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Howdy Conrad!
From: Dick Wells <lonesomedove@blackfoot.net> Howdy Conrad!
Thanks for the enews letter.
Aviation security: The answer to
secure cockpits is no door at all. No one gets in or out of the cockpit unless
the plane is on the ground. Everything the flight crew needs during flight is
to be in the cockpit with them. In the event of a highjacking, all communications
between the cockpit and passenger compartment is to be severed. It will also
be possible to flood the passenger compartment with nitrous oxide (or a similar
gas), to cause unconsciousness, long enough for the stewards to immobilize the
offender(s), then allow it to dissipate returning the environment to normal
prior to an emergency landing at the nearest airport.
If only one armed citizen had been
aboard each of those ill-fated 9-11 aircraft, the outcome would have been entirely
different. We Montanans are accustomed to packing side arms, and we have no
problem being in the company of others who do so. There is no real evidence
that armed passengers are a threat to safe air travel, or to anything we do
as a People, for that matter. I will not be traveling by commercial air until
I am able to protect myself and others with my personal concealed weapon.
Border security: We are at war.
Close all our ports of entry to all aliens. Void all visas and green cards,
and send all aliens home. Quit closing "freedom loopholes" for our
citizens, and treat foreigners like they belong in another country. No need
to be "Politically correct" in a time of National Emergency, which
is exactly what war is. This is a war against terrorism for us, but it's a religious
war for our opponent(s), we need to be the ones to decide which kind of war
it is. We can go back to business as usual when we have things settled once
and for all, but for now let's get real about the job ahead, and do it without
ignoring the limits placed on government by the Constitution. Enlist civilians
for "Homeland defense," like we did in WWII and ensure we take care
of ourselves. (BTW, send NATO's AWACS home
& let our AWAC's patrol our skies, if you really want Homeland security).
Veteran's Day 2001: You can best
honor us veterans by making sure that none of the freedoms we have secured are
jeopardized when you and your colleagues consider how best to insure our safety.
Please remember that if you limit our freedoms in the slightest, the terrorists
have won and we can all go home in defeat, dishonor and disgrace.
SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC STIMULUS:
The best stimulus for any business in Montana is:
Get rid of the UN and WTO
Shut down the IRS
Repeal the Federal Reserve Act,
& restore lawful money as per the Constitution.
The folly that government can do
anything positive for business beyond getting the hell out of the way, has gone
on long enough. The WTO is nothing but a restatement of the UN and as such has
nothing to offer Montana. Montana products have always been in demand in the
world's market place and we don't need to be in a one world government to sell
our goods. Remember, we are guaranteed a Republican (not republican party) form
of government, and the UN does not support that in any way.
You guys in Washington D.C. are
always talking about the national debt. If you will do what is right, and get
rid of the Federal Reserve and the IRS, the national debt will be history, and
with it, inflation. What makes you think we the People of Montana haven't got
the brains to know what it takes to correct our problems in business? The time
has been long in coming, waiting for our congressional delegates to get off
their collective asses and go to work for us, and make some meaningful corrections
to the course this ship of state has taken in the exact wrong direction.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL,
SEC. 1062: Congratulations, you're getting close to doing what we need done.
But I somehow get the feeling that disarming travelers doesn't ring the same
bell in your mind. Infringing the Right to keep and bear arms in any way is
still an infringement, it's not a backdoor attack on the Second Amendment, it's
a frontal assault to forbid self-defense in airports, on busses, on aircraft,
in bars, restaurants or schools, and it allows the terrorists to win, while
making us suitable victims for any criminal bent on doing us harm.
BTW, don't think for a moment that
a universal concealed carry for law enforcement officers will make us feel any
safer, it will just piss us off. Cops are just people, just like us, and many
of them lack the small-arms and tactics training we have. A veteran is naturally
offended (having gone in harm's way to secure all our freedom) when he is disarmed,
and made to defer to LEO's and criminals. If you want to do something to cure
the problem, introduce a bill enforcing the un-infringed second amendment right
of a citizen to carry a weapon anywhere he might go. And get rid of the State
department's plan for disarming the People as per Publication 7277, September
1961.
Do the right thing, and you may
be able to continue in the senate after we repeal the 17th Amendment.
Happy Trails, November 10, 2001
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States Postal Service involving anthrax, all postal mail to my Senate office
in Washington,D.C. has been suspended. I want to continue corresponding with
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In This Edition: AVIATION SECURITY
The aviation security bill that
is currently being debated in Congress is my top legislative priority at this
time. The bill includes provisions to secure and bolt cockpit doors, reinforce
airport security with federal law enforcement officers and require air marshals
on domestic and international flights. At issue are two matters regarding who
is ultimately accountable to set the standards and guidelines over airport passenger
screeners, and the federalization of those screeners. Regarding the first issue,
the Senate bill contains an amendment I offered that would require the Department
of Justice (DoJ), not the Department of Transportation (DoT), responsible and
accountable to set the standards and guidelines of airport and aircraft security.
I believe the DoJ is more qualified than the DoT to establish security and law
enforcement guidelines. I continue to see this issue as primarily one of security,
and I will fight to see that Americans' safety is the foremost issue in this
debate. Regarding the second issue, I support a federalization plan in which
only a limited number of supervisory screener employees are federalized. These
employees would be subject to mandatory and vigorous training. However, I do
think that the majority of these screeners can be contracted out, as long as
the company complies with federal regulations. Under the current bill, only
the top 142 airports will have federalized employees. Montana's airports would
not receive any federalized employees under this bill. You can be assured I
will keep the best interests of all Montanans in mind as I continue to debate
this critical issue.
