Re: Govmint petitions

Hog wrote:

> Why petitioning government in 2007 is a waste of time. The tail now
> shakes the dog.
>

Petitioning may be a waste of time but writing to your MP isn't. I
wrote to my MP about the "Off Road Motorcycles Bill" presented by some
twat (Graham Stringer iirc) trying to stop mini-moto abuse. This bill
would have cost me thousands if it had gone through (all bikes must be
registered, insured etc etc). Thankfully they have decided to scrap
the bill.

Sometimes people power works write to your MP about it too, you may
even get a nice letter back like I did.

--
XJ600S

Pete Jones wrote:
> Hog wrote:
>
>> Why petitioning government in 2007 is a waste of time. The tail now
>> shakes the dog.
>>
>
> Petitioning may be a waste of time but writing to your MP isn't. I
> wrote to my MP about the "Off Road Motorcycles Bill" presented by some
> twat (Graham Stringer iirc) trying to stop mini-moto abuse. This bill
> would have cost me thousands if it had gone through (all bikes must be
> registered, insured etc etc). Thankfully they have decided to scrap
> the bill.
>
> Sometimes people power works write to your MP about it too, you may
> even get a nice letter back like I did.

So what the petition website is a mod which automagically polls your local
MP with snailmail as well? That would work.

--
Hog
'03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

In article <f9aaou$or$1@registered.motzarella.org>, Hog
<hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> writes
>Pete Jones wrote:
>> Hog wrote:
>>
>>> Why petitioning government in 2007 is a waste of time. The tail now
>>> shakes the dog.
>>>
>>
>> Petitioning may be a waste of time but writing to your MP isn't. I
>> wrote to my MP about the "Off Road Motorcycles Bill" presented by some
>> twat (Graham Stringer iirc) trying to stop mini-moto abuse. This bill
>> would have cost me thousands if it had gone through (all bikes must be
>> registered, insured etc etc). Thankfully they have decided to scrap
>> the bill.
>>
>> Sometimes people power works write to your MP about it too, you may
>> even get a nice letter back like I did.
>
>So what the petition website is a mod which automagically polls your local
>MP with snailmail as well? That would work.

It rather depends on your MP. Mine turns out to have an orbit much
further out than even me and writing to him was most definitely *not* a
good idea. I seem to have dropped off his mailing list though which is
a bonus.

--
steve auvache
A Bloo one with built in safety features

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Pete Jones	Re: Govmint petitions Hog wrote: > Why petitioning government in 2007 is a waste of time. The tail now > shakes the dog. > Petitioning may be a waste of time but writing to your MP isn't. I wrote to my MP about the "Off Road Motorcycles Bill" presented by some twat (Graham Stringer iirc) trying to stop mini-moto abuse. This bill would have cost me thousands if it had gone through (all bikes must be registered, insured etc etc). Thankfully they have decided to scrap the bill. Sometimes people power works write to your MP about it too, you may even get a nice letter back like I did. -- XJ600S

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Hog	Re: Govmint petitions Pete Jones wrote: > Hog wrote: > >> Why petitioning government in 2007 is a waste of time. The tail now >> shakes the dog. >> > > Petitioning may be a waste of time but writing to your MP isn't. I > wrote to my MP about the "Off Road Motorcycles Bill" presented by some > twat (Graham Stringer iirc) trying to stop mini-moto abuse. This bill > would have cost me thousands if it had gone through (all bikes must be > registered, insured etc etc). Thankfully they have decided to scrap > the bill. > > Sometimes people power works write to your MP about it too, you may > even get a nice letter back like I did. So what the petition website is a mod which automagically polls your local MP with snailmail as well? That would work. -- Hog '03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

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steve auvache	Re: Govmint petitions In article <f9aaou$or$1@registered.motzarella.org>, Hog <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> writes >Pete Jones wrote: >> Hog wrote: >> >>> Why petitioning government in 2007 is a waste of time. The tail now >>> shakes the dog. >>> >> >> Petitioning may be a waste of time but writing to your MP isn't. I >> wrote to my MP about the "Off Road Motorcycles Bill" presented by some >> twat (Graham Stringer iirc) trying to stop mini-moto abuse. This bill >> would have cost me thousands if it had gone through (all bikes must be >> registered, insured etc etc). Thankfully they have decided to scrap >> the bill. >> >> Sometimes people power works write to your MP about it too, you may >> even get a nice letter back like I did. > >So what the petition website is a mod which automagically polls your local >MP with snailmail as well? That would work. It rather depends on your MP. Mine turns out to have an orbit much further out than even me and writing to him was most definitely not a good idea. I seem to have dropped off his mailing list though which is a bonus. -- steve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features