I think one of the things going on is that TU has got itself in a bit of a bind. They have effected some good change in the past by becoming accepted in Olyimpia and not making too many waves. There is some strong opposition to this bill and I think TU has decided that they don't have enough muscle to push it through. Why burn pollitical bridges on a fight they don't believe they can win? Don't give up on TU because of this decision, BUT DON'T GIVE UP ON BAN EITHER! We are all going to have to work alot harder to get our salmon and steelhead stocks back to were they should be! Organized support for ban, wheather it passes or not, may well strenghten groups like TUs position by putting them in the positition of the moderate voice of reason. The more hell we raise the better TU looks to the State and maybe we will get ban through to boot.