Hope this is OK to post here, we are under attack again: <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]From:[/FONT]</TD><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]SEMA Action Network [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]Date sent[/FONT]</TD><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]08/27/2008 02:08:27 pm [/FONT]</TD><TR><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]Subject:[/FONT]</TD><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]SEMA Urgent Legislative Alert: California Lawmaker Trying to Sneak by a Bill to Require... [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2> <CENTER>[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]To view this email as a web page, please follow this link[/FONT]</CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=603 align=center bgColor=#000000 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width=600 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width=590 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD> Immediate Action Needed! California Lawmaker Trying to Sneak by a Bill to Require ANNUAL Emissions Tests for Vehicles 15-Years Old and Older Committee Hearing set for August 28. Call Now!!!In an effort to avoid public scrutiny, California ***emblyman Dave Jones (***emblymember.jones@***embly.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 cons***ute 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 s**** 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 lawmakers underhanded attempt to cir***vent public process and is now calling on you to help defeat A.B 3053 before its 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@sen.ca.gov Senator Dave Cox Phone: 916/651-4001 Email: senator.cox@sen.ca.gov Senator Sam Aanestad Phone: 916/651-4004 Email: senator.aanestad@sen.ca.gov Senator Roy Ashburn Phone: 916/651-4018 Email: senator.ashburn@sen.ca.gov Senator Gilbert Cedillo Phone: 916/651-4022 Email: senator.cedillo@sen.ca.gov Senator Ellen Corbett Phone: 916/651-4010 Senator Robert Dutton Phone: 916/651-4031 Email: senator.dutton@sen.ca.gov Senator Dean Florez Phone: 916/651-4016 Email: senator.florez@sen.ca.gov Senator Sheila Kuehl Phone: 916/651-4023 Email: senator.kuehl@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@sen.ca.gov Senator Joe Simitian Phone: 916/651-4011 Email: senator.simitian@sen.ca.gov Senator Mark Wyland Phone: 916/651-4038 Senator Leland Yee Phone: 916/651-4008 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width=600 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><CENTER> [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Terms under which this service is provided to you: sema.org/disclaimer[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SEMA's mailing address: 1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Copyright 2007. Specialty Equipment Market ***ociation (SEMA)[/FONT] </CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
these sum*****es need to get a 15 year old car shoved up their ***es, that what needs to happen. im sick of these hippy s*** tryin to **** with the damn emissions. all its gonna do is drive up gas prices even higher. the damn diesel truckers are already gonna have to get emissions put on their trucks, are you kidding me? its a diesel. they ship gas, a metric ****ton of trucks are gonna come off the road, independant truckers are gonna shut down, and the demand for trucking is gonna go up and bam, there goes the price of oil. ****ing hippies. sorry. i hate hippies. they smell of patchouli.
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