Either Samantha Miller is lying, or Governor Jared Polis is. If Miller is lying, she is so secure in the red carpet rolled out for animal activists by this administration that she is willing to put words in the governor’s mouth. If Polis is lying, the deck is stacked against his own agencies and their expertise is worthless. No matter the truth, the governor has a problem on his hands. His CPW Commission, filled with his own appointees who make no attempt to mask their intentions, ignored CPW staff, attorneys, stakeholders, and even his brand-new director, and jumped into chaos in the name of ideology.
Miller, formerly the front woman for Cats Aren’t Trophies, who pushed the failed mountain lion, bobcat, and lynx hunting ban last year, is now with the Center for Biological Diversity. She is the proponent who brought forward a citizen petition to ban the sale of furs in the state, and the commission voted to move it forward to rule making.
In a social media post, Miller told her followers:
“This will probably be a two-meeting process,” Miller said. “What we have been directed from the Governor’s office is ‘don’t let us be shown up in Denver. The next meeting will be in Grand Junction, but you guys are in Denver. Don’t let them show you up in Denver.’ Everyone needs to show up.”…