One of the prices we pay for FREEDOM; politicions voting on things they know nothing about. If they did know something about it they would still vote along party lines.
The three "P,s" of politics;
Personal career
Party
People
In that order.
I really wish I could agree with you on freedom. I personally don't believe we have many freedoms in this country. Yeah we have many favorable gun laws but everything else is pretty oppressed.
As for the wolves, remember they are a part of nature. We killed them off and it is our duty as hunters, conservationists, to restore them, and keep them in check. I get so angry when I hear hunters wishing for the eradication of any NATIVE species. There's what, less than 3000 wolves in the lower 48? How much damage can they really be doing? If I remember correctly there have been 5 people killed in the US from wolves in the past 100 years, with 3 of them being from pet wolves. The other 2 are questionable.