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Originally Posted by Becca
Hi All,
Rep. James Pilliod, sponsor of the statewide speed limit bill, decried the proposal to sidetrack it for more study and called the pilot program a joke.
Calling for more study is an old legislative trick for killing bills, he said, and, in this case, represents "a careful design, right from the first, of the sellers of large boats."
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This kind of talk, if accurately quoted, is not helping speed limit supporters. Mr. Pilliod makes it sound like studying something carefully before acting upon it is a bad idea. He apparently thinks everyone should take his words and opinions as gospel and pass the law, regardless of the need.
And to blame the sellers of large boats for orchestrating the study? I thought he disliked fast boats. Now he has a problem with large boats too? I know they can make big wakes, but The Mount, The Doris E and The Sophie C (probably the largest vessels on the lake, though there may be a Carver that's bigger than the two mailboats) are part of what gives the lake character, I'd hate to see them banned from the lake, due to their size, by the likes of Mr. Pilliod.