A slap in the face to Ohio GA, and a measure of stupidity by Ohio Lawmakers

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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.






(January 16)

In article . com,
"Tony" wrote:

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.

How about making THEM sign a paper stating that THEY are not involvrd in
terrorism?

Recently, Tony posted:

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.

We're in a big transition here in Ohio, where many Republicans have been
given the boot and the first Democratic Governor in a very long time has
been elected. Last month, the outgoing legislators have put a lot of B.S.
into law, much of it a lot worse than this silliness. Nobody could believe
that this would be an effective move.

Neil

This would have made the Wright brothers move!!

On Jan 18, 4:43 pm, "Neil Gould" wrote:
Recently, Tony posted:

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.We're in a big transition here in Ohio, where many Republicans have been
given the boot and the first Democratic Governor in a very long time has
been elected. Last month, the outgoing legislators have put a lot of B.S.
into law, much of it a lot worse than this silliness. Nobody could believe
that this would be an effective move.

Neil

Tony writes:

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.

And in this context, it might be well to point out that one should
never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple
stupidity.

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Tony writes:

This would have made the Wright brothers move!!

It might have made bowels move as well.

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"Tony" wrote in message
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This would have made the Wright brothers move!!


Perhaps all Ohio aviation needs to take a one day GA-wide "Safety Stand
Down" to show their lawmakers which activities fall under the realm of GA?

Unrealistic, I know, but...

Jay B

In article ,
Mxsmanic wrote:

And in this context, it might be well to point out that one should
never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple
stupidity.


We don't think you're malicious.

In article . com,
"Tony" wrote:

There is no cure for stupidity.

yep - just: "Here's your sign"....

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Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

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.

So if I read this correctly, the D.O.T. actually believes that their
penalties for falsifying information on a registration form are such
that any pilot who actually is involved in terrorism will feel obligated
to advise them of that fact.

And I thought that OUR beaurocrats were dumb!
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Tony Roberts