Oooh- here's the deal with that- Although I totally agree with the intent of the petition, and would otherwise add my name to it, I have several problems with this:
Please note, I DO NOT intend to stir up any political discussion here! (1.) 100,000 valid entries is indeed a massively uphill battle for an amateur fraternity numbering only around 700,000 or so for the entire US. What with rampant apathy and deep divisions in the country, I believe this may not be an attainable goal. Too bad. I would very much miss WWV and WWVH. I think they may well get the axe anyway. Too many promises have been made to the un-needy/ undeserving... and the country is hemorrhaging money anyway. (2.) I have always felt *very* exposed in terms of privacy. Up to now I have studiously avoided all lemming-like enterprises such as Facebook, Google, Pay Pal, Twitter, et al... OK call me a Luddite. I prefer, ahem, 'slow adopter'. And I am sooooooo glad today I'm not being exploited very much by such firms. Also I do anonomized searches (Startpage, DuckDuckGo, etc.) I have always been reluctant to give up any personal information to anyone unless absolutely necessary, i.e. for Social Security etc. How much less likely am I to want to get on a White House list or any other similar thing considering *today's* chilling, poisoned environment? Sorry, guys, I'll sit this one out. (3.) Even in the unlikely event the 100,000 milestone is actually achieved, what guarantee is there it wouldn't just fall on deaf ears? I strongly suspect the Executive Branch agenda isn't much congruent with the actual needs and wants of the majority- and that seems to be the case most of the time regardless of which party is in ascendancy... 73, David K3KY _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
