[pct-l] PCTRI response to the Forest Service upholding PCT mountain biking closure

[Diarmaid Harmon]

I agreed with your response until you decided to throw a political hand grenade into the mix. Both sides lie and deceive both as bad as the other. So please leave the petty politics out of it. Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever party you sing up to has nothing to do with saving the PCT for hikers and equestrian users. There is no place for derision in the one forum where the love of hiking should know now borders. Bring on all hikers of all beliefs, races, religions and political or sexual orientation. The trail makes no distinction neither should we. Our only common enemy should be those trying to teardown that which we hold dear, the PCT.

Irish.

On Dec 28, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Ken Murray <kmurray at dr.com> wrote:

> I AGREE with the biker position, as outlined in this letter.
> 
> Don't blow a gasket.
> 
> I agree with this, because going through an exhaustive process, involving lawyers, facilitators, advocates and everything else will result in a PERMANENT, crystal clear ruling on the issue.
> 
> I believe the legal position is that strong. I am not afraid.
> 
> I also think that putting the bikers through that process will sap their resources tremendously, and significantly damage their advocacy organizations.
> 
> When individual bikers discover that they were misled, and their money was spent on crazy unrealistic goals, they will quit in disgust. Right now, they are being fed an unopposed diet of misinformation....sort of like the Tea Party.
> 
> Plus, the higher profile emerging from this very public process will make it virtually impossible for scofflaws to plead ignorance.
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