On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:25:20 -0500, alphaQuad wrote:

> Just do nothing about what you have not learned here, ya that'll fix it.

Fact:  There are always going to be people who abuse freedom.

Fact:  There will always be people who get things that they shouldn't and 
use them to ends that are contrary to the intended use or the public good.

HOWEVER, if we start restricting anything/everything that can be used to 
harm others, then we won't be a free society; we'll be living under a 
totalitarian regime.  Do you really want that?

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.  The cost of not being 
vigilant is the loss of freedom.  I wouldn't (as a general rule) trade 
security for freedom, especially if that security is provided by our 
government - because it's almost certainly more for show than for actual 
security.

> No wait I had a question.
> 
> "I got involved in ways that can make a difference."
> 
> Jim:
> I didnt see you elaborate on that. Care to tell us what you think will
> make a difference? Maybe we can too.

I actively participate in events that are more than groups of people 
picketing and shouting into the wind.  I attend public hearings, ask 
questions of my elected officials, and demand accountability.

Picking up a picket sign and walking around in the cold is a great way to 
get attention, but a poor way to effect real change.  It's too easy to 
dismiss picketers as the lunatic fringe and not representative of what 
the public really thinks.

Jim

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