I don't want to start a flame war, but the one reason I won't vote for Ron Paul is that he is an isolationist. I don't think that is the way to deal with the rest of the world.
That said, I do like a lot of his idea in government like the elimination of most bureaucracies and others that he has, I (notice this is my opinion) think that we need a much more engaged way to deal with other countries. just my $.02 Nathan On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 23:52 -0700, Merrill Oveson wrote: > 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. > */
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