On Thursday, 12 January 2006 at 0:27:12 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: > >On Thursday 12 January 2006 00:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > [snip] > > >Touche', I had indeed momentarily forgotten that. I had also at the > >time spoken rather pointedly to my senators and representatives about > >the absurdity of it, and that it should be stepped on at the earliest > >possible point in time. As to my bitching making any diff, I don't > >have a clue, but damnit, this IS supposed to be a democracy we have > >here. Hopefully Adobe learned a very valuable PR lesson in terms of > > Er, no. The USA are [supposed to be] a Republic. A Democratic Republic, > but a Republic, not a Democracy. > > >visibly lost income over that because of boycotted sales on a > >planet-wide basis. > > Ultimately, only individuals can make a difference.
Regrettably, the individuals who control armies and police forces make more difference. -- richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]