Thanks!
Jon
At 01:23 PM 3/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Jon wrote:
>
>>The founding fathers gave us rights.....and thats it!
>
>The "founding athers' did not give us our rights, human beings have them
>naturally. We choose to surrender some rights in the name of living together
>harmoniously, such as outlined in our Constitution.
>
>Private ownership of military vehicles may be intimidating or threatening to
>some of our fellow citizens, but since it does not hurt them I believe it
does
>not fit the criteria that would make it necessary for us to give up the right
>to own them.
>
>I've noticed that government officials, local on up to federal, are always on
>the lookout for a right to take away from a segment of the population that
>makes them look good to the rest of the people but will cost them little
>politically. The elimination of surplus and imported military vehicles is
one
>such case. The officials end up looking like they are "saving" the people
>from a threat, and those hurt by the rules are probably not strong enough to
>fight back. It is a "win" for the officials.
>
>The only reasonable way to handle this erosion of rights is to make life
>politically difficult for the officials. Reasoned and thoughtful letters to
>editors of newspapers, discussions with Senators and Representatives, and the
>like could be just the way to do it. If military vehicle enthusiasts appear
>to be a reasonable bunch that bring history to life, there's hope. If we
come
>off as rabid, anti-government flakes, we actually end up promoting the case
>for tight regulation to protect the people from us.
>
>Steve Johnston
>
>sbjohnston@aol.com
>http://www.qsl.net/wd8das
>
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