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Dateline July 28, 2003
Subject: SUV owners are under attack
Commentary:

America's 24 million SUV owners are under attack again. A pair of liberal, U.S. Senators has fallen in lock step with the extremists who are dead set on dictating what kind of vehicle you drive. And
they have your SUV on the most wanted list.

California's Sen. Diane Feinstein and Illinois' Sen. Richard
Durbin are licking their liberal chops at the prospect of
passing amendments to the Energy Bill that would essentially
force SUVs, pickups and minivans to meet standards equal to
cars. We all want better mileage but unrealistic government
mandates will lead to serious tradeoffs that most people
don't want: vehicles that cost more, are smaller, less
powerful, less safe, and far less useful.

Picture the smallest SUV or pickup you've ever seen and
that's the type that consumers would be left with. But that's
not stopping elitist liberals, Hollywood millionaires or
radical enviro-terrorists from claiming to know better than
you what kind of automobile to drive. They don't care that
SUV fuel economy has improved by 40%. They snub many hard-
working Americans who consider SUVs, pickups and vans
essential for work, like our hometown rescue squads and law
enforcement units. They dismiss the fact that SUVs are as
safe as cars. All they care about is taking away your
vehicle, your choice and your freedom.

These reckless amendments threaten the very existence of
SUVs, pickups and vans and roadway safety. If the Feinstein
or Durbin amendments pass then you, your passengers and your
roadway neighbors are at risk because the proposed standards
would set extreme, unsafe, fuel economy levels for SUVs,
minivans and pickups. Legislating yet-to-be invented
automotive engineering advances is as irresponsible as
legislating a cure for cancer. It's a legislative menace to
the safety of America's highways and it's millions of SUV,
minivan and light truck drivers and passengers. Cars are
not trucks!

Ssign a letter rejecting the irresponsible amendments proposed by Feinstein and Durbin and sending it to your two U.S. Senators.
Go to: (copy and paste this into your browser)
http://suvoa.grassroots.com

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