Website restructuring
Website restructuring
After today, a friend will take over writing to this space for a few weeks. I’ll let him introduce himself to you. I’ve some personal things that need my full attention for the next month or two. Even
After today, a friend will take over writing to this space for a few weeks. I'll let him introduce himself to you. I've some personal things that need my full attention for the next month or two. Even more importantly, I've decided to restructure this site to incorporate the writings of several local citizen activists on a regular basis and this friend is the first. I've spoken to some others and am encouraged by their responses. No timetable is set, but I hope that by early 2007 the revised site is in play. And I plan to be one of the contributors, of course.
In closing for now, I urge my fellow citizens to please reflect on what our country stands for and to vote and act accordingly. We have strayed these past few years towards the traditional safety of state control and the ancient mindset that we always have an enemy who needs smiting. We should strive towards tolerance of each other's values and respect for the decent opinions of others. We should abhor torture and deceit and the use of military force except in extremes of self defense. We should never wage a war of aggression. We should set an example for the world, not cram our expectations down their throats with guns.
On a local level, we should insist on full openness of government - and believe me, we are far far from that in our local area. There is no national security involved in libraries, planning, public TV, budgets, marinas, etc. We have no democracy if our voting process is convoluted and open to corruption as it is now. And finally, democracy and freedom of life in a republic requires a free press that will report the truth to citizens - and we do not have that as any citizen activist can tell you. It is those few of us who get deeply involved in civic process who discover the huge gap between what the press tell you and what the government bureaucrats and politicians are actually doing. This website will evolve to hopefully better inform you of this in 2007.
So, for the next few weeks, you will have the benefit of a different perspective in this space. And in the near future, I hope to attract several good citizen activists to share their insights with you. Take care.
In closing for now, I urge my fellow citizens to please reflect on what our country stands for and to vote and act accordingly. We have strayed these past few years towards the traditional safety of state control and the ancient mindset that we always have an enemy who needs smiting. We should strive towards tolerance of each other's values and respect for the decent opinions of others. We should abhor torture and deceit and the use of military force except in extremes of self defense. We should never wage a war of aggression. We should set an example for the world, not cram our expectations down their throats with guns.
On a local level, we should insist on full openness of government - and believe me, we are far far from that in our local area. There is no national security involved in libraries, planning, public TV, budgets, marinas, etc. We have no democracy if our voting process is convoluted and open to corruption as it is now. And finally, democracy and freedom of life in a republic requires a free press that will report the truth to citizens - and we do not have that as any citizen activist can tell you. It is those few of us who get deeply involved in civic process who discover the huge gap between what the press tell you and what the government bureaucrats and politicians are actually doing. This website will evolve to hopefully better inform you of this in 2007.
So, for the next few weeks, you will have the benefit of a different perspective in this space. And in the near future, I hope to attract several good citizen activists to share their insights with you. Take care.
