Joan Did you know the Pennsylvania Genealogical Society included an article abouit this bill in there last news letter. Curt Miller -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Joan M Lowry (GSNJ)" <jml-gsnj@earthlink.net> > Pat and All > > "On to the next round!" is well put and a great idea! As they say - > "keep those cards and letters coming!" The NJ Assembly has not yet > scheduled this for a vote and if they hear from enough of us - maybe > they will either shelve it or send it back to the committee for a > rewrite. > > A huge Thank You goes out to everyone who has contacted NJ Assembly > members regarding amending A-1390. Also, I want to encourage anyone who > has not already contacted either the sponsors of the bill or your local > Assemblyman to do so soon. If we keep the heat on, they'll have to pay > attention. > > GSNJ is working with other groups in NJ (as well as the Federation of > Genealogical Societies and the International Association of Jewish > Genealogical Societies) to come up with ways to prevent this bill being > enacted in its current form. I hope that we might be able to say we > have good news soon - but we can't just sit back and wait for things to > happen - we have to make them happen. So - keep writing and let them > know we aren't going away anytime soon. > > As soon as we hear any news about the bill - good, bad, or indifferent - > we will let you all know. > > Thanks again for all the vocal support! > > Regards, > Joan > > Joan M. Lowry > mailto:jml-gsnj@earthlink.net > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patricia Peoples [mailto:ppeoples@cfl.rr.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 6:33 PM > > To: NJ-GSNJ-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [GSNJ] [Fwd: Re: A-1390 (Vital Records Bill)] > > > > > > Thanks Michelle! And thanks to all who are writing their legistors > and > > thanks to Joseph Klett for his eloquent and passionate letter. March > 2 is > > the next scheduled Assembly voting session. There's no limit on how > often > > you can write your legislators -- or call their offices and speak with > their > > staffs -- let them know how many people will be harmed by this > > ill-considered legislation! I know I won't rest until we > > all hear that this bill is either dead or substantially amended!! On > to > > the next round! > > > > Pat Peoples > > > > > > ==== NJ-GSNJ Mailing List ==== > New Jersey Family Bible Records Submission Request: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/bibletranscript.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >