Ken, So do I, but a guy can dream can't he? Re: the US "not using our Constitution." I couldn't agree more. First you and Mag agreed, and now you and I? It's cold here today, but I didn't think it was quite so cold that Hell had frozen over! ;-{)} Kendall Corbett An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!) The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 -----Original Message----- From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 7:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: if you're against the iraqi war... well it might if they did not double up the next 3 days. i really doubt that half of that 57 million would/will take part. --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:16:48 -0500 > > From: Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: if you're against the iraqi war... > > > > Do you realize what a <<proper>> boycott of oil is > > > > All plastics. > > > > Think about THAT one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > M > > > > Meir, > > > > For me, and most of us, going a day without using > plastics would be impossible, but we might be able > to handle going a day without buying plastics by > going a day without buying anything. While a longer > boycott would be more effective, I think a 3 day > boycott could be felt by a lot of manufacturers, > especially if a number equal to ½ the people who > voted for Kerry/Edwards participated. According to > CNN, the Kerry/Edwards ticket received 57,288,974 > votes. If half that number of people participated > in a 3 day boycott, and only spent an average of $10 > per day, that would be a total of $859,334,610. > That number might not be really significant in its > impact on GDP, but it should be noticeable on a > statistical basis. > > > > Kendall Corbett > > > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's > redundant!) > > > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the > unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the > world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on > the unreasonable man. > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com