Guns, Regulations, and Special Trails

With just a dozen days left until November 6, TPAC believes that “excessive regulation” has replaced the ”gun issue” as a deciding factor in this election.  Many political experts believe that Al Gore’s harsh anti-gun stance cost him the election in the 2000 presidential race against George Bush.

Over-regulation at the EPA, Department of Interior, and other agencies has been a major topic throughout the primary and presidential debates.  Those regulations are impacting energy development – including the reduction of permits issued - on public lands.   It’s not just energy permits that have been reduced or made complex over the last 4 years… the Department of Interior is threatening the issuance of OHV permits due to a myriad of baseless concerns about the impacts that motorized events might have on the Sage Grouse and other species.

 

The Forest Service has also complicated it recreation permitting process for OHV events.  On another access issue, the Forest Service has proposed to basically close ALL sand trails in the forested areas of the Oregon Dunes. TPAC believes a pro-trail and pro-regulatory reform Congress and White House would review and amend those regulations to reduce their impact on family-oriented recreational use of federal lands.

 

Green PACs are going full-bore until Nov. 6 and so should TPAC and our trail voters.  TPAC believes that “every trail is a special trail” and we should do everything we can to make sure those special routes remain open for future generations.

Thanks also to the following donors who stepped up to the plate and hit a homer this last week.

TRAIL CHAMPION -$200 or more

Steve – Reno, NV - $200
Bill – Grants Pass, OR - $200

TRAIL BOSS - $100 or more

Mike – Denver, CO - $100
Gary – Boise, ID - $100
Jody - North Bend, OR - $100
 

DONATE ANY AMOUNT FROM $25 -$5,000 TO PROTECT OUR SPECIAL TRAILS IN THIS ELECTION

http://www.thetrailpac.com/donate.html

  

Thanks for your continued support of the fight. 

 

Don Amador, Founder

The Trail PAC
www.thetrailpac.com

 

 

TPAC Endorses Romney/Ryan Ticket

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:  Don Amador, Founder

EMAIL:  info@thetrailpac.com
PHONE: (925) 301-5439
DATE: October 16, 2012
WEBSITE: www.thetrailpac.com

 

THE TRAIL PAC ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY AND PAUL RYAN

                                                         FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

 

     NORTH BETHESDA, MD (Oct. 16) - The Trail Political Action Committee (TPAC) is announcing today its strong endorsement of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for President and Vice President of the United States.   TPAC was founded as the first national non-partisan political action committee dedicated solely to championing responsible off-highway vehicle recreation on designated roads, trails, and areas on public and private lands through the electoral and legislative processes.

     Early in President Barack Obama’s term he showed his passion for burdensome federal regulations when he appointed extreme leaders from the environment movement such as Carol Browner to be Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change.  Browner was former head of the EPA during the Clinton-era.   

     Lisa Jackson was appointed to head the EPA and Nancy Sutley as chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.  

     On the other hand, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have regulatory reform of the EPA and other federal agencies as a key plank in their platform.  A president Romney would require congressional approval of all new “major” regulations and reform the legal liability system to prevent spurious litigation.

     Don Amador, Founder of the Trail Political Action Committee, states, “The OHV community is being continually bombarded with new federal rules and regulations that impact our ability to enjoy family-oriented motorized recreation on public and private lands.  The Obama Administration has shown no substantive interest in scaling back their politically motivated regulatory agenda on lands managed by the U.S Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.”

     “Trail voters believe there is one clear choice in this election.  If you want to see the White House address tort reform and support personal freedoms which include the responsible recreational use of our public lands then you and your friends should vote for Romney/Ryan on November 6,” Amador concludes.

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