Comments on: Legislative Action Needed http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/08/09/legislative-action-needed/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:06:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: CdrBob http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/08/09/legislative-action-needed/#comment-796 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:21:02 +0000 http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/08/09/legislative-action-needed/#comment-796 Working with the suggested form letter here's an excellent well tailored verison from past Cal-MOAA Treasurer "Ike" Isensee, Col USMC-Ret. Hopefully he'll receive a reply from the Governor so that we can post that also. August 25, 2008 The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger Office of the Governor State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: AB 2994 Request for veto Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, This bill is similar in in content and intent to AB 1778, also by Assemblywoman Lieber, which you vetoed in 2006. I am an active member of Military Officers Association of America, and receive information about proposed legislation affecting our abilities to promote the standing of military units in our State. This bill has a negative impact upon the ability of military recruiters to give useful information to young people prior to graduation from high school about the advantages of pursuing service in the military, particularly now that the Congress has added the new “G. I.” bill as added inducement. This proposal also imposes a State control over the message from military recruiters as an unusual enforcement over the authority and the exercise of local discretion by the school districts. Our organization through our local Chapters make annual awards to our Jr. ROTC units in local high schools, and otherwise try to instill a love of our country while educating our young people of the need for a strong military. Our organization represents military officers, and particularly the retired through out our State, and we take strong exception to the mistaken assumptions of AB 2994. Please consider my request for your veto of this legislation. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Arthur E. Isensee. Colonel USMC--Ret 16769 Thomas White Dr. Riverside, CA 92518-2925 Working with the suggested form letter here’s an excellent well tailored verison from past Cal-MOAA Treasurer “Ike” Isensee, Col USMC-Ret. Hopefully he’ll receive a reply from the Governor so that we can post that also.

August 25, 2008

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Office of the Governor
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

Re: AB 2994
Request for veto

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,

This bill is similar in in content and intent to AB 1778, also by Assemblywoman Lieber, which you vetoed in 2006. I am an active member of Military Officers Association of America, and receive information about proposed legislation affecting our abilities to promote the standing of military units in our State.

This bill has a negative impact upon the ability of military recruiters to give useful information to young people prior to graduation from high school about the advantages of pursuing service in the military, particularly now that the Congress has added the new
“G. I.” bill as added inducement.

This proposal also imposes a State control over the message from military recruiters as an unusual enforcement over the authority and the exercise of local discretion by the school districts.

Our organization through our local Chapters make annual awards to our Jr. ROTC units in local high schools, and otherwise try to instill a love of our country while educating our young people of the need for a strong military.

Our organization represents military officers, and particularly the retired through out our State, and we take strong exception to the mistaken assumptions of AB 2994.

Please consider my request for your veto of this legislation.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Arthur E. Isensee. Colonel USMC–Ret
16769 Thomas White Dr.
Riverside, CA 92518-2925

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