[CW] Write FCC, ARRL

[N7DC@cs.com]

It is normal for many to never trust government agencies or employees.  You 
must realize though that these FCC employeesare normal citizens of our country, 
and have been raised just like you and me.  Some in large cities, others in 
small-town America.  Most sought jobs, any-jobs, where they could make a 
living.  Others specifically sought out governmental jobs for a specific reason:  
Possibly to serve their fellow citizens, to make life better for all, earn a 
living to feed clothe and house their families etc.  They are NOT out to get us.  
The FCC is lead by a comission, apponted by the president, and are answerable 
to him, and to the US congress.  The must meet certain standarsds of behavoir 
under many laws of the land.  They must answer to the citizens of the US and 
cannot keep hidden the final results of votes of their board.  Under the 
freedom of information act, you have the right to ask them for copies of any 
unclassified information on which they have acted.  ( Very little FCC paper is 
considered classified- only that dealing with government assignments etc.)  Lets 
not put all those guys (and gals) in a black pot and call them evil.  They are 
not.  Yes a few, just like in any other group, are not always straight 
shooters, but the law can and will sort them out.  

  As to the ARRL:  This is a different pot.  They are elected by us, the ARRL 
membership and should be answerable on each action they take.  They, like all 
humans, will have a pre-conceived notion of what is right and wrong: their 
likes and dislikes.  We may not agree to some of it, but its our right to find 
out what they did, and when they did it, as far as actions taken on our behalf. 
 If we dont like it.  Boot em out, next election.  Sadly, there seems to be a 
number of noses held way up in the air from some of these guys.  It may take 
a general cleaning of the house to get the response the majority of the 
membership wants.  More likely, they will do what they see as right, and next 
election, they will continue along as usual.  Why?  Because we are too damn lazy to 
research what our director has done, and if he wont tell us, we will probably 
just shove it aside, forget about it and flounder along as we have all along.  
Its the same in government political life.  Those that dont vote, actually 
have voted for the winning side, no matter which side won.  Sadly, that is the 
majority.  Its rough when 50 percent of the folk want one thing, and the other 
50 percent want just the opposite.  Look at our last presidentail election.  
One state made the difference, and we really dont even know what the real final 
outcome of that one was.  Being a politician/ government servent is tough, as 
you hardly ever please the majority on any decision you make.  
   Its our job to vote, then bug the heck out of them to get information as 
to what is going on, and what has already happened.



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