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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Maybe we should put this on our Us Gen Web
sites?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<A title=darlene@thecasteels.net
href="mailto:darlene@thecasteels.net">Darlene</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">or-roots mail list</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] SB 2093</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Fantastic letter. Beautifully said.<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 3/27/2013 11:14 AM, Leslie Chapman
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>I just fired this off to my state Senator, hope it
meets every one's approval;
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dear Senator Arnold Roblan;</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><FONT
size=2 face=arial>My favorite genealogical list has had the
following bill brought to our attention;</FONT></DIV>
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size=2 face=arial><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><FONT
size=2 face=arial>House Bill 2093</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="http://landru.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2093.intro.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://landru.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2093.intro.pdf</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Our most important concern is the feature
that it appears to seek adding 25 years to the period of time which
the general public cannot access vital statistics. I understand that
many people may see this as strengthening safeguards against identity
theft and creation of phony identification. In reality all it will
accomplish is making life more difficult for we in the genealogical
community and have little or no effect on those intended
consequences.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><FONT
size=2 face=arial>For a mere $39.95 with my handy
dandy MasterCard I recently signed on to a web service that
pretty much gives me access to the vital records of anyone I want
information on, the more recent the information I want the better. I
bought it because a cousin was wanting to contact an ex wife of her
brother; boom for an additional $2.95 for the "details" i.e. exact
address and current phone number. In many states this service provides
actual copies of documents. So if the intent is to protect
identification, it is a case of closing the barn door after the horse
is gone. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><FONT
size=2 face=arial><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><FONT
size=2 face=arial>A further objection is that it appears to be
creating a new level of State government at a time when we can't pay
for what we have. If there are changes that genuinely need to be made
in records keeping, they should be administratively handled within our
current vital statistics organization.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2 face=arial><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><FONT
size=2 face=arial>Yours
respectfully:</FONT></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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