Yes there is, Education On Apr 3, 10:05 pm, Logan <[email protected]> wrote: > "A free society is only free when its citizens do the right thing and > are always civil to each other." > "We should also all concerned and helpful to our neighbors..." > > Unfortunately this has never been the case. We should be using > government to protect society from the morally reprehensible. Crime -> Laws > -> Punishment. We do not do this correctly though because > > government is no longer powered by the people for the people. Its a > flawed system. > > Its great that Donna is doing what she is doing. It will have an > impact though it may be small. Like most things that involve the > political system I fear that there will never be an answer or that > there will never be the means to finally end the problem. > > Based on the quote above we do not live in a "free society." > > On Apr 3, 5:37 pm, Itchn2go-Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Logan, > > You also cannot legislate personal responsibility or morality. > > > We also do not need cameras monitoring us. > > > A free society is only free when its citizens do the right thing and are > > always civil to each other. When we stop doing this the answer becomes more > > government and we get what we deserve. > > > if we keep our neighborhoods clean and everyone does the same locally we > > will have a impact so Donna is taking the lead which is great. We should > > also all concerned and helpful to our neighbors and local charities > > therefore we have people taking care of each other instead of big brother > > taking care of us. > > > A government big enough to give and control everything will take and > > control everything without your consent. > > > No offense taken. > > Ed > > > "Logan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Ed your reply makes no sense (no offense). We cannot enforce morality > > >and personal responsibility. The best we can do is make suggestions. > > >However, there are laws to protect the environment from litter and > > >there are agencies that can punish offenders. Should we not push for > > >better enforcement and stricter penalties? Im not giving up my > > >responsibility but I also cannot take a baseball bat to a litter-bug. > > >Big Brother has a job to do and it needs to be done. > > > >On Apr 3, 3:53 pm, "Itchn2go - Ed" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Ahhh Big Brother to the rescue - give up on personal responsibility - the > > >> New America. > > > >> People in Russia will be more free. > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > >> > Of > > >> > Sam Quattrocchi > > >> > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 3:20 PM > > >> > To: [email protected] > > >> > Subject: RE: [Gyros: 15185] Yea Donna! > > > >> > I really appreciate Donna taking action on the NC litter problem and > > >> > for > > >> > her > > >> > appeal to the N&O. Even though I have lived here for many years now, I > > >> > still react bitterly to the litter along the NC roads when I walk, jog > > >> > or > > >> > ride. When we first moved here it was the first thing we noticed - > > >> > beautiful vegetation along with tons of trash. We never experienced > > >> > that > > >> > level of road trash in my home state of Ohio. > > > >> > Bottom line, I've concluded that North Carolinians are pigs and there's > > >> > not > > >> > much any one can do about the problem though many have tried. I've > > >> > been > > >> > here 26 years and the problem has only gotten worse. > > > >> > I'm happy to help clean up the roads with the Gyros, but it only makes > > >> > a > > >> > very small dent in this enormous problem. It almost makes me wish for > > >> > "big > > >> > brother" where roadside cameras record the license plate of those that > > >> > throw > > >> > trash out their windows or have trash fall out of their truck beds as > > >> > they > > >> > ride along. Of course we would need stiff fines for those that are > > >> > caught. > > > >> > Sam Quattrocchi > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > >> > Of > > >> > [email protected] > > >> > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 2:28 PM > > >> > To: North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros) > > >> > Subject: [Gyros: 15181] Yea Donna! > > > >> > Just thought I'd share this with everyone - as not everyone gets the > > >> > Raleigh > > >> > News and Observer newspaper. > > > >> >http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/03/418987/more-and-more.html > > > >> > If this isn't "our" Donna Webster, then I apologize in advance. > > > >> > jerry > > >> > a Gyro wannabe with not enough desire/effort to ride above 15mph > > >> > // Jerry Heyman | "Congress does not draw to its > > >> > halls > > >> > // Amiga Forever :-) | those who love liberty, it draws > > >> > those > > >> > \\ // heymanj at acm dot org | who love power." 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