VETERANS DAY 2001
The Nation celebrates Veterans Day
this weekend, and at this time in American history, it is all the more compelling
that we pay our respects to America's veterans. This great nation owes its veterans
a debt we can never fully repay. The men and women who have dedicated their
lives to protecting our way of life are deserving of our thanks and Veterans
Day is a way of honoring their contributions to our freedom. To those veterans
who have been wounded in defense of freedom, God bless you. To those who have
given their lives in defense of freedom, we pray that they rest in peace with
knowledge that their ultimate sacrifice was not in vain. America remains the
land of the free because you were brave. I urge all of my fellow Montanans to
find time this Veterans Day to stop for a moment and, in the quiet of your heart
and soul, to reflect upon freedom and remember our veterans. And, I might add,
to pray for tomorrow's veterans.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VETERANS DAY
WEEKEND FOR UNITY, HOPE, AND HEALING
This weekend, the National Park
Service is waiving all entrance fees to national parks and recreation areas
in celebration of Veterans Day. Montana is home to a number of national parks,
historical and recreation areas including: SECURING THE NORTHERN BORDER
The Senate recently passed the Treasury
and Postal Appropriations Bill. The bill includes funding for customs and drug
interdiction in the United States through the Treasury Department. This funding
will go a long way toward providing the higher staffing levels we need at our
northern ports of entry. I feel that these increases are just a start, a down
payment if FIVE MONTANA COUNTIES RECEIVE DISASTER
DESIGNATION
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary
Ann Veneman recently gave five Montana counties disaster designations. Big Horn,
Carbon, Gallatin, Park, and Powder River Counties were designated disaster areas
because they adjoin counties in Wyoming that were designated disaster areas
due to losses caused by drought, dangerous fire conditions, and wildfires that
occurred beginning from January 1, 2001 and continuing through the present.
Montana farmers affected by this year's fires and drought are now eligible for
low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) as long as they
submit an application and meet eligibility requirements. While we cannot undo
any damage that has been done, these disaster designations will go a long way
toward helping Montana farmers recoup any losses they may have suffered. MONTANA RECEIVES ENERGY AND WATER
FUNDS
The House and Senate recently passed
the Energy and Water Appropriations Act of FY 2002. The bill contains over $25
million in appropriations for a wide variety of Montana energy and water projects.
The bill has been sent to President Bush for signature into law. For more information
on specific projects: http://burns.senate.gov/p011101a.htm
MONTANA RECEIVES FUNDING FOR CLEAN
WATER, R&D AND RECREATION
A Joint House-Senate
conference committee has approved the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Appropriations bill for FY 2002. The bill
includes $20,840,000 for VA/HUD projects in Montana. As a member of the conference
committee, I am pleased to help secure this important funding for Montana. I
am confident this bill will soon be on the president's desk for his signature.
For more information on specific projects: SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC STIMULUS
Currently I am joining with Christopher
"Kit" Bond (R-MO) in sponsoring legislation to assist small business
owners struggling in the sluggish economy following the attacks of September
11th. This bill, the Small Business Economic Stimulus Package (S.1493) would
provide disaster loan and tax relief for businesses. Providing support for our
small business owners is key to getting the economy back on track. We in the
Federal Government have a responsibility to remove what roadblocks we can that
impede small business owners. Deferments and emergency loans, as well as tax
relief will go far toward spurring this horse back on track. S.1493 would impact
several areas of concern to small business owners:
· Provide short-term deferments and/or
refinancing of small business disaster loans. · Create a Small Business Association
(SBA) emergency relief loan program for small businesses nationwide that are
experiencing serious cash flow difficulties as a result of the attacks of
September 11th. · Reformation of depreciation rules
by increasing the amount of equipment and computer software purchases that
small businesses may expense from the current level of $24,000 to $100,000.
· Increase the deductibility of business
meals from the current 50% to 100% · Repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax
(AMT) for individuals and expand the exemption for small corporations. · Increase Federal contracting opportunities
for small business. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL,
SEC. 1062
Proposed Section 1062 of the FY2002
National Defense Authorization bill would make it unlawful for any person to
"possess" significant military equipment formerly owned by the United
States Department of Defense. Under this section, the definition of "significant
military equipment" includes any defense article listed in the United States
Munitions List, such as non-automatic, semiautomatic and fully automatic firearms.
As a consequence, this section could strip veterans of their WWII and Vietnam
souvenirs, and gun collectors and enthusiasts of their United States military
relics and antiquities. I see it as a means to simply invoke gun control under
the auspices of a military response to terrorism. While I appreciate efforts
to put forward a strong United States Department of Defense authorization package,
I have strongly urged the conferees on this legislation to remove Section 1062
from S. Bill 1438, which I believe undermines a citizen's right to bear arms.
I'M HERE TO HELP
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Social Security check? Problems with veterans' benefits? I can help to try and
resolve some of these problems that involve federal agencies. I have state offices
in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Glendive, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula.
In addition, my Washington, D.C. office and staff are available to help you
with any problems you are having with the government. I can't promise that I
will be able to get the result you wish, but I can promise that as long as I'm
your Senator I will continue to fight for you. Additional information is available
at: http://burns.senate.gov/help.html
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