I was going to vote but then I realized there was no space for Ron Paul. On 2/2/10, Eje Gustafsson <e...@wisp-router.com> wrote: > Every vote counts. For every guy that thinks not there is two other that > don't vote. If people came over this mentality your vote would matter > because no matter what people think they are not alone in their believes. > > Look at the 2008 President election > State Margin > Missouri 0.14% > NC 0.32% > Indiana 1.04% > NE 2nd cong dist 1.19% > MT 2.25% > Florida 2.82% > Ohio 4.59% (your state) > These states represented 88 electoral votes > > States/districts with margin more than 5% but less than 10 represented > another 64 electoral votes. > > Missouri there was a total of 3903 votes difference. Never say a vote do NOT > count. > > I could really go at it and say that Americans should be ASHAMED of > themselves. You bitch you moan about government and politics but only 63% of > those that bothered to register to vote did vote in the last election for > president. The SADEST part about it is that was a 10million voter increase > over previous election. > There is some 210million people registered to vote 132million bothered. > > Take this in comparison with say Sweden (which I know a lot of since I'm > original from there) > In Sweden you do NOT have to registered to vote. Once your 18 you are not > only eligible to vote but your expected to vote. Consider there is no > obligation and everyone 18 and older is considered a "registered voter". In > the last 30 years (vote for Parliament, no we don't have a president or king > with powers) the LOWEST voting record was 80.1% and highest 91.8% turn out > to vote. > > So end of 2012 anyone here I do not want to hear that they didn't vote. Go > vote and while you are at it bring a friend or three to vote as well. Your > voice can be heard. I'm sure there are at least 4000 people in Missouri that > are today glad they voted to show the color of their state. > North Carolina there is probably 14000 people today that wished they had > voted. > > Alright of my soap box. > > Back to wireless talk for me doing my once a year of topic outburst ;) > > / Eje > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:39 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Follow up article > > I have not voted to this day, to be honest. > > It is the masses and "the public" that votes and they well out number me. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue > that counts." > --- Winston Churchill > > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Glenn Kelley <gl...@hostmedic.com> wrote: > >> Josh >> >> How does it feel to be in the middle of a state where your vote hardly >> matters? >> >> I, in NJ had the same issue until recently. >> >> Let's hope the larger cities finally wake the heck up! >> >> >> On Feb 1, 2010, at 11:56 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> > You know I really didn't like Obama in the beginning. >> > >> > Now he's really pissing me off. >> > >> > Josh Luthman >> > Office: 937-552-2340 >> > Direct: 937-552-2343 >> > 1100 Wayne St >> > Suite 1337 >> > Troy, OH 45373 >> > >> > "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to >> > continue >> > that counts." >> > --- Winston Churchill >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:53 PM, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> I was just wondering about this the other day. It seems that we >> >> (USA) give >> >> things away so freely only to have them used against us. In the >> >> case of the >> >> net, I find it ironic that the very thing we developed is being >> >> used to >> >> attack our government and our people in so many ways yet we let >> >> everyone >> >> connect to it. I think we should start cutting of the ilk that hack >> >> or >> >> attempt to hack into our networks. >> >> -RickG >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Chuck Profito <cprof...@cv- >> >> access.com >> >>> wrote: >> >> >> >>>> From NewsMax: >> >>> >> >>> Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers >> >>> >> >>> Sunday, 31 Jan 2010 06:41 PM Article Font Size >> >>> By: Bradley A. Blakeman >> >>> >> >>> Without the ingenuity of America's brightest minds and the >> >>> investment of >> >>> U.S. taxpayer dollars, there would be no Internet, as we now know it >> >> today. >> >>> >> >>> Now, the Obama administration has moved quietly to cede control of >> >>> the >> >> Web >> >>> from the United States to foreign powers. >> >>> >> >>> Some background: The Internet came into being because of the >> >>> genius work >> >> of >> >>> Americans Dr.Robert E. Kahn and Dr. Vinton G. Cerf. These men, while >> >>> working >> >>> for the Department of Defense in the Defense Advanced Research >> >>> Projects >> >>> Agency in the early 1970s, conceived, designed, and implemented >> >>> the idea >> >> of >> >>> "open-architecture networking." >> >>> >> >>> This breakthrough in connectivity and networking was the birth of >> >>> the >> >>> Internet. >> >>> >> >>> These two gentlemen had the vision and the brainpower to create a >> >> worldwide >> >>> computer Internet communications network that forever changed the >> >>> world >> >> and >> >>> how we communicate in it. >> >>> >> >>> They discovered that providing a person with a unique identifier >> >>> (TCP/IP)that was able to be recognized and interact through a >> >>> network of >> >>> servers would allow users to communicate with others. >> >>> >> >>> The servers woulduse a series of giant receivers to recognize the >> >>> identifier >> >>> and connect networks to networks, passing on information from >> >>> computer to >> >>> computer in a seamless real-time exchange of information. This new >> >> process >> >>> of communication became know as the "information super highway," >> >>> aka, the >> >>> Internet. >> >>> >> >>> Now for the bad news: In an effort to show the world how inclusive, >> >>> sharing, >> >>> cooperative, and international America can be, the Obama >> >>> administration >> >> set >> >>> off on a plan to surrender control and key management of the >> >>> Internet by >> >>> the >> >>> U.S. Department of Commerce and its agents. >> >>> >> >>> The key to the control America has over the Internet is through the >> >>> management of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the giant servers >> >>> that >> >>> service the Internet. >> >>> >> >>> Domain names are managed through an entity named IANA, the Internet >> >>> Assigned >> >>> Numbers Authority. The IANA, which operates on behalf of the U.S. >> >>> Department >> >>> of Commerce, is responsible for the global coordination of the >> >>> DNS, IP >> >>> addressing, and other Internet protocol resources. >> >>> >> >>> In short, without an IP Address or other essential Internet >> >>> protocols, a >> >>> person or entity would not have access to the Internet. >> >>> >> >>> For years, the international community has been pressuring the >> >>> United >> >>> States >> >>> to surrender its control and management of the Internet. They want >> >>> an >> >>> international body such as the United Nations or even the >> >>> International >> >>> Telecommunications Union, (an entity that coordinates international >> >>> telephone communications), to manage all aspects of the Internet in >> >> behalf >> >>> of all nations. >> >>> >> >>> The argument advanced for those seeking international control of the >> >>> Internet is that the Internet has become such a powerful, >> >>> pervasive, and >> >> a >> >>> dependent form of international communications, that it would be >> >> dangerous >> >>> and inequitable for any one nation to control and manage it. >> >>> >> >>> Just this past spring, within months of Obama's taking office, his >> >>> administration, through the Department of Commerce, agreed to >> >>> relinquish >> >>> some control over IANA and their governance. The Obama >> >>> administration has >> >>> agreed to give greater representation to foreign companies and >> >>> countries >> >> on >> >>> IANA. >> >>> >> >>> This amounts to one small step for internationalism and one giant >> >>> leap >> >> for >> >>> surrendering America's control over an invention we have every >> >>> right and >> >>> responsibility to control and manage. >> >>> >> >>> It is in America's economic and national security interests not to >> >>> relinquish any control. We are responsible for the control, >> >>> operation, >> >> and >> >>> functionality of one of the modern world's greatest inventions and >> >>> most >> >>> powerful communications network. >> >>> >> >>> What better country to protect the Internet than the United States? >> >>> >> >>> We invented it, and we paid for the research and implementation >> >>> that made >> >>> it >> >>> possible. We are the freest, most tolerant nation on earth, we >> >>> believe in >> >>> the >> >>> fundamental right of free speech, and we practice a free market of >> >> commerce >> >>> and ideas. >> >>> >> >>> America has always been against censorship and has shared its >> >>> invention >> >>> with >> >>> the world without fee or unreasonable or arbitrary restriction. >> >>> The user >> >>> fee >> >>> to operate on the Internet is not one paid to the U.S. government; a >> >>> consumer pays it to private Internet companies, who provide access >> >>> to the >> >>> Internet through servers for their subscribers. >> >>> >> >>> Look no further than China's recent move against Google to censor >> >>> the >> >>> Internet, and you can envision what can happen when other nations >> >>> less >> >> free >> >>> than the United States seek to control the Internet beyond even >> >>> their own >> >>> borders. >> >>> >> >>> America needs to wake up. If we lose control over the management >> >>> of the >> >>> Internet, we have given away one of our nation's greatest assets >> >>> with >> >>> nothing >> >>> in return to show for it. >> >>> >> >>> The Obama administration's actions will set in motion a slow and >> >>> complete >> >>> takeover of the Internet by the United Nations or some other equally >> >>> U.S.-hostile and unfriendly international body. And once it is >> >>> gone, it >> >>> will >> >>> be gone forever. >> >>> >> >>> The surrender of the Internet will spell disaster for our nation, >> >>> financially, as well as for safety, security and our standing as a >> >>> great >> >>> power that values freedom and the free exchange of ideas and >> >>> information. >> >>> >> >>> As far as I am concerned, America is still the last best hope for >> >>> a more >> >>> peaceful and prosperous world and our president should not be >> >>> looking for >> >>> ways to weaken us. Rather, his job is to work to strengthen us and >> >> protect >> >>> our nation's greatest asset our people's creativity and ingenuity. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Bradley A. Blakeman, who was a deputy assistant to President >> >>> George W. >> >> Bush >> >>> from 2001-20004, teaches Public Policy & Politics & International >> >>> Affairs >> >>> at >> >>> Georgetown University. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> C Newsmax. All rights reserved. >> >>> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless- >> >>> boun...@wispa.org] On >> >>> Behalf Of RickG >> >>> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 4:58 PM >> >>> To: WISPA General List >> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Commissioner Robert McDowell's statement on >> >>> Broadband... >> >>> >> >>> I wonder what the catch is :) >> >>> -RickG >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 4:07 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> "First, do harm". >> >>>> >> >>>> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-296081A1.pdf >> >>>> >> >>>> This speech was made at the end of January... At least ONE >> >>> commissioner's >> >>>> got his head on straight... >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>> ---- >> >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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