Legislative Update

TMRA 2
Sputnik
State Chair

TMRA2 is apposed to this bill.
Immediate action is needed.
Attached is an exampleletter that needs to be sent to both Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn.

Sample letter for US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn

Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas US Senator Senator;

I have read S.132 Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009 by Senator Dianne Feinstein. At first glance this seems like a good Bill aimed at increasing punishment for unlawful acts perpetrated by street gangs. It seems to cover ever act one could conceive except spitting on the street. It also sets it up to where law enforcement could take everything a person owns based on conjecture.

The big problem with the whole idea of gang punishment is the loosely worded definition of gang. Here in Texas we are seeing cases where possessions are taken from people and not returned despite that individual never being found guilty of a crime. By definition a person can be considered to be a gang member if they associate with criminals, are members of a group where three individuals have been found guilty of a crime or visit an incarcerated individual not a member of their immediate family.

They can be gang members based on say so from another individual without proof. Without question this type Bill is aimed at Bikers as we have just seen. Of course with all the news coming out of DC recently it could include the Us Congress and Senate as well as many law enforcement agencys but we know it won’t be carried that far.
We would appreciate seeing that our Senators from Texas do not jump on the band wagon but vote against S.132 should it come to the Floor for a vote of the full Senate.
Thanks for taking time to read this letter.

Respectfully,
Sputnik
State Chair
Texas Motorcycle Rights Association