[DeTomaso] CA Annual inspections back on the docket

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

Here's an easy to copy and paste list to send hate mail


senator.torlakson at sen.ca.gov,
senator.cox at sen.ca.gov,
senator.aanestad at sen.ca.gov,
senator.ashburn at sen.ca.gov,
senator.cedillo at sen.ca.gov,
senator.dutton at sen.ca.gov,
senator.florez at sen.ca.gov,
senator.kuehl at sen.ca.gov,
senator.runner at sen.ca.gov,
senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov

I sent one ( who's gonna know I live in GA , address removed )

I put "Opposed to A B 3053" in the subject line

and pointed out that car collectors are usually older, therefore more likely
to vote (statically speaking) are more affluent and therefore more likely to
give money to political candidates and that these cars support an entire
industry and that if they were regulated to museum pieces because they
couldn't be driven then the values would fall because nobody is going to pay
6 figures for a toy they can't play with; and thus aside from jobs, parts,
wages etc. that is being lost that a huge amount of personal property tax
value would also be lost.

Let's sick every car person in America on them.


Michael from SoCal for now
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 1:38 PM, <msm at portata.com> wrote:

> The California legislators are back at it again.  This time Dave Jones is
> trying to push through annual inspections for cars over 15 years old.  It is
> the same invalid arguments as before.
>
> By my read, car prior to 1976 would still be exempt.
> http://tinyurl.com/5sj49d
>
> The votes in the assembly and senate committees and floor have an been
> unanimous, so this is likely to go through unless there is a big backlash
> from the car communities.
>
>
> Laurie forwarded the following to me (SEMA has been a bit slow to react
> this summer.)
>
>
> In an effort to avoid public scrutiny, California Assemblyman Dave Jones (
> Assemblymember.jones at assembly.ca.gov) has amended a completely unrelated
> bill with language to require annual Smog check inspections for vehicles
> 15-years old and older. This represents an obvious attempt to sneak through
> legislation in the closing days of the legislative session that had been
> previously defeated (A.B. 616). The new bill is designated as A.B. 3053.
>
> While pre-1976 motor vehicles would remain exempt under existing California
> law, this proposal 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.  Furthermore, the
> bill would direct that the funds generated through annual inspection fees be
> used to scrap older cars. This represents another attempt by California
> legislators and regulators to scapegoat older cars.
>
> This is the type of activity that fuels distrust in public officials. SEMA
> caught this lawmaker's underhanded attempt to circumvent public process and
> is now calling on you to help defeat A.B 3053 before it's too late.
> Time is of the Essence!  We Urge You to Call the California Senate
> Appropriations Committee (List Below) Immediately to Oppose A.B. 3053
>
> California Senate Appropriations Committee
> Senator Tom Torlakson - Chair
> Phone: 916/651-4007
> Email: senator.torlakson at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Dave Cox
> Phone: 916/651-4001
> Email: senator.cox at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Sam Aanestad
> Phone: 916/651-4004
> Email: senator.aanestad at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Roy Ashburn
> Phone: 916/651-4018
> Email: senator.ashburn at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Gilbert Cedillo
> Phone: 916/651-4022
> Email: senator.cedillo at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Ellen Corbett
> Phone: 916/651-4010
> Senator Robert Dutton
> Phone: 916/651-4031
> Email: senator.dutton at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Dean Florez
> Phone: 916/651-4016
> Email: senator.florez at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Sheila Kuehl
> Phone: 916/651-4023
> Email: senator.kuehl at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Jenny Oropeza
> Phone: 916/651-4028
> Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
> Phone: 916/651-4026
> Senator George Runner
> Phone: 916/651-4017
> Email: senator.runner at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Joe Simitian
> Phone: 916/651-4011
> Email: senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov
> Senator Mark Wyland
> Phone: 916/651-4038
> Senator Leland Yee
> Phone: 916/651-4008
>
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