This is a response from Representative Jaros to one of his constituents. If you are in his district you need to let him know how far off base his response is and remind him this is an election year and you vote! Let your fellow motorized recreationists know as well.
Thanks
Garth
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:13:31 -0500
From: "Mike Jaros" <rep.mike.jaros@ house.mn>
To: (I removed to protect email)
Subject: Re: snowmobiles trails 55768
Hi Greg,
Thanks for your message. We are running out of energy, so why waste it on recreational vehicles? If you want to recreate, sit in a boat and power it manually like we used to do it. Also, you can ride in a sled with manually propelled devices and ATVs could be driven with manpower. That is real exercise!
You must see how energy prices are skyrocketing and all prices are rising, because everything we touch, buy or see is dependent on energy. I went to a seminar last January where two world energy experts said that in about 25 years freeways and airports will be historical museums. We will have to go back to horses and buggies, trains and boats, which are most economical transportation.
I was not asked by MRR to introduce my bill, but I guess they are supporting it. I do not care - I do what I think is right. There are some who believe that giving your organizations gas tax money is unconstitutional, I believe it is not, because when the constitution was written there were no paved roads. Good Roads Association believes your programs are getting too much money. I introduced the bill to look into all of these issues and decide next biennium who is right and who is wrong.
Best wishes and take it easy - relax, recreate and enjoy life, because it is too short! Motorized vehicles and snowmobiles make life too fast and too many people are getting killed on those devils!
Best wishes,
Mike
I'm a steelworker and long time democrat so I'm trying to find a nice way to tell you to I'm disappointed in your support of the nature faker mrr bunch. We work hard on the trails, volunteer labor and resources and we put pride into them to have ours nicer than the others. I think you have lost your way.
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