|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,563
|
Yes, the ARE out to get you!
So you thought Big Brother wasn't coming after your car or pickup?
Read this, and then please contact everyone on this committee. First it will be limits on tire sizes and suspension. Then it will be horsepower limits. Then we'll be forced into hybrids or electric cars, all in the name of "man-caused global warming" which is a giant fraud. Oregon Introduces Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts At the request of Governor Theodore Kulongoski, the Oregon Speaker of the House has introduced legislation (H.B. 2186) to prohibit the sale and distribution of aftermarket motor vehicle parts if alternatives are available that "decrease greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles." The bill is primarily focused on aftermarket tires and would authorize the Environmental Quality Commission to implement enforcement regulations, likely based on a rolling resistance calculation. We Urge You to Contact Oregon Speaker of the House Dave Hunt and Members of the Environment and Water Committee (Contact Information Below) Immediately to Request Their Opposition to H.B. 2186 * H.B. 2186 would regulate vehicle fuel economy, an authority reserved to the federal government. * H.B. 2186 could ban tires that may have improved performance, handling or appearance features, based solely on a rolling resistance rating. In addition, this program could easily distract consumers from focusing on more important safety issues such as tire inflation and overloading of vehicles. * H.B. 2186 would force consumers to purchase only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tires because the program essentially exempts OEM-selected tires and unfairly implies that they are superior to aftermarket products. * H.B. 2186 could prohibit aftermarket parts designed to either personalize or optimize specific vehicle performance attributes including handling, towing, suspension, fuel economy, etc. * H.B. 2186 provides broad authority to government regulators and could limit a range of aftermarket parts currently available to consumers based on the subjective determination of government regulators. * DON'T DELAY! Please contact Oregon Speaker Dave Hunt and the House Environment and Water Committee immediately to urge his opposition to H.B. 2186. Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt Phone: 503/986-1440 Email: rep.davehunt@state.or.us Oregon House Environment and Water Committee Representative Ben Cannon - Chair Phone: 503/986-1446 Email: rep.bencannon@state.or.us Representative Jules Bailey Phone: 503/986-1442 Email: rep.juleskopelbailey@state.or.us Representative Phil Barnhart Phone: 503/986-1411 Email: rep.philbarnhart@state.or.us Representative Cliff Bentz Phone: 503/986-1460 Email: rep.cliffbentz@state.or.us Representative Deborah Boone Phone: 503/986-1432 Email: rep.deborahboone@state.or.us Representative Vic Gilliam Phone: 503/986-1418 Email: rep.vicgilliam@state.or.us Representative Bob Jenson Phone: 503/986-1458 Email: rep.bobjenson@state.or.us Representative Jefferson Smith Phone: 503/986-1447 Email: rep.jeffersonsmith@state.or.us
__________________
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
||
02-12-2009, 07:03 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,085
|
We need to start separating America into the lands of "We want to think less" and "Land of individuals".
__________________
Peter '79 930, Odyssey kid carrier, Prius sacrificial lamb Missing  997.1 GT3 RSnil carborundum illegitimi |
||
|
02-12-2009, 07:15 PM
|
|
|
Custom User Title
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,294
|
jesus christ
|
||
|
02-12-2009, 07:18 PM
|
|
|
canna change law physics
|
Not planning to move to Oregon anytime. Ever. Go for it.
__________________
James The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994) Red-beard for President, 2020 |
||
|
02-12-2009, 07:32 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Usa
Posts: 5,573
|
Thanks alot Governor Kolonoscopy!
 angela
__________________
Hello http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1102514-we-lost-amazing-woman-yesterday.html |
||
|
02-12-2009, 09:11 PM
|
|
|
drag racing the short bus
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Location, Location...
Posts: 21,983
|
Ridiculous. SEMA should hire a lobbyist. And a lawyer.
I'm not much of a constitutional study, but isn't something somewhere in all that being violated?
__________________
The Terror of Tiny Town |
||
|
02-12-2009, 09:35 PM
|
|
|
|
AutoBahned
|
wildly exaggerated.
read the actual Bill before posting more craziness |
||
|
02-12-2009, 09:58 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,563
|
Right...we should trust these people? The lefty greens? Oh...I forgot...
