On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:13:32 -0800, Tony wrote
(in article . com):

This was taken from the AOPA website.

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Ohio anti-terrorism effort slap in face to aircraft owners


Ohio aircraft owners have been singled out by the state to sign a
declaration with their annual aircraft registration renewal that they
are not involved in terrorist activity. They are the only license
holders under the state's Department of Transportation required to do
this.

AOPA and aircraft owners are extremely displeased at this
discrimination. The association, on behalf of members, has requested
that the state remove this requirement.

"Frankly, it is offensive to Ohio's pilot population to suggest that
they are more suspect than people who own boats, trucks, or
automobiles," wrote Greg Pecoraro, AOPA vice president of regional
affairs, in a letter to the state's department of public safety. Ohio
singles out pilots...


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OK, now assume you're a bad guy living in Ohio. What are you going to
do, say "Oh s**t, now I have to move because I can't sign this paper"?

Here's the best part -- these lawmakers were elected and someone
convinced .a majority of them this was a good idea.

There is no cure for stupidity.

Nope. Definitely one of the most inane laws ever passed. But the purpose of
this law is not to fight terrorism. It is to embarrass Democrats. The
outgoing party knew full well that this law would probably be repealed, so
now they can say during the next election that the Democrats repealed an
'anti-terrorism' measure, without saying exactly what that measure was.



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