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Privilege comes from the Latin privus lege, or, private law. We don't have a system of private law in the U.S. A revolution was fought over it; the distinction is not small. Just because rights are...

Hi Ron:

The AFC has always been a small, politically motivated club with decidedly libertarian tendencies. Anyone who joins knows this, especially after the Great Conflagration of 2007-8, (to...

John-
You appear to be saying that the PLF attorney's are being disingenuous by using that quote. I'm no legal expert, and I am not well-versed in reading legal documents, but from what I see, the...

Actually, they don't get any AFC money. They operate pro-bono. They are a libertarian-oriented property rights org. If you think this could have been 'solved this over dinner', than maybe you...

In short, if you think you can trash the Constitution in a vain attempt to protect falconry, you are wrong.

https://pacificlegal.org/nafa-amicus-brief-falls-flat/?fbclid=IwAR33k-igdhb3cNOYh56Ur0svH_cmjTb1ehvRszavbO_4nN2CdgzYZU1ui3s

In the brief, NAFA "supports regulations designed to protect individual...

First Amendment rights cannot be hijacked on internet forums, because they don't exist there. There is nothing in forum rules about how often or on what topics one may post. However, hijacking...

Ron:

I don't think anyone has a problem with people chiming in on any threads, club-oriented or not. Not everyone has to agree. But when the same few people consistently, and over the course of...

Here's an update on our lawsuit. Important docs are at the bottom.

https://pacificlegal.org/falconers-respond-to-flights-of-fancy-in-government-motions/

One of the PLF lawyers is getting it out there, talking about the preliminary injunction. Worth a listen. He's at 1: 06.

https://soundcloud.com/theandycaldwellshow/020719tacs

He was also on...

Ron Kumetz writes: "You you have made claims on behalf of AFC and I have asked respectful and relevant questions about the PLF litigation and its plaintiff's but all I have gotten in response is an...

Most falconers agree that giving up 4th and 1st Amendment rights to procure or maintain a falconry permit is unconstitutional. Politically, many of us agree on this. Still, there are a few people who...

Hi Ron:

I think anyone who is interested in the PLF can find all sorts of info with a simple search, or they can follow the link I provided, wherein the PLF makes their mission abundantly clear....

The Pacific Legal Foundation, representing fellow falconers along with the AFC, filed a preliminary injunction today. If it goes through, it will prohibit warrant-less searches unless or until a...

Ron Kumetz is right in one respect. This is not a problem peculiar to the falconry community, but a problem of widespread abuse of regulatory authority. I believe the PLF took the case for precisely...

You can dodge and weave all ya want. You can bring up the 'Public Trust Doctrine', or Ron Clarke's testimony, or 'darn that AFC they're just meddling in local politics', or any of the tired old...

Damn those Koch brothers! Heh. The whole video will be out soon...

https://www.facebook.com/PacificLegalFoundation/videos/323242568460799/UzpfSTE0MzE3ODIyOTU6MTAyMTI4MDU1NzE0NDA3MzU/

Hi John, and thank you for your reply-

This suit is actually quite simple, so let's go Occam's Razor on it. When you get a falconry permit, your 4th Amendment rights vanish. It's not a "delicate...

Hi Ron:

I’m don’t know why you think that these unwarranted searches and seizures only apply to CA. There are many well-known instances of this kind of thing happening in other states. You may...

Richard:

You should support whatever state or national club you feel best represents your interests and political goals. If it's NAFA for you, then support them. Become active and help them out. I...

But wait...there's more. We are getting some national press. Here's the teaser for the documentary.
https://www.facebook.com/PacificLegalFoundation/videos/180758506190937/

The AFC has launched our suit. If we are successful, and I suspect we will be, this will affect every falconer in the U.S., and set far-reaching legal precedent for other hunters.

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Indeed, Paul. Some of these states need legislative approval, and have legislatures that meet once every two years.

Welcome aboard Brad! Looking forward to hearing from you!

Well, this was at a time, as others have mentioned, when certain members of NAFA leadership had become convinced that the WRTC was about to expand and engulf the entire known universe, upon which we...