[CQ-Contest] Somewhere in the Future

[Bill Turner]

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At 09:46 AM 1/27/2006, Ward Silver wrote:

>In the previous email, however, you want the directors to impose your values
>on ham radio.  Which is it now - We The People or My Way Or the Highway?
>We The People is not You The Person. What if "We The People" don't *want* to
>operate the way you think best?  What is going to change their minds?


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You're making some assumptions about my attitude that are incorrect.

First, when I spoke of "We the People", I meant all Americans, not 
just hams. The FCC rules should reflect what *all* Americans want, 
not just we hams.

And when I spoke about "us", meaning hams, I did not mean "me" only. 
I truly believe in democracy and in a democracy, I sometimes do not 
get what "I" want. That's ok by me because I realize to do it the 
other way (my wants first and only) would bring chaos. The ARRL BOD 
should represent what all of us hams want, not just my desires.

Go back and plug those viewpoints into my previous post and I think 
you and most people would agree.

But maybe not. And that's ok too.

73, Bill W6WRT