Hello Blaine, and all,

I've always been an 'in your face' kind of guy 
myself, even when I try to be otherwise, I've 
found. Yes, there is power in numbers, definitely. 
But there is also, as has been shown over and over 
again throughout history, power in one voice, by 
itself, in the right moments. We look back and 
say, "Ah, but each of those were the 'right 
moments.'" But each instance we can look back on, 
was not the right moment until the speaker chose 
to speak out and become a part of histiry, rather 
than remain inconspicuous, merely watching history 
be made by others.

Change is inevitable. Question is, will you make 
the changes that affect your life? Or will you 
continue letting others plot out your life's 
course? Change is happening every day. Make it a 
point, starting now, to influence those changes.

Here are 3 resources (again) to help you -- 

Contact Your Elected Officials
Contact Elected Officials -- Locate e-mail and 
mailing addresses, phone numbers, and more. Call, 
e-mail, or mail your U.S. state and federal 
elected officials and government agencies
www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml


U.S. Senate: Senators Home
Senators of the 113th Congress
www.senate.gov/


The Library of Congress THOMAS site provides a 
collection of ... Senate Home Page · Cabinet 
Nominations · Committee Home Pages ... 
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: 1774 
to Present ...
http://thomas.loc.gov



Strive On!
Everett


----- Original Message ----- 
> Contacting the 'powers that be' individually 
> helps, but as a group, it becomes much more 
> effective. If you, as in all of you, don't 
> belong to a group consider the American Council 
> of the Blind or a more in-your-face group like 
> the National Federation [OF] the Blind. ... This 
> could be an interesting project to see them 
> getting into.
>
>
----- original message ----- 
Hello All,

Less government is a good thing, IMO. But
understand clearly here, the "government" is only
making this (latest) rule because of the 'legal'
bribes, i.e., both current and promises of future
handouts by the big for-profit companies. That's
it, that's all, pure and simple.

If we truly gave a hoot and paid as much attention
to our political leaders guiding our lives, as the
companies did with guiding their profits, we'd
have more influence.


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