[DeTomaso] FW: RE:

[ROBERT SIMPSON]

This is why telephone campaigns have always proven to be effective when 
responding to irresponsible bills.  Overloading someone's phone line with 
thousands of pissed off voters is usually an attention getter.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donny Williams" <donnylee at ccwebster.net>
To: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] FW: RE:


> Hahahaha  Thank you for your responce, in return I am sending you this
> Blanket EMail just to make you think I care, and actually read your
> email.....
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:15 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] FW: RE:
>
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>>
>> I sent an email to the California government and, look:  I got the same
>> exact response!!!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>>From: "Assemblymember Jones" <Assemblymember.Jones at assembly.ca.gov>
>>>To: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>>>Subject: RE: Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:28:48 -0700
>>>
>>>Thank you for your email. I appreciate your taking the time to express
>>>your concerns regarding AB 616.
>>>
>>>According to current law, vehicles manufactured prior to 1976 are exempt
>>>from smog check inspections. My proposed legislation does not change
>>>that law.
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Christopher Kimball [mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com]
>>>Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 2:47 PM
>>>To: Assemblymember Jones
>>>Subject:
>>>
>>>Dear Sir,
>>>
>>>Although I do not live in California, I would like to echo the
>>>sentiments of
>>>a friend of mine who does.  I agree with what he wrote, and even though
>>>I
>>>live in the great state of Washington, I fear as California goes, so
>>>goes
>>>the rest of the Country!
>>>
>>>He wrote:
>>>
>>>     I oppose A.B. 616 and hope you will too.  A.B. 616 does nothing but
>>>create
>>>the 'appearance' of doing something positive for the environment for a
>>>few
>>>politicians to feather their caps for future elections.
>>>
>>>   *         A.B. 616 ignores the minimal impact vintage cars have on air
>>>quality.
>>>   *         A.B. 616 could entice vintage car owners into allowing these
>>>vehicles to be scrapped.
>>>   *         A.B. 616 ignores the fact that vehicles 15-years old and
>>>older
>>>still
>>>constitute a small portion of the overall vehicle population and are a
>>>poor
>>>source from which to look for emissions reduction.
>>>   *         A.B. 616 ignores the fact that classic vehicles are
>>>overwhelmingly
>>>well-maintained and infrequently driven.
>>>   *         A.B. 616 would increase costs by creating an annual
>>>inspection
>>>fee
>>>for owners of these vehicles.
>>>   *         A.B. 616 represents another attempt by California
>>>legislators
>>>and
>>>regulators to scapegoat older cars.
>>>     Again, I urge you to oppose A.B. 616. A.B. 616 will only create
>>>another
>>>bureaucratic mess for the state of California and increase the burden on
>>>taxpayers to pay for yet another unnecessary program which does NOT
>>>serve
>>>the
>>>interests of California taxpayers.  Please put an end to these frivolous
>>>
>>>bills.
>>>If you truly wish to make a difference, please focus your efforts and
>>>future
>>>legislation on industrial pollution, rail and truck transport pollution,
>>>and
>>>shipping pollution. Older vehicles do not constitute a significant, or
>>>even
>>>measurable, percentage of the pollutants being dumped into our
>>>atmosphere on
>>>a
>>>daily basis.
>>>
>>>Thanks for listening to me, the "out-of-towner...!"
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>Christopher V. Kimball
>>
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