Vote Ron Paul. He wants to eliminate most beaucracies - such as the dept of education. We need someone to go around and eliminate laws, we already have way too many!
On 1/23/08, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > My name is Steven, I am one of your constituents, I live in Orem, and > after reading HB 139 I am sorry to say I voted for you. > This bill, http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillint/hb0139.htm > represents the diametric opposite of everything you claim to > represent. > > According to your website http://www.braddaw.com/ > > You claim you are... "Solidly conservative. I believe in limited > government, low taxes, property and gun ownership rights.." > HB 139 now increases the role of the government, by creating 2 new > crimes that will have to go through the court system, and furthermore > it deprives property owners of their rights to freely share their > property for the betterment of others. > This bill is the equivalent of passing a law that says "You must build > a 10 foot tall razor wire fence around your property, so that kids > cannot play hide and seek in your back yard." In other words, it's a > bit silly and impossible to enforce properly. > > Furthermore you claim you are a, "Technology expert. My profession in > computer engineering gives me additional insight into technology > issues facing Utah..." > If you are a technology expert than you should be well aware of the > following facts... > > #1 Minors can have Credit Cards, every bank gives them out like candy > now days, even the local gas station will give you a pre-paid credit > Visa or Mastercard for a $5.00 reloading charge. > #2 There is no conceivable way to implement this plan i.e. allowing > some to connect while disallowing others, while still maintaining an > "open" wireless network. What you describe is in fact the exact > opposite of open. It is a closed network, where only a few are > allowed to connect, and only if they have their "papers". You are in > essence saying "no more free and open WiFi in the State of Utah". > This will have the effect of making Utah the laughing stock of the > nation as other communities begin to build out open wifi > infrastructure and reap the benefits of the free flow of information. > #3 This bill would effectively kill the community WiFi initiatives > such as the one put into place by Salt Lake City and Xmission, that > allow for ubiquitous wifi access in downtown Salt Lake, and even areas > such as Liberty park. > > I am not writing this letter to urge you to change your opinion. > I am writing this letter to inform you that by sponsoring this bill, > you have lost my confidence and my vote. > In the future I will work directly against you to make sure that you > are not re-elected, since you clearly do not represent the interests > of those you claim to serve. > You sir are a fraud, and by sponsoring this legislation you have proven > it. > > I am submitting this letter and this information to several local > technology group mailing lists, since you are a "technology expert" > according to your bio, you know it will become a permanent part of the > internet. One that I hope your opponents are able to use against you > in the coming elections. > > Sincerely, > Steve > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
