Whoops, this one got a bit off track.
Derek is an invaluable source of information to everyone on this site. Being a moderator does not mean he should be bland an opinionless. Derek & I had our share of barnies in the early days and it actually helped in developing our public comments. Facts are important and everything we ever post here will one day come back to bite us on the bum if we are not accurate.
As to Andrew and discussions regards AMCS what should be acknowleged is Shane Boese is the one who deserves a lot of credit for dragging this issue kicking and screaming into the public arena. It also takes a pretty brave person to run in a seat with no realistic chance of winning....the old "hidding to nothing" clique. Yes Shane got this started as a TFPQ issue but the party is nothing without good people, people prepared to actually do some hard yards.
Derek has also been one of these people and so is Adam, just a pity they don't quite realise they are on the same bloody side
From our perspective we welcome Andrew's continued involvement. For those who critisise him as just trying to chase votes THat's his job...look after the issues of his electorate and hope that these people will then vote for him.
The one thing Andrew can do is help keep this issue alive, kicking and in the public eye, just as we will, just as MBAA will, just as these type of chatboards and public forums will, just as fishing mags will......every bit helps and we are all doing this for the same reasons....to protect something....be it our jobs, our lifestyles, our businesses.same, same.
What everyone involved must acknowledge and be somewhat proud of is "we" (collectively) made this an election issue.
KC