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H.R. 2550 hoax
OH the IRONY !
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in
message
anews.com.
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Dave the lawyer is an example of the typical uninformed
asa dolt. He's
been suckered in by the hoax posts that tell everybody to
vote AGAINST
H.R. 2550. Jeff, our other resident "genius" also seems to
have drunk
the Kool-Aid.
For your information, dear reader, you've been duped by
totally bogus
information. You've been told to have your congressman
vote AGAINST the
House Rule.
Here's the real scoop from: http://www.boatus.com/gov/
"EPA Discharge Permit Requirement for Recreational Boats
"For 34 years the federal Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has
exempted discharges from recreational boats from the Clean
Water Act
permit system. Regretfully, a recent court ruling
cancelled this permit
exemption. EPA is required by the court decision to
develop and
implement by September 30, 2008 a national permit system
for ALL vessels
in the United States for a variety of normal operational
discharges.
"We have been working behind the scenes with other boating
organizations
to get the exemption reinstated for recreational boats.
Fortunately, the
Recreational Boating Act of 2007 (H.R. 2550) has been
introduced by
Representatives Gene Taylor (D-Miss) and Candice Miller
(R-Mich) which
would protect recreational boats from being swept into
this unnecessary
and expensive permitting system.
"It is critically important that H.R. 2550 be passed and
your support is
essential. Please contact your Congressman and Senators
TODAY and ask
that they co-sponsor or support H.R. 2550."
I hope this helps and I hope it shows the folly of
expecting armchair
lawyers like our Daffy Dave the Duffer to know their arses
from a hole
in the ground.
Wilbur Hubbard
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