[ST] One reason the AMA is 'worth it'

[Ben Snyder <bensnyder@xxxxxxxxx>]

The forwarded portion is from another MC list.  

I find the $40/yr to be reasonable.  There is tons of
info made available to motorcyclists by the AMA, this
is something that money pays for - it costs money to
collect, maintain and store data.

I rationalize it this way:  If $40/yr helps keep my
rights to ride what/when/where/how I want (granted,
within reason), it's worth it.  I cannot assign a
dollar amount to my rights and would refuse to do so
if you asked me to.  My rights, and yours for that
matter, are invaluable to me...therefore, I think $40
is one hell of a bargain.

I do think a cheaper membership alternative should be
made available - perhaps a 'no magazine' style that
was mentioned before, or maybe even a discount for
students, give a veterans discount, retired persons
discounts, the list goes on.

Below is just one example for those who may not see
what the AMA does for us on the political front. 
Lobbying officials on our behalf is also far from a
no-charge service too.


> 
> >Subject: NEW MEXICO SENATOR BOWS TO PRESSURE FROM
> MOTORCYCLISTS, WITHDRAWS 
> >OUTRAGEOUS LEGISLATION
> >Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 16:22:58 -0500
> >Thread-Topic: NEW MEXICO SENATOR BOWS TO PRESSURE
> FROM MOTORCYCLISTS, 
> >WITHDRAWS OUTRAGEOUS LEGISLATION
> >From: "Terry Cook" <tcook@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Monday, February 03, 2003
> >
> >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >
> >Contact: Tom Lindsay
> >
> >Phone: (614) 856-1900 x1357
> >
> >E-mail: tlindsay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >NEW MEXICO SENATOR BOWS TO PRESSURE FROM
> MOTORCYCLISTS, WITHDRAWS 
> >OUTRAGEOUS LEGISLATION
> >
> >
> >
> >PICKERINGTON, OHIO -- The American Motorcyclist
> Association (AMA) has 
> >announced that New Mexico state Sen. Allen Hurt
> (R-Waterflow) has informed 
> >the AMA that he will withdraw Senate Bill 239,
> which could have forced 
> >some motorcyclists to become organ donors.
> >
> >
> >
> >AMA leadership learned of Sen. Hurts intentions
> this afternoon in a 
> >message which read, in part: You win ... Im pulling
> New Mexico SB 239.Late 
> >last Thursday, the AMA had expressed its outrage at
> SB 239, which, if it 
> >had passed, would have allowed the harvesting of
> organs from any 
> >motorcyclist who didn't wear a helmet and was
> declared brain dead as a 
> >result of an accident.
> >
> >
> >
> >This victory demonstrates how powerful our voice
> can be when American 
> >motorcyclists speak together,said Sean Maher, AMA
> Director of State 
> >Affairs. "When New Mexico state officials received
> more than 1,100 e-mails 
> >opposing SB 239, they got the message, and Sen.
> Hurt acted quickly to 
> >withdraw his proposal."
> >
> >
> >
> >The AMA organized opposition to the bill, urging
> motorcyclists to use the 
> >AMA Rapid Response Center -- part of the
> Associations website, 
> >AMADirectlink.com -- to send a message to Hurt and
> the New Mexico 
> >Legislatures leadership.
> >
> >
> >
> >- 30 -
> >
> >
> >
> >The American Motorcyclist Association, founded in
> 1924, is a non-profit 
> >organization with more than 250,000 members. The
> Association's purpose is 
> >to pursue, protect and promote the interests of
> motorcyclists, while 
> >serving the needs of its members. For more
> information, visit the AMA 
> >website at
> <www.AMADirectlink.htm>www.AMADirectlink.com, or
> call 
> >1-800-AMA-JOIN.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 


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