Well said, Richard, and this is why I wanted to leave it up to the
individual to do what he/she wanted to do.

It's amazing, isn't it, what people will try when money gets involved?

Thanks again for your thoughts, and best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

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Subject: Re: Save the national weather Service petition


> Message-Id:
<20050512020237.QNJM2152.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[68.212.106.36]>
>
> TOm wrote:
>    >Well, the Pennsylvania legislation is indeed a reality, and it's
>    >been in the news big-time out there.  I know this because I'm from
>    >Pennsylvania, and know the private weather service that is most
>    >directly involved.
> I don't see this happening on the Federal level, and that's where it
> would really have to happen to affct Noaa because it's not funded by
> Pennsylvania state government.
>
> I can honestly say though that the greedy b*stards are too boneheaded
> to figure out that they need to try to run this one up the FEderal
> flagpole if they want to deny the public access to NWs services.  I
> don't think they'd get anywhere.  Quite a few agencies and groups
> would stand up and shout loud and long.
>
> I don't need to write my congress critter or senator then and I don't
> need to worry about what's happening on the web about it.  IF they
> ever smarten up enough to try to take this to the FEderal level I'm
> sure there will be a hue and cry, and then I won't be signing no web
> petition either, I'll be writing the politicos that matter directly
> thankyouverymuch.
>
>
>
> Richard Webb
>
> Electric Spider Productions
>                                             "They that can give up
essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> --- Benjamin Franklin, NOvember 1755 from the
> Historical review of Pennsylvania
>
>
> THat's OK, I wasn't using all of my civil liberties anyway.
>