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"Follow the Yellow Brick Road, follow the Yellow Brick Road..... because because because because- because of the wonderful things he does!"
Anyone think just like the movie we'll ever figure out that we had or have what we've needed all along ourselves without the help of the Wizard?
Folks keep refering to this new entity as an 'organization'- They are not, they are a group who needs us and our votes to achieve their goal of becoming a Federal Government Agency. The difference between an orgainization and a Government agency is very simple.- When an organization stops representing your interests you have the option to stop funding and supporting them. With a Government agency your stuck with what ya got until the next election when you hope you can make a change, which as we can all atest seldom goes as we'd like. We already have organizations whose sole purpose and reason for existence is the betterment of small scale miners. The solution? There have been many very smart people shouting to the masses for years what the solution is; Learn the law, and know your rights. Organize into the mining districts those laws grant and recognize. Then through the legal authority granted to those districts force coordination and cooperation with the governing agencies. There are Mining Districts in operation now that are prime examples of the purpose and benefits of what a Mining District can do.
Two weeks ago none of us had ever heard of these folks, in fact what little we do know is from third party supporters, supporters who hadn't heard of them two weeks ago either. It's just plain odd- No Q&A, no roundtables, no fact finding meetings, no response from the individuals to any questions at all other then an attitude of we've got the solution and ya all gotta do this now before it's too late.
Criticism- no, Cautious and skeptical- absolutley! If this Federal mining agency in charge of all mining districts thing is indeed the direction the mining community wants to take- why are we not including the Districts allready established and in operation who have experience and a proven track record. Why are we not discussing and voting on which of those "organizations" is the most qualified and should be the ones to morph into this new agency? Again I have no affiliation or membership with any of the others either, I just want to know why this one is so qualified. More questions, no answers!
I am relatively new to mining and prospecting, but I am not aware of any NATIONAL organization
whose sole reason for existence is the betterment of small scale mining. Nor have I seen or heard any person calling for the formation of mining districts in the past three or four years. I do agree that there is very little response and information forthcoming from the principles of this group trying to become a Federal Agency. It does make one suspicious to say the least.
The purpose of a forum is to have a discussion, I’m nether for or against this group.
The green’s have sheeple and we hope that that isn’t happening here with miners, but I don’t know...
Right now people are signing a petition on HR761 that right now is dead with the hope that this group will amend it
and send it back through congress and each of their committee’s then get voted on with these amendments that’s a long shot.
Petition from AMRA; https://www.change.org/p/pass-hr-761
Shannon Poe, "MMAC is staffed by miners for miners and not special interest groups, environmental groups which are influencing public policy, laws, " He is outright lying.
MMAC's main partner on their own web site is Emerald Planet, a U.N. environmental group. Their partnership with Emerald Planet will trump any partnership they have with miners. The light of day is shining on these cockroaches.