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Hi Everyone; I have learned that the House plans to pass a 60 day extension to TEA. This will require the House to amend the 4-month extension it recently passed. The Senate is also expected to approve a 60-day extension. This vote should come sometime today. Bottom line...nothing is expected to happen tomorrow..and the TEA money runs out this weekend. There is a "tentative" mark-up scheduled for March 3rd in the Highways & Transit Subcommittee, chaired by Petri of Wisconsin. There is no guarantee here... Boyd has sent the House TEA language back to Young's Office. We still expect our language to be included in final mark-up..whenever that happens. I would like to thank everyone, especially Boyd McFail, for all their contributions and comments to this language. Several SMROs, SMSA (State Motorcycle Safety Administrators), TEAM Oregon, and the AMA all offered valued comments. When we have the "polished" version from Congressman Young's office, we'll put it out for everyone. If you would like a copy of the "rough draft" please e-mail me or Boyd. Please keep in mind the "rough draft" is proposed language. Congressman Young has the final say in what he is planning to offer. --Karen Bolen
North Carolina's helmet bill, HB-670, is being heard in the House Select Committee on Motorcycle Helmet Laws. The next meeting is on March 4th, and is to focus primarily on the impact the bill could have on tourism and economic development. The members of the committee have so far proven to be open-minded and fair. The two primary sponsors on the committee have been very aggressive and thorough. Now is when we need your help. Please contact the committee members and let them know that the rest of the country is watching and waiting to decide on where to spend their vacation money next year! We have a good head of steam going on this bill, but this is likely our make-or-break year. We need your input! The motorcyclists of North Carolina have been doing everything we can to push this bill through, but the more voices heard, the better we will do. Thank you, and please make those calls and emails. Sam Nobles
Committee Members: Rep. John Sauls Co-chair
Rep. Earl Jones Co-chair
Rep. Rex Baker
Rep. E. Nelson Cole
Rep. L. Hugh Holliman
Rep. Don Munford
Rep. Keith Williams
Rep. Larry Womble
WE need to get on this ASAP...even if you don't plan on riding through Missouri in the next year - they don't have to KNOW that as things change. WE need to flood these flood these people with email. Remember, we're out of staters. WE need to be cordial, professional and to the point...it's ALL about the money we would spend in tourism dollars in the state of Missouri "if" the helmet mandate was repealed/modified. We're all in this together...let's get the word out and make a positive difference in a helmet state. We need to create some numbers for the tourism people to look at in Missouri. We need motorcyclists from across the continent to e-mail the Missouri Tourism Commission to let them know that motorcyclists will not be traveling through Missouri during the upcoming Midwest riding season because they do not wish to bring along a helmet! If motorcyclists are going to Daytona, we need for the tourism people to know that Missouri was bypassed, and we need for them to know approximately how many dollars were spent in other states instead of Missouri. Even if you are hauling to Daytona, Missouri could be bypassed because it appears to be motorcyclist unfriendly! If motorcyclists are planning trips for Laughlin, Laconia, Sturgis, etc. for the summer of 2004, we need for the tourism people to know that Missouri will be bypassed, and we need for them to know approximately how many days could have been spent in Missouri, and how many dollars Missouri will miss because of the helmet restrictions. Send e-mails to: Missouri Tourism
and
Missouri Tourism Director, John Robinson
The Helmet Bills ( HB 1109 and HB 770) are ready to be heard before the
House. We are claiming that Missouri is losing revenue from motorcyclists
across the country. Help us show the Tourism people that we know
motorcyclists will come here to ride and spend money in our beautiful state
if Missouri makes them welcome!
Freedom isn't FREE... YOU have to FIGHT for it.
From: Matt Howes, National Internet Organizer, ACLU
1) Tell Your Legislators to Stay Out of the Matrix
Your state is currently participating in a program to compile your personal
information into a giant database that law enforcement agents can comb
through to find evidence of wrongdoing.
According to news reports and internal documents, the Matrix (which stands
for Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information
Exchange) is an effort to combine state government records, such as drivers
license information, with commercially available data, such as credit card
information, to create a vast database capable of compiling and analyzing a
profile of every American. This database is then used by law enforcement
agents and government contractors to search through your private records and
investigate your activities.
Matrix is an expensive, invasive program being undertaken without the
approval of your state legislature.
Take Action! Urge your state legislators to reign in this domestic
surveillance database.
Click here to get more information and to send a free fax to your state
legislators:
http://www.aclu.org/Privacy/Privacy.cfm?ID=15032&c=40
Send any nominations to tmor@nauticom.net and the Officers will pick from
the cast of entrants and characters.
If you need more info on this or any other subject just go to the Sons of
Liberty Riders Info Zone:
http://solriders.com/ or http://solriders.net/index.php
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