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Subject: Re: [LML] Preserving Freedom -  Flying and otherwise
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Brent, sounds great!  I'll check it out.

Just to creep the thread a little bit.  One other item to add to the =
list is Obama personally closing down airspace via TFR.  For example, =
today, you could not land at any Boston area airport without a flight =
plan and a sqawk.  Nor could you do any of 12 forbidden activities =
including practice approaches.   Earlier this summer he effectively =
blocked Martha's vineyard for 2 weeks because of his vacation.    How =
did previous presidents get along without this kind of attention?   I =
would be okay with 1 hour to get in and out but to close down the =
airspace because somebody might take a pot shot out of a spam can seems =
like an unreasonably big hammer.    What's next?   Nobody can go =
anywhere anytime without a flight plan and a sqawk?

Colyn

On Oct 16, 2010, at 9:18 PM, Brent Regan wrote:

> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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".
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Regards
> Brent Regan
> IV-P 1,003 TT
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