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----- Original Message ----- From: "Neill Carnahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Taylorcraft Club" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 5:08 PM Subject: taylorcraft: How did "Son of CARA" sneak thru? > Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 4:30 PM > Subject: How did "Son of CARA" sneak thru? > > > > Now, thay can take our little grass strips .> Neill > > > > > > > American Land Rights Association - Land Rights Network > > > PO Box 400 - Battle Ground WA 98604 > > > Phone: 360-687-3087 - Fax: 360-687-2973 - Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > > > http://www.landrights.org > > > Legislative Office: 508 First St SE - Washington DC 20003 > > > Phone: 202-210-2357 - Fax: 202-543-7126 - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > How did "Son of CARA" sneak thru? > > > > > > The bad guys won a round in the United States Senate late Thursday > night, > > > as Senate Bill 990 - S. 990 - the "Son of CARA" - was approved. S. 990 > is > > > a $600 million per year land grab, much smaller than the Big Daddy > "CARA" > > > Land Grab legislation also being considered by Congress. > > > > > > QUESTION: What happened? What was the vote? Who voted with us and > > > against? Who spoke out during debate? > > > > > > ANSWER: There was no vote. There were no amendments. There was no > > > debate. > > > > > > It happened in the dark of night, on the final day of the 2001 session > of > > > Congress, when other business was finished and many Senators had already > > > left the Capitol. > > > > > > Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, working with Senator Bob Smith, > > > Republican of New Hampshire, brought S. 990 to the floor of a nearly > empty > > > Senate chamber. Reid asked for "Unanimous Consent" that the bill be > > > approved on the spot, with no debate, no amendments and no recorded > vote. > > > > > > ALL Senators had been notified just a few days before that Reid would > > make > > > a Unanimous Consent request - and NONE, not even one Senator, stuck > > around > > > to defend private property rights! > > > > > > If even ONE, just ONE Senator had objected, then consideration of S > > 990 > > > would have been put off for several weeks. Amendments and debate would > > > have been allowed, and a recorded vote taken. > > > > > > How did this happen? Two reasons: > > > > > > First, in the end-of-session confusion, very few people were paying > > > attention. It was the end of one of the longest sessions of Congress in > > > decades, a few days before Christmas, and there were still several > > > multi-billion dollar appropriations bills to be approved. Congress was > in > > > a crisis, which made for a perfect opportunity to slip through Son of > > CARA. > > > > > > Second, incumbent politicians don't want to rock the boat. No Senator, > > not > > > even one, was willing to hold up S. 990 for fear of offending the four > > > Senators who sponsored the bill - because they may need those Senators > to > > > help them on something else. > > > > > > Who did this? > > > > > > The final language (see portions below) of S. 990 as it was considered > by > > > the Senate was sponsored by four Senators. They are Republican Bob > Smith > > > of New Hampshire, Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, Independent Jim > Jeffords > > > of Vermont, and INCREDIBLY, Republican Mike Crapo of Idaho!!!!! > > > > > > Crapo's office was called and asked, "Since Idaho is more than 60% owned > > by > > > the federal government already, how could the Senator cosponsor S. 990, > a > > > multibillion dollar land grab?" The caller was told, "Someone will get > > > back to you on that." There was no return phone call. > > > > > > ACTION ITEM - IDAHO: > > > > > > ESPECIALLY if you are from Idaho, contact or go see Senator Mike > Crapo - > > > he will be in Idaho for the next three weeks, ask for his schedule - and > > > ask him the question he has refused to answer: "WHY did you cosponsor > S. > > > 990, the Son of CARA???" (see below for bill specifics) > > > > > > Boise Office of Senator Crapo > > > 304 North Eighth Street, Room 338, Boise ID 83702 > > > 208-334-1776, fax 208-334-9044 > > > > > > Coeur d'Alene Office > > > 1000 Northwest Blvd. #100, Coeur d'Alene ID 83814 > > > 208-664-5490, fax 208-664-0889 > > > > > > Idaho Falls Office > > > 490 Memorial Drive #102, Idaho Falls ID 83402 > > > 208-522-9779, fax 208-529-8367 > > > > > > The other three Senators, Bob Smith (New Hampshire), Reid (Nevada) and > > > Jeffords (Vermont), have a long record of land grabbing. They should > also > > > be contacted - in particular by residents of their home states. > > > > > > ACTION ITEM - NEW HAMPSHIRE: > > > > > > You have a choice in New Hampshire. Senator Bob Smith faces a difficult > > > Republican primary election in 2002. He is being challenged by > Republican > > > Congressman John Sununu. Sununu supports property rights, and voted NO > > > on the CARA Land Grab in the House last year! > > > > > > We're not telling anyone who to vote for, just pointing out that there > is > > a > > > clear choice in New Hampshire: Bob Smith - land grabber, or John > Sununu - > > > for property rights. Here are both campaign's offices - you may want to > > > contribute to the candidate of your choice, and tell the other candidate > > to > > > re-read the United States Constitution: > > > > > > Sununu for Senate > > > P. O. Box 500, Rye, NH 03870 > > > 603-964-7077, fax 603-964-7205 > > > www.teamsununu.org > > > > > > Bob Smith for U.S. Senate > > > 116 South River Rd., Unit D, Bedford, NH 03110 > > > Phone: 603-647-0202, Fax: 603-665-9099 > > > www.Senatorsmith.com > > > > > > How bad is "Son of CARA"??? Let's count the ways: > > > > > > FIRST: Up to $600 million per year for five years, that's up to $3 > > > BILLION dollars total can be allocated, for two purposes: land > > > acquisition with no protection against condemnation, and grant money to > > > leftwing environmental and animal rights organizations. > > > > > > SECOND: The government can grab your land for nearly any reason, > > > including, to quote directly from S. 990, "acquisition of an area of > land > > > or water that is suitable or capable of being made suitable for feeding, > > > resting, or breeding by wildlife." > > > > > > > > > And it gets even better - again, to quote direct from S. 990, your > > taxpayer > > > funds can be used "to address the unmet needs for wildlife and the > > habitats > > > on which the wildlife depend." > > > > > > In other words, private property can be condemned for nearly any reason > > > that can be cooked up by extreme preservationists and their allies in > > > federal and state agencies. > > > > > > THIRD: S. 990 exempts government land acquisition agents from FACA, > the > > > Federal Advisory Committee Act!!!!! Despite scandals and > misappropriation > > > of funds with Pittman-Robertson money in the past few years!!! And > > despite > > > the current case of federal and state agents working together to plant > > lynx > > > hairs in a national forest in order to eliminate access, S. 990 proposes > > to > > > exempt these very same agents from public scrutiny under the FACA law!!! > > > > > > To quote directly from S. 990: "Coordination with State fish and game > > > department personnel or with personnel of any other state agency under > > this > > > Act shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act." > > > > > > > > > > > > PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR LIST. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * > > * > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTE: In accordance > > with > > > Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit > > or > > > payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this > > > information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 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