This from another list. We must act immediately! Please call or fax your NJ Assemblyman. Regards, Joan In a message dated 2/7/2006 8:27:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: The Homeland Securities Nuts are really out there! Please read and forward and send letters, call this is crazy!!! Susan Ditmire [email protected] NJ-ALHN (American Local History Network) http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/state/ http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/county/atlantic/ http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/county/capemay/ http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/county/cumberland/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Green" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 10:23 PM Subject: NJ Vital Records Threatened > From: Joan M Lowry <[email protected]> > Date: Feb 6, 2006 > > Hello All > > In light of recent discussions on this list regarding the price increase > for NJ Vital Records, I thought that you should be informed of a much > more serious piece of pending legislation that would remove virtually > all Vital Records from the realm of Public Records. In addition to > making the records non-public, the bill would further restrict who would > be allowed to obtain copies and would allow only "viewing" of the > records to others. > > Lest you think this is a potential problem "just for genealogists", the > bill also would make it against the law to "transfer, sell, share, > reproduce or otherwise disclose the information to another party." > There would be penalties for disclosing the information that could be > serious fines or even jail time. I don't know how anyone can write a > history book, article, or anything else if you can't share the > information, or provide a documented source for the information. > > The proposed bill, Assembly Bill 1390, is a product of the Homeland > Security and State Preparedness Committee. You can see the proposed > language at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A1500/1390_I1.PDF. > You can also get there from the Genealogical Society of New Jersey's > website www.gsnj.org by going to the page for Legislative Alerts (the > direct page link is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/legislation.html.) > > This bill may be heard by the Assembly as early as February 9, this > coming Thursday. I urge you to make contact with the sponsors of the > bill via fax or email as soon as possible to ask them to amend the bill. > There is a summary sheet on the GSNJ website that gives more information > on the bill and proposed amended language. There is also a sample > letter for individuals to use. We will also very shortly be adding a > sample letter for use by societies and organizations. See the > Legislative Alerts page on the GSNJ website > > I would welcome any comments or assistance that can be offered to help > us get the bill changed before it is too late! My email address is > below. I can also be reached by phone at 201-306-0598. > > Thank you very much. > > Sincerely, > Joan M. Lowry, President > > Genealogical Society of New Jersey > www.gsnj.org > mailto:[email protected] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/251 - Release Date: 2/4/2006 > >

>From: [email protected] >This from another list. We must act immediately! Please call or fax your >NJ Assemblyman. Regards, Joan I looked up the assemblymen for my hometown area and sent an email. There's a quick and easy way to email them right from the legislature web site. The link below takes you to the page where you can search for assemblymen names by municipality. Once you see the names, you can check all of them for your region and email them all at once from the web site. It's very quick and easy. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp I have lived in FL for a long time now, but ALL of my mother's family was from NJ, many since the 1600s, and most were from Burlington County. I told them I was still interested in the state and was proud to call Burlington my home. At the top of the email form there is a drop down menu for "subject", but I left it blank and checked the box below it. At the end of the form, there's a place to type in the subject, so I just typed "Bill A 1390" It took me longer to find the website for the legislators than it did to type the email, and now I've just done the hard part for you <GRIN>. The more people that write, the more likely they are to sit up and pay attention to us:) Kim in FL