A transcript of the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, where I testified, is now online.
Much of this 107-page document isn’t transcribed questions and answers, however: it’s a laundry list of letters of support for the bill submitted by industry groups. It looks like a who’s who among the New McCarthyists.
Here’s a point to ponder, though. In this 107-page “official document,” the ONLY dissent represented, that I have been able to find, is my testimony. It makes me wonder:
- Why weren’t ANY environmental or animal groups solicited, like members of Congress solicited industry groups, for their views?
- Why didn’t any environmental or animal groups try to submit letters of opposition? A Congressional hearing isn’t like a Sweet 16 party: you don’t need a glittery invite to submit letters of opposition to the committee.
I know this is a massive document that most people don’t have time to read, but it’s really worth skimming, at least, to see for yourself how eager industry groups are to silence dissent.