Legislative Update

UPDATE 7/9/07
The Chapter in Dayton got kicked off in good style. There was good attendance and we signed up a few new members. Thanks so much to the Liberty County Chapter of the San Jacinto High Rollers M/C for their support and for making their Clubhouse available for the meeting. Officers were elected and it was decided to meet the 1st Tuesday of each month. The Chapter name will be determined at the next meeting. Of all the ones I heard suggested the Trinity River Chapter sounded the best to me but they will be taking a vote on all the proposed names.
We received an Email Wednesday that Preacher Ball had passed away.
Preacher was a Gypsy International Red Rocker, a Shriner and District 27 Advisor and Charter Life Member of TMRA 2. We went to the Valley on Thursday in bad weather and attended the services for Preacher on Friday.
It was a fine service for a great Warrior, family man, Brother and friend.
It will be impossible to replace this great man but hopefully someone will step forward to be the one to post political issues for all in the Valley and elsewhere to read.
We drove back home immediately following the service in even worse storms than when we went down.
I caught hell for discussing the Immigration Bill from a non member who does a newsletter. Guess that will happen again but I have to put this out to you members. On the Lou Dobbs Show they were talking about the law making it illegal to hire illegal aliens and the federal govt doesn’t want the states to begin enforcing that law. The reason given was that the Federal government is the biggest employer of illegal aliens. They reported that 7 Federal Agencies employ 177,000 illegals. It was pointed out that they have a simple way to check the SS Numbers and see they are fraudulent but they choose not to do so. Some of these illegals reportedly work in sensitive areas.
Hopefully you have contacted your Congressman and asked them to vote no on HR 811. The Senate has a companion Bill, S 599 which has no Cosponsors and has not moved. There is hope HR 811 can be killed in the Senate if it passes the House but it would send a stronger message if it doesn’t pass in the House. Time is running out to call.
I am back in the office today. We shall be on a conference call with Indy Texans tonight concerning the Trans Texas Corridor. Tomorrow night we will attend the Coalition of Clubs Meeting in Corpus Christi. Wednesday we will meet with Kate at Stubbs B-B-Que concerning the Concert.
"Life is what happens while you are making Other plans."
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