One of the new Supreme Court decisions will be on Oregon's state law allowing doctor assisted suicide. The administration is seeking federal intervention saying that goes against everything a doctor is supposed to stand for Now I don't take sides either way on abortion except to say I believe government has no moral authority in the issue any more than they do in the assisted suicide issue. If the Supreme Court rules against Oregon then doesn't that mean they will overturn Roe V Wade? The webs politicians weave to get what they want.
Speaking of webs, State Rep Mike Krusee in one of the best at spinning them Last session he sponsored and passed a Bill to allow the Regional Mobility Authority board members to serve six year terms instead of the two year terms laid out in the constitution. The law was challenged on constitutional grounds and overturned.
This year he sponsored and passed a Bill to change it back to two year terms. He then introduced and passed a House Joint Resolution to amend the constitution to allow the change to six year terms. Despite this being against all reason as well the choice of the people it will pass as a constitutional amendment because people don't even know what they are voting on when they mark the ballot. Like the rest of the nine constitutional amendments proposed on the ballot they mainly serve only to help political allies who make large donations to campaigns.
To read the proposed amendments go to
www.tmra2.org scroll down to
Constitutional Amendments and click on the site. All nine of these proposals will draw a loud NO from this old man. Remember they wouldn't consider Emminent Domain Protection or Recorded Vote requirements to be sent to the public for a vote. That should help you to understand their line of thinking. Big money wanted the nine that got passed to be voted on. The average working man wanted the two that didn't make it.
We'll be in Denton this weekend for the Mid South Mile. Hope to see some of you up there. The last weekend of this month we will be in Charleston SC for the Southern Cross Conference. This Conference will be an attempt by bikers to bring the Southern Congressional delegates into a voting block for Bikers Rights. Pretty lofty goal but it will bring heavy ramifications if we can make it work.
We in Texas are fortunate to have three political organizations working together to make things happen politically. It is time for all of us to give it our best shot during the upcoming election.
Being in the military takes away a person's right to get politically involved in campaigns or be a member of a political oeganization. Unfortunately we have just run into the only commander I have ever heard of that has chosen to enforce this rule. The Commander at Ft. Bliss in El Paso has told those stationed there that they can not be members of TMRA 2 or take part in any of our activities. Anyone caught disobeying this order would pay the price.
We contacted Senator Hutchison's office and spoke with our frien Christy whop is in charge of military affairs in that office. She said they could attend our Chapter meetings to be informed but could not take part in the meeting or any other of our activities.
We shall follow up on this rule in the next few days. They can fight and die to give those in foreign countries the right to be politically involved and can not take part in the process in their own country? Something seems mighty wrong here. Think about it.
Catch you later
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Sputnik
State Chair
