[KneelBeforeZod]

update...

Victory in New Mexico!
Feb. 3 – New Mexico state Sen. Allen Hurt (R-Waterflow) has informed the AMA that he will withdraw Senate Bill 239, which could have forced some motorcyclists to become organ donors.

AMA leadership learned of Sen. Hurt's intentions this afternoon in a message which read, in part: "You win ... I'm pulling New Mexico SB 239."

Late last Thursday, the AMA had expressed its outrage at SB 239, which, if it had passed, would have allowed the harvesting of organs from any motorcyclist who didn't wear a helmet and was declared brain dead as a result of an accident.

"This victory demonstrates how powerful our voice can be when American motorcyclists speak together," said Sean Maher, AMA Director of State Affairs. "When New Mexico state officials received more than 1,100 e-mails opposing SB 239, they got the message, and Sen. Hurt acted quickly to withdraw his proposal."

The AMA organized opposition to the bill, urging motorcyclists to use the AMA Rapid Response Center—part of the Association's website, AMADirectlink.com—to send a message to Hurt and the New Mexico Legislature's leadership.

© 2003, American Motorcyclist Association

[AdamSelene235]

Bozos.....yes I am a biker and a donor.

[AdamSelene235]

Mandatory sterilization for politicians!!

[AdamSelene235]

Ride fast !! Leave no usable organs.

[per loin]

The immediate harvesting of "brains" from legislators proposig asinine laws would be more appropriate. Much knowledge of mental disturbance could be gathered from close study of such brains.

[LibWhacker]

This guy might as well become a democrat; he sure thinks like one.

[Jhoffa_]

This is what I hate about the Republicans.

When they get away from the Constitution and basic right and wrong they become just as tyranical as any democrat who ever rolled down the pike.

Once they're off the plantation, there's no difference between these two groups who never met a civil liberty they liked or a person or group who didn't need to be "controlled" somehow.

I hope the voters remember this idiot come election time and toss him by the wayside.

[G Larry]

But what about braindead politicians?
Hearts good! Never been used!
Lungs good! Blowhard exercise!
Eyes good! Never used vision potential!

[HighRoadToChina]

BFL

[ikka]

The State owns you while you are alive (income taxes, property taxes, what you can eat and drink) ... so of course the State owns you when you are dead.

[TightSqueeze]

The proposal, introduced in the New Mexico Legislature by state Sen. Allen Hurt (R-Waterflow), would allow the harvesting of organs from any motorcyclist who doesn't wear a helmet and is declared brain dead as a result of an accident. Hurt's bill, designated Senate Bill 239, specifically states that: "a person operating a motorcycle without a helmet and who, as the result of an accident, is pronounced brain dead pursuant to Section 12-2-4 NMSA 1978 by a licensed physician shall become an organ donor regardless of whether the person made an anatomical gift by completing the organ donor statement…"

I believe the good people of New Mexico should see to that the organs of Sen. Allen Hurt are removed and put to good use, immediately!

[maxwell]

Damn. I'm a biker and a donor but that's cause I wanna be.

[RLK]

This sonofabitch needs his organs harvested immediately in public without benefit of an anaesthetic.

[Gone_Postal]

I'm a biker and a donor both of with I choose to do.
As a matter of fact I just joined a biker club called His Laboring Few

[SC DOC]

We call them Donorcycles in the Emergency Room.

[NMFXSTC]

I live in "The Land of Entrapment", amd a biker and a donor, both by choice.

Aside from a blatant disregard for civil rights, this legislator should direct his concerns towards other, far more pressing and obvious issue in this state, especailly on the roadways: 1. NM has the highest incidence of DWI in tha nation...has had that dubious distinction for quite a few years. 2. NM has the second highest insurance rates in the nation 3. Actuary tables show that 60% of NM drivers are uninsured! 4. Repaet offenders (and I am amazed at the "driving withot a license, without registration and without insurance", yet these people are repeat offenders more often than not...one guy had 56 DWIs!!!!!!!!!!) 5. 40% of inner city kids in NM drop out of HS! 6. NM has one of the highest personaol income taxes in the nation, yet ranks second in median income Yeah...the legislature really needs to be concerned about the bikers and their organs!