Fire 'em up and get the troops ready, the battle is at hand. The 102nd Nebraska
Legislative Session started today.
We can expect that Committee appointments will be made in the next few days. We can expect that our bill will be introduced in the next few days.
We can expect that the media will pick up on this very quickly. When you read,
see, or hear media reports in your area, please contact Todd, Scott, or myself
so we can keep up with what is being printed or broadcasted.
We can expect that our bill will receive an early hearing in Committee and, if
the Committee make up is what we hope to see, it will be passed on to the floor
quickly.
We can expect that once it reaches the floor is will be heard very soon. They
will want this cleared so they can move on to a lot of major issues that they
have to deal with in this session.
We can expect that we will not have the debate time that we had last year.
Again, they will be wanting to move on. This could work in our favor if we are
ready.
So..........NOW IS THE TIME.
Now is the time to get this info our to your membership.
Now is the time to contact other biker organizations in your area and let them
know what is going on and that we need their support to. This is HUGE!
Now is the time to make everyone aware that they need to keep up with what is
going on at our website:
www.abateofne.com Starting today, there is a link to
the latest info we have. Be sure to have everyone check out Scott's lobbying
tips on the website. Be sure that someone is scheduling meetings with your
Senator's on Lobby Day.
Now is the time to take action or plan on getting nothing done for the next 2
years. This is our opportunity for this legislative session. Today, not next
year, not next month, not next week.
What to do next? Pull out the info on the Senator's that Scott provided at the
last BOD. Can't find your copy-contact Scott or myself.
Senators that are shown as a HARD YES-Contact their staff and assure that they
are still on board.
Senators shown as a SOFT YES-Contact them and see if they are willing to support
our bill when it comes up. If they indicate they are undecided, contact Scott
immediately.
Senators shown as a SOFT NO-Same as soft yes. If they indicate they will oppose
our bill, ask if they will vote yes if a cloture vote comes up.
Senators shown as a HARD NO-There is probably no need to spend a lot of time on them in trying to get them to support our bill. They will ask for all sorts of
info that we don't have the time to provide them, and I will bet this will not
change them in a short period of time. BUT, ASK THEM IS THEY WILL VOTE YES IF A CLOTURE VOTE COMES UP.
Then let Scott know what you find out. He has been, and is, working hard on
this. He cannot do it alone and needs as much info as you can provide him
Get your lobbyist forms in and let Scott or I know who plans to register, if you
haven't already.
Am I fired up......you bet I am. Are you? Is your District? If we don't fire
'em up, who then?