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From: Brent Regan <brent@regandesigns.com>
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In the context of a Federal Government that is intent on seeping into 
every aspect of our lives, I have always been amazed at the lack of 
intrusion into Experimental Aircraft. The idea that you can build an 
airplane, demonstrate that it flies and then go have fun seems so out of 
character from what we have come to accept as a national government.

That said, it seems inevitable that the National Nanny will seek to save 
us from our own "foolishness" by imposing rules and regulations that 
guarantee safety (yes I know that statement is an oxymoron). We rarely 
mention this looming threat, and when we do we speak in whispered tones 
while watching our feet scuff the dirt, but the Regulations of Damocles 
hang over our collective heads suspended by a vanishingly thin thread of 
reason. Then, there is the potential assault on the finance front. User 
fees, fuel taxes, property taxes, income taxes and inheritance taxes are 
all arrows in the socialist's redistribution quiver.

I am an engineer and inventor. I make my living by seeing into the 
future and doing what was previously undoable. About two years ago,  
shortly after Stu Seffron's (a staunch Libertarian) tragic death, I 
performed an engineer's analysis of our political situation. My 
conclusions were depressing. The political elites of both parties have 
shaped the battlefield and defined the rules of engagement to the extent 
that the choices offered to "We the People" are limited to "Bad" and 
"Really Bad".

When Caligula was faced with enormous Roman debt, he commanded wealthy 
citizens to make Rome the beneficiary in their Wills and then 
"suggested" they kill themselves. One cannot help but compare this with 
the Estate "Death" Tax and "End of Life Counseling" of the new Health 
Care legislation.  The politicians will decide if you are worth an 
expensive treatment or, if it is denied and you die, they get half your 
estate. Hmmm, tough decision.

Face it fellow fliers, we are low hanging fruit when it comes time to 
harvest from the select Peter for the benefit of the collective Paul.

The fundamental problem is that even if we elect Representatives that 
share our views, once they are in office they are surrounded by 
lobbyists, PACs, Special Interest Groups and others offering rewards for 
favors or support. There is no seat at this table for the Voters who 
elected the Representative. The Representative is cut off from Voter 
feedback and is blown off course to the Dark Side.

It is easy for a single person to make their views known to the many. I 
am doing this now. What is far more difficult is for the consensus of 
the many to be known by the one. If this were possible, then true 
Representative Government could be a reality.

Like any self respecting primate, when faced with a task beyond my 
ability, I built a tool. That tool is called VoxVerus and it allows the 
views of  "We the People", the Voters, to be known by our 
Representative. I conceived, developed and deployed VoxVerus and am now 
making it available to everyone for free. Go to www.voxverus.com  to 
find out more.

I believe that the elements that predispose people to build and fly 
airplanes are the same elements exhibited by people inclined to pick up 
a new tool and wield it to help preserve the Republic. We may just be 
smooth apes but we are smart, independent, self sufficient, tool savvy 
and outside the box apes.

VoxVerus can be used long term to help guide our representatives 
regarding the issues, including aviation issues. For discussions to 
those ends, this is a good forum. If you want to talk about VoxVerus in 
general, email me directly and save this list for its intended purpose.

Regards
Brent Regan
IV-P 1,003 TT