[FARC] Fwd: Senate Committee MAY VOTE Wednesday!!!

[Scott Galbraith]

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>Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:24:09 -0500
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>To: scottg at n3ok.com
>Subject: Senate Committee MAY VOTE Wednesday!!!
>
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>MDC Amateur:
>
>Do any of the senators listed below represent your district? If you
>aren't sure, go to http://mdelect.net and enter your street address.
>You'll get back the name of your senator and a link to their e-mail
>address.
>
>Brian E. Frosh,
>Leo E. Green
>Jennie M. Forehand
>Robert J. Garagiola
>John A. Giannetti, Jr.
>Larry E. Haines
>Ralph M. Hughes
>Nancy Jacobs
>Philip C. Jimeno
>Alex X. Mooney
>Norman R. Stone, Jr.
>
>If one of these individuals represents you, please send them the
>following e-mail as soon as you get this message. (Get their e-mail
>address by pasting their full name into Google.) We were told the
>committee may vote Wednesday morning! And, if the vote is postponed, it
>won't be for long, so an e-mail from you and friends and family in your
>district could make the difference.
>
>Just paste the following into an e-mail window:
>====
>Dear Senator (last name)
>
>I reside at  (address).
>
>Please give your support to Bill 75.
>
>There is no cost to the state.
>
>Most Amateur Radio antennas are made of wire and are difficult to see,
>even when the wire is the correct size. But covenants and HOA rules
>generally prohibit all of them, without respect to whether they are
>visible or not. So we operate in secret, using inadequate attic
>antennas or fragile thread-like wires in the trees.
>
>Despite the assertions of Bill 75's opponents, federal pre-emption of
>local regulation is NOT absolute, and local zoning regulation generally
>handles the rare conspicuous antennas satisfactorily.
>
>When we look at the rules created by the HOAs that do not use covenants
>for architectural control, it is clear that they cannot be relied on to
>regulate Amateur Radio antennas in conformance with federal intent.
>
>No evidence has yet come to light that Amateur Radio antennas decrease
>property values.
>
>Despite Amateur Radio's decades of service to the nation, its becoming
>difficult to serve the community in time of need because it is
>necessary to conceal participation in the U.S. Amateur Radio Service, 
>federally licensed, internationally recognized service. Bill 75 allows
>amateurs to openly support their communities and participate in state,
>local and federal emergency management programs while adhering to local
>zoning regulations.
>
>I would appreciate a favorable vote for Bill 75.
>
>(your name and call)
>
>====
>
>PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR E-MAIL TO SB75 at BCCECOM.ORG
>
>If you get a reply from the senator promising support by e-mail or
>postal mail, please send a brief message with the senator's name and
>district to SB75 at BCCECOM.org. That way we can track support and
>concentrate our attention on those who haven't committed yet. And we
>can ask you to send thanks to the ones who have agreed to support our
>bills, as we suggest for Del. Cluster, in the list below.
>
>THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS COMMITTEE STILL HAS NOT VOTED ON HB
>296
>
>Do any of the delegates in the list below represent you? If so, please
>send the e-mail above to your delegate. Be sure to address them as
>"Delegate" and change "75" to "296." Send it even if you have already
>sent a message. Ask friends and family in your district to send one,
>too.
>
>Maggie McIntosh
>James E. Malone, Jr
>John S. Arnick
>Elizabeth Bobo
>William A. Bronrott
>Rudolph C. Cane
>Virginia P. Clagett
>John W. E. Cluster, Jr  (Send a brief note, Subject HB 296, body just: 
>
>Thanks for supporting HB 296!)
>Barbara A. Frush
>Barry Glassman
>Patrick N. Hogan
>Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.
>J. B. Jennings
>Jane E. Lawton
>Tony McConkey
>Karen S. Montgomery
>Rosetta C. Parker
>Catherine E. Pugh
>Richard A. Sossi
>Joan F. Stern
>Paul S. Stull
>Michael H. Weir, Jr.
>
>PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR E-MAIL TO HB296 at bccecom.org
>If you get a reply from the delegate promising support by e-mail or
>postal mail, please send a brief message with the senator's name and
>district to SB75 at BCCECOM.org, for the reasons given above.
>
>Thanks! Soon we hope to report that these bills are scheduled for votes
>by the entire House and Senate.
>
>Jim Cross, WI3N, Maryland-DC Section Manager
>Dave Prestel, W8AJR, State Government Liaison
>Joe Krysztoforski, AJ3X, President, Baltimore Amateur Radio Club
>Tom Coates, N3IJ, Baltimore Amateur Radio Club Legislative Affairs Team
>
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73 de Scott Galbraith
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