From: on Sun, Sep 17 2006 4:15 am


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Anyone in a position of authority, power, or decision making needs
safeguards. History has shown this to be true many times.

People who behave ethically at all times aren't bothered by safeguards.

[yawn] "Jimmy explains Politics" the title of this treatise?



If someone in power tries to make radical changes all at once, there is
usually strong opposition. But if the changes are made in stages, a
little at a time, they can often be packaged in such a way as to result
in an overall change that is much more radical.

Isn't that how the ARRL managed to get the final version of
Incestuous Licensing plan in US amateur radio regulations?

A little here, a little
there, and pretty soon an awful lot is gone.

"At first the FCC took away 20 wpm testing...and the coders
couldn't do anything..." [in 2000, six years ago] :-)

Are you Pastor Niemuller?


Most people aren't terrorists.

Very true.

Except for the no-code-test advocates. Those threaten the
existance of amateur radio AS THE PRO-CODERS KNOW IT!"

Ergo, to pro-coders the no-code-test advocates are
"terrorists?"


I thought the discussion was about the "Patriot Amendment".

I thought this whole newsgroup was about AMATEUR RADIO
POLICY?!?



You may not remember the Nixon Administration, but I sure do.

Bully for Jimmy. yawn

How did Richard Milhous Nixon affect US amateur radio?

Answer: Not a helluva lot...


There
were things done which were clear misuse of power, in order to insure
that RMN got elected and re-elected. There were serious attempts to
hide it under the umbrella of "national security".

There were things done by the ARRL which were a clear misuse
of power...in order to insure membership growth. They had
serious attempts to hide it under the patriotic bunting of
a "representative of amateur radio."

Of course the membership only got so far and remains at less
than a quarter of all licensed US radio amateurs.


The truly odd thing was that RMN did not need any of those 'dirty
tricks' to get elected or re-elected.

"RMN" failed to get elected as California's Governor.


The problem isn't terrorists getting equal protection. If they're
really terrorists, they should be dealt with as needed.

No-code-test advocates are NOT 'terrorists' but you feel
that they should be "dealt with as needed."


The problem is that while most people aren't terrorists, we all get
looked at as if we are.

Why do you feel guilty?

And the safeguards start disappearing, one by
one, always for "national security".

Yes, the amateur radio code test has now dropped to 5 wpm
for all license classes.

Is your "amateur radio security" threatened?

Then there's no equal protection for anyone.

In amateur radio there is NO equality...to get privileges
operating below 30 MHz, one must still take a manual
telegraphy test...even though the FCC as long since
dropped any mandatory manual radiotelegraphy operation.

Is that what the USA is about?

Isn't (in your mind) USA amateur radio all about telegraphy?

Beep, beep,