My most precious causes throughout life has been freedom of speech and the right of the people to be as free as possible from the intrusion of government into the live of individuals.  The government, in all its shapes and formats has been attempting to erode the rights of the individual since, well since the first person decided to have dominion over another.  Some governments force their will onto the citizenry, while in others, the people delegate responsibility to elected officials.  Democracy is not a bad thing, there is much to be done for the area, be it a nation, a state, or a small berg, too much for the average working person to concern themselves with on a daily basis.

The problem with Democracy is that people believe A: responisibilty ends at the voting booth.  B: That their one vote doesn't matter.  We must, on a daily basis, keep tabs on the actions of our legislators at all levels, to ensure they are indeed acting on our best interest.  Considering the current Presidential election problems, we have learned the the falsehood inherent in thinking our one vote doesn't mean much.

To paraphrase George Wallace, "Freedom of Speech, Now, freedom of Speech forever"

 

 
 
 

Congress wants to silence us again!

Biography:

Hardware technician, but then, can one work with hardware, without working with the software? Philosopher, writer, beer drinker. If it doesn't conform to the reinheitsgebot, don't drink it!

 

Here's a good quote to live by, from T. Jefferson, "God forbid we should live without rebellion. What country can preserve its liberties if its leaders are not warned from time to time that the people still preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take up arms. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots, and of tyrants". Take THAT, Bill!

While trying to verify the above, (which i couldn't) I found the following: " Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt." --John Philpot Curran: Speech upon thee Right of Election, 1790. (Speeches. Dublin, 1808.)

 

Career:

Was working as hardware technician for major financial market. Decided to start over, finally. Quit the job, and moved to So. CA. Goal in life is to write a novel, that will make bigtime screenplay. A man can dream can't he? As a personal message to Stephen (thanks Fair!)King or Dean Koontz, if you're ever in Orange County, let me know. You can stay with my sweetheart and me (if you don't mind a futon).

 

 
 

Stuff that Janet Reno should remember:

  Amendment IV

 

 

'The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.'

Stuff that we should all remember:

Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence

'... That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of goverment becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter, or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.'

and now for some comedy!

• "640 K ought to be enough for everybody." ... Bill Gates
• "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in thier home.".. Ken Olsen, founder of DEC
• Made the top 10 list yet?
• Need a daily dose of Dilbert?

The police are there to preserve disorder."
 
 

             Some photos of me

• Click here for me in a beard.
• Click here for me in a beard(again).
• One more time.

My favorite cause: Free Speech!

Can you imagine going to a political fundrasiser, and have to pay to listen?