__________________
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
||
|
02-12-2009, 10:31 PM
|
|
|
Bandwidth AbUser
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: SoCal
Posts: 29,522
|
regulate snow tires?
__________________
Jim R. |
||
|
02-13-2009, 02:37 AM
|
|
|
Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 32,562
|
Quote:
 Sometimes, I'm happy that I live in KS.
__________________
‘07 Mazda RX8-8 Past: 911T, 911SC, Carrera, 951s, 955, 996s, 987s, 986s, 997s, BMW 5x, C36, C63, XJR, S8, Maserati Coupe, GT500, etc |
||
|
02-13-2009, 07:32 AM
|
|
|
Unregistered
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
Posts: 55,652
|
Quote:
|
||
|
02-13-2009, 07:50 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New York, NY USA
Posts: 4,269
|
I could see these things coming. Wait until gas goes back up to $4.50 - $5.00 a gallon - all kinds of crazy stuff will get passed through these lefty state legislatures.
|
||
|
02-13-2009, 07:57 AM
|
|
|
Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 32,562
|
Automotive aftermarket is a huge industry. I don't see anything like this passing without a huge court battle. Not that the nutball lefty states won't try anyway.
__________________
‘07 Mazda RX8-8 Past: 911T, 911SC, Carrera, 951s, 955, 996s, 987s, 986s, 997s, BMW 5x, C36, C63, XJR, S8, Maserati Coupe, GT500, etc |
||
|
02-13-2009, 08:41 AM
|
|
|
drag racing the short bus
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Location, Location...
Posts: 21,983
|
Back about ten years ago, maybe more, I wrote a huge financial feature for the LA Times about the auto aftermarket. It was a four to five billion dollar a year industry then. I'm not sure what it is now, but if all the geeked out cars I see in L.A. are any indication, that market is alive and very lucrative. A person only has to go over to the Pelican Parts Tech forum and see how alive that is.
Enough is enough. Sure, there's global warming. But to ruin a large portion of the auto industry while at the same time force auto owners away from an aspect of ownership they might enjoy will more than likely be met with some stiff lawsuits. I don't think any state wants to take on the auto aftermarket industry in lieu of global warming, particularly as it isn't yet a definitive fact global warming is mostly caused by man and machine.
__________________
The Terror of Tiny Town |
||
|
02-13-2009, 10:17 AM
|
|
|
canna change law physics
|
What is this "tech forum" of which you speak? No comprehendo...
__________________
James The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994) Red-beard for President, 2020 |
||
|
02-13-2009, 11:02 AM
|
|
|
Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 32,562
|
Quote:
__________________
‘07 Mazda RX8-8 Past: 911T, 911SC, Carrera, 951s, 955, 996s, 987s, 986s, 997s, BMW 5x, C36, C63, XJR, S8, Maserati Coupe, GT500, etc |
||
|
02-13-2009, 11:09 AM
|
|
|
canna change law physics
|
Yeah. They call it "PARF" !
__________________
James The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994) Red-beard for President, 2020 |
||
|
02-13-2009, 11:14 AM
|
|
|
Bandwidth AbUser
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: SoCal
Posts: 29,522
|
The land of eternal snow tires
__________________
Jim R. |
||
|
02-13-2009, 11:17 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Tioga Co.
Posts: 5,942
|
Quote:
This "Emergency" which so threatens "the immediate peace, health and safety" of Oregon has precipitated the people of the state of Oregon to empower The Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule "restrictions and prohibitions on the sale and distribution of after-market motor vehicle parts...if alternatives are available that decrease greenhouse gas emissions of motor vehicles." If this is what the people of Oregon believe and want then their elected officials are merely doing their job. I do fear for their peace and safety during this emergency.
__________________
'86na, 5-spd, turbo front brakes, bad paint, poor turbo nose bolt-on, early sunroof switch set-up that doesn't work. Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem. |
||
|
02-13-2009, 11:41 AM
|
|
|
AutoBahned
|
Quote:
then, you can learn up on admin. law. like I said whatever you got from some drag racer is wildly exaggerated. of course, maybe we should ask an "espert" like sammy -- he knows all about global warming |
||
|
02-13-2009, 01:08 PM
|
|
1970/1982 Porsche 914-6/911SC 2.7 RS
