In only the 9th time since being Governor, NC Gov. Mike Easley stuck down the Bill proposed by Sen. Boseman by vetoing it Sunday, the day before Sen. Boseman's fake fundraiser in Raleigh.
The Bill Easley sacked would have allowed anyone with a drivers license to tow a 9 and a half foot wide boat on the roadways, a ten foot boat on weekends and holidays. Currently the law requires that any boat over 96 inches, any boat over eight and a half feet requires a special permit. Meaning someone with a CDL.
The Bill pushed into law has little effect on the Sunday recreational boater. This Bill would have loosened regulations on the boating industry. Can you imagine this law being in effect for the transportation of mobile homes?
But worse would be the dangers the Bill would create by allowing Joe Boater to wrench his huge houseboat out of the water after a day on the lake, swilling down a few, stacking the boat to his thread worn tires on his rusty old work trailer, ratchet strapping it down and driving it 55, 65, 70 MPH down the highway. Easley told Boseman he wanted blood alcohol levels down to .04 for people towing these mammoth boats up to 10 feet wide but she failed to include it, didn't want to hinder the freedom of those wanting to "get'er done!".
Easley didn't like the Bill, he claimed it was dangerous, in fact he said
"I sincerely believe that this bill puts families at risk on the highways and would result in death or serious injury,"
and this
"I am deeply concerned about 9 1/2-foot boats meeting a school bus,"
Currently, permits are required for boat-trailer combinations more than 8 1/2 feet wide, and the boats cannot be towed on Sundays or holidays or at night.
Easley urged the General Assembly to take up the measure again in January "when there is time to thoughtfully avoid the consequences of this bill."
3 comments:
When are you going to blog about Julia opposing the Titan cement plant?
Whoa, serious? How gosh darn radical of her. When was it she announced that? Today? Man she sure is taking a risk now that EVERYONE else has come out against it. Whew lets hope this gets the people behind her. But wait a second. Wasn't Thomas Wright against Hugo Neu? No he was for it, no. wait..
“Repeatedly pressed at a Wednesday candidates’ forum about his position on the Hugo Neu landfill proposed for Brunswick County, state Rep. Thomas Wright refused to say whether he was for it or against it. If his actions mean anything, he’s for it. Or at least not against it. The legislative maneuvering has been complicated and confusing, but Wright has taken actions to make the landfill possible and declined to take actions to block it.”
Wilmington Star News
When was the big public forum, August 3rd? Remember Julia being there? I did. Was she saying anything? Nope. Others did. Yet she is saying now she has been against it since when? August 4th?
I guess the check didn't clear.
Such courage.
Sorry almost forgot. Gimme a list of people who are for it. I can't find one.
I hear Julia has also taken a stand against domestic violence.
Definition
Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. Partners may be married or not married; heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; living together, separated or dating.
Examples of abuse include:
name-calling or putdowns
keeping a partner from contacting their family or friends
withholding money
stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job
actual or threatened physical harm
sexual assault
stalking
intimidation
Violence can be criminal and includes physical assault (hitting, pushing, shoving, etc.), sexual abuse (unwanted or forced sexual activity), and stalking. Although emotional, psychological and financial abuse are not criminal behaviors, they are forms of abuse and can lead to criminal violence.
Sound familiar? Thanks I thought so too.
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