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Re: [RC] was Shawnee - now TRAIL ACCESS - FASTGraphicIn a message dated 6/8/2003 11:49:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ridecamp-moderator@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: << Make a Difference... GET INVOLVED THE WORLD IS RUN BY THOSE THAT SHOW UPAND ARE INFORMED Sharon King >> What a wonderful and insightful post - and right on the money. I wish Endurance News would run "Membership Drives" for some of these organizations you mention - make it easy to join with tear-out forms right in the magazine. If every member of every equestrian group joined - and got a couple of sympathetic friends to join - we would be a powerful political force to be reckoned with. The extreme environmentalists CAN be stopped when it comes to denying us access to the land. It takes numbers and money and the political savvy to throw that "weight" around effectively. I am relatively new to the horsey-set (LOL) but I worked for many years and with great effect on the pro-gun side of that hot-button topic. My experience there tells me that, while local groups can be effective, a national powerhouse is the best way to go - think the NRA. Right now, today, what NATIONAL organization would you say has the most clout? Someone let me know and I'll join it today - and send in double dues. I challenge ever ridecamper to do the same. :o) Scott =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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