of the bill is terrible. It sounds good, as he said, it makes some zombies feel good but that does not change the fact that it is one more bad law. Here are some of the reasons:

The bills purports to set "standards" for dog breeders. And the standards sound good. Things like access to food and water, exercise, appropriate veterinary services, something called "daily assessment of each dog's overall health and behavior…" are so vague as to be meaningless. You can read all the "standards" at the link above. Again, they sound good and few would say they are not worthwhile. But the problem comes in enforcing the standards.   CONTINUED:  http://www.beaufortobserver.net/Articles-NEWS-and-COMMENTARY-c-2013-05-13-266808.112112-Rep-Speciale-gets-it-rightagainbr-and-refuses-to-be-steamrolled-by-political-correctness.html