The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: Semper Gumby on March 25, 2009, 06:45:38 AM
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Man I have been writing to my Congressman a lot. Here is my latest missive to Rep. Hank Johnson D-4 GA:
HI Hank,
Up for your consideration this week is H.R. 146, the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program. Buried in it was a bill that was killed last week -- S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The reason I am writing you is that I am a motorcyclist and S. 22 and now H.R. 146 contain provisions that would prohibit my using a motorcycle on Public lands. This power grab by government would cause great harm to me and my fellow riders by preventing them from seeing parts of this great country on the back of our favorite motorcycle.
Please vote "NO" to the rule change that would allow this bill to pass by simple majority and vote "NO" to passage of H.R. 146. It is a gross misuse of government power to limit the freedom of citizens.
Now if you can pull the S.22 provisions out of H.R. 146 then that would be OK by me. But as it now stands, I take offense at this bill. If you would like to discuss this further I can be reached at 770-414-5642 (h) or 404-791-0704 (c). Please call at any time.
Bill Gould
Atlanta GA
BMW Owners of Georgia
AMA member
IBA member
What brought this on was an e-mail over the Two wheels only Yahoo group --
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Omnibus Public Lands Bill to be Voted on Tomorrow!
The American Motorcyclist Association urges everyone to contact their Representative to vote "No" on the rule and on the final passage of H.R. 146, the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program. This bill was formerly known as S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which would prohibit all motorized vehicle access on over 2 million acres of public lands.
As you may know, S. 22 was defeated two weeks ago, on March 11, in the U.S. House of Representatives. Following defeat of the bill, the U.S. Senate leadership, using a little known parliamentary procedure, considered H.R. 146, inserting the language from S. 22, and passed the bill on March 19 by a vote of 77 to 20.
Now H.R. 146 is back for consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives and consists of a daunting collection of more than 160 pieces of legislation in over 1300 pages of text. It is because of this that, for parliamentary reasons, the House Leadership wants to consider H.R. 146 under regular order. This would mean that the bill needs only a simple majority to pass. In order for this bill to be considered under regular order, the U.S. House must first pass a rule.
Therefore, in order to help preserve your access to vital public lands, everyone needs to contact their Representative and urge them to first vote "No" on the rule regarding H.R. 146. Then they must also be asked to vote "No" on the final passage of H.R. 146.
With such a short time frame for action, the best way to request that your Representative to vote "No" on H.R. 146 is to call. Click here to get the phone number for your Representative Enter your zip code in the "Find Your Officials" box and click on the name of your Representative.
If you would prefer to contact your Representative with e-mail, you may contact your Representative by clicking here. We have pre-written a letter for your use.
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Here is the link behind the "Clicking Here" Links that I couldn't transfer >:(
http://www.amadirectlink.com/legisltn/rapidresponse.asp
If you think that this is another powergrab by government to limit your freedoms then this is a call to action.
(Wish I could program the links. Which button do I press? :( )
If you do e-mail or write or call your congresscritter, please be respectful but firm -- Think Professional. They ignore emotional bombshells unless you camp outside their door and protest for days.
Thanks guys!