[Az-Geocaching] Oregon bureaucrats propose using GPS to track each driver's
mileage
mike and gale jett
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Mon, 06 Jan 2003 22:07:54 +0000
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<P><BR><BR></P>Who said we would get to vote on this? Have you seen our state legislators in action? Politicians pretty much do what they want and hope no one notices.</DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Brent Milner" <MILNER@UNICON.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Oregon bureaucrats propose using GPS to track each driver's mileage
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 14:22:51 -0700
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<DIV></DIV>>This will never pass, for the very violations of rights that you mentioned.
<DIV></DIV>>There's no way anyone will vote for "homing beacons" to be placed on their
<DIV></DIV>>cars. That's just ridiculous.
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<DIV></DIV>>-FroBro Q-Tip
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<DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>>From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
<DIV></DIV>>[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of
<DIV></DIV>>ken@highpointer.com
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 2:07 PM
<DIV></DIV>>To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Oregon bureaucrats propose using GPS to track each
<DIV></DIV>>driver's mileage
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<DIV></DIV>>I heard this on Rush Limbaugh's morning update on KFYI. Rush described a
<DIV></DIV>>plan being considered in Oregon where the state's Department of
<DIV></DIV>>Transportation would attach a GPS device to each car and track the mileage
<DIV></DIV>>driven by each motorist. The state officials would use the mileage recorded
<DIV></DIV>>from each driver to tax that driver accordingly to pay for road repairs.
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<DIV></DIV>>I was incredulous to believe that such an Orwellian plan could be seriously
<DIV></DIV>>considered anywhere in the USA. Adopting such a proposal would be a clear
<DIV></DIV>>violation of our civil liberties and constitutional rights. Therefore, I
<DIV></DIV>>had to find out for myself whether it is true that such a plan is being
<DIV></DIV>>considered. The results of my research show that this is actually a
<DIV></DIV>>proposal by an Oregon State task force. Here are some articles of
<DIV></DIV>>commentary about this nutty scheme:
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<DIV></DIV>>http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/1/2/101712.shtml
<DIV></DIV>>http://www.cnsnews.com/Politics/archive/200301/POL20030102a.html
<DIV></DIV>>http://www.monokromatik.com/veethree/?viewNewsItem=1&newsitemid=627
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<DIV></DIV>>If, God forbid, this proposal is adopted, the government will be able to
<DIV></DIV>>know wherever we are in our vehicles at any time, Big Brother-style.
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<DIV></DIV>>As GPS users and motorists (and, I hope, as Americans who cherish their
<DIV></DIV>>freedoms and liberties), what do you think about this?
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<DIV></DIV>>Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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