Jim Hampton wrote:
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Jim Hampton wrote:
*Some* of our bands are not protected by treaty, others are. 144-146 is
worldwide exclusive amateur, FCC can't touch it without a treaty
change. 146-148 could be reallocated whenever FCC feels like it.

Those segments are also in jeopardy by big business.
Note that the Supreme Court ruled that local governments can exercise
their
right to take property (with compensation to the owners) and sell it to
someone else.

They took eminent domain to a new high - or low.

Think what it means! Once it was the case that your house could be
taken to build a public works project (road, school, bridge) on the
theory that the public good demanded it. Now the Supremes are saying
that "the public good" includes a *private industry* developer who
wants to put up McMansions.

I saw a headline that some private developer wants to use the new
ruling
to get some private property eminent-domained so he can build on it.
The
land currently belongs to one of the Supremes (and I don't mean the
singers)

see: www.fark.com

(very good site, btw)

Big business and the Republicans rule.

"What's good for General Bullmoose...."

Next time be careful of who you vote for.

I've always been careful that way...

But the Dems have a way of nominating candidates that too many people
won't vote for. They're well on the way to doing it again with Hillary.
She's the best friend the 'pubs ever had!

Of course I could be wrong. When she carpetbagged to New York State I
was
sure there was no way she could get elected.

But ya gotta ask - is HRC the best the Dems can do for 2008? Sheesh!

(then again, look at what the 'pubs have offered us....)

Friend of mine once said that if you gave the DNC the job of organizing
a firing squad, they'd put the squad in a circle around the condemned
person.


Hello, Jim

LOL, I got a chuckle from your post. You are right; I was generalizing. Of
course, the FCC has input, but international agreements we have to follow (I
hope).

At least so far as frequency allocations are concerned.

I'm glad you have enjoy 'lil Abner in the past.

One wonders if it could be done today. Moonbeam McSwine, Stupefyin'
Jones, and my personal favorite, Appassionata Von Climax.

I heard the Broadway soundtrack album as a kid many, many times.

I always loved that strip.
What's good for ..... LOL

Art imitates life.

Panfried shmoos, anyone?

Then there was Pogo....

Fortunately, in this country we are free to disagree, rather than being
placed in a tree grinder or whatever

At least for now, anyway.

As to the Democrats, I hate to admit it but you just may have hit the nail
on the head. Point well taken

The sad part of it for me is that Bill Clinton was perhaps the biggest
factor in all of it. Normally an incumbent VP should have won in a
walk, but Bill's misbehavior in office forced Algore to lose all
coattails. Which set the stage for Shrub to win.

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA

I still miss Palmyra

73 de Jim, N2EY