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	Name:	copperline -
	Subject:	Almighty Bob
	Date:	4/16/2008 2:36:30 PM

It's not a boat ban. It's a ban pertaining to large fast boats designed to operate in open off-shore waters, not an inland lake. These boats are designed to race at high speeds thru rough chop, and that's nothing like the water conditions of Lake Martin. Add to this the fact that the lake is becoming more populated with people and what you have is an increasing risk of fatalities if there aren't power and speed limits in place. Nobody is going to ban fishing boats, ski boats or "canoes with more than one paddle". Get real! We have highway speed limits, why shouldn't we have similar precautions to protect us on the water?

I am sorry for the guys who own & enjoy these rigs, I'm sure they are fun to drive and can be a good business... but let's don't pretend this is an issue of Constitutional proportions. It doesn't have that much gravity, and isn't part of some conspiracy to enslave us all in a one-world-government!

If there were no limits on types of vessels on the water at Lake Martin, can someone tell me what will stop a creative developer from launching an old coal barge & tugboat? Imagine floating condo's motoring up and down the lake!

We have to draw the line somewhere.