That is bad news, I suppose if I ever go to Wisconsin I’ll hve to leave the Nikon at home and take the Minox instead!!!
Thease people are really rediculous and quick to name terrorist. I haven’t heard of such a farce and gross-mismanagement of facts since the McCarthey days against communism. All that thease people are doing is more fear tactics than actual fighting against terrorism. It sounds like a really inappropriate and scummy political manuver for votes.
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the patriot act never said anything about not taking pictures of trains [:(!]!!!
too bad for them, IM DOING IT
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i know who railfans arent voting for… and that was japan that had the bullet train
It sure hasn’t stopped me from railfanning with a camera. I plan on doing it this weekend as well!
Good news, you now can continue to photograph trains in Wisconsin(I hope no one stopped to begin with). Tim Michels has lost the election! Russ Feingold took it again. Glad to see this guy not win cause who knows what would have happened to railfanning with his crazy talk.
they have those on ebay right? [:D]
Yes it is GREAT news,considering that I didnt vote for that [censored] ! Tim Michels had alot a nerve for putting that kind of ad on tv and in the paper. The one important item about him is that he owns ands operates a construction company (Michels Construction ),and he has gotten himself and his company in alot of hot water for making alot of short cuts when it comes to road construction projects,here in Wisconsin. His last legal tangle was reported in a road construction trade magazine that I get. Seems a road that he built is now in bad condition and the damn thing isnt even a year old.How the hell a jerk like him can run for a poliical office,when he cant even run his company right,is beyond me. I’m glad Senator Feingold won.who needs someone who claims that people who take pictures are terrorists.This guy (Michels ) needs to get his head out of the sand.Its too bad for him.I sure would’ve like to have seen him and told him where to get off.[2c]
The good news for railfans/photographers is that Fiengold won; the bad news is that Bush won.
Now I’m not trying to get a political thing going, I’m just pointing out what is already well known. Fiengold has opposed the Patriot Act because of it’s intrusions into personal privacy that have nothing to do with “National Security”. Bushco is not only for the Patriot Act, the Administration is constantly trying to make it a permanent part of our government. Remember, the Patriot Act was rushed into law in the heat of the aftermath of the World Trade Center destruction. It was (supposedly) a temporary legislation to help us find those responsible for the terrorist acts; at least that’s how it was sold to Congress. And while most people (unfortunately) do not understand how intrusive the Act is, as railfans/photographers, many of us have experienced the effects.
What is lacking in the Patriot Act is ‘common’ sense. What is needed is a clear strategy to stop terrorism, not some knee-jerk, feel-good legislation that turns every citizen guilty unless they can prove themselves innocent. Security measures are becoming so Draconian, that the distinctions between our country and those we are ‘protecting’ ourselves from are beginning to blur. We are terrorized!
I want the terrorists reduced to their component atoms as much as the next person, I just do not want it done at the cost of Life, Liberty, and the Persuit of Happiness that we are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Yeah, he even has railcars that used to sit on the WC/CN at Byron until a few years ago. Then again, I’m not so sure this is the Michels in charge of the construction. He might be part but I think his brother is the owner. Regaurdless, he is not in office!
Hot water ain’t the word for construction companies in my area. Two of them last year were caught for rigging bids and both construction companies are still under investagation and cannot bid on state projects for 5 years. Kinda wish Michels name was in it but it wasn’t.
There IS still sitting in a siding in Byron a red boxcar that says Michels on it.
Oh, well it wasn’t there last time I was throught there. It must have came back.