[HCARC] Demonic Republic of Claifornia

[SARA SANDSTROM]

Gary,  

I'd forgotten the demonic part-You're right.  I used to think of that part of the world as being populated by CHAPS - Communist Hippy Atheist Perverts! 

If you want to get upset,  look up the precautionary p rinciple.  It states that if an action is suspected of causing risk to the public or the enviroment,  in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is harmful,the burden of proof that it is not harmful falls on those taking an act.  This has become a big nuisance in Europe and is being used to hold up wireless phones, etc.  Since there is no real proof one way or the other, it is therefore harnful.  In the European Union the application of the precautionary principle has been made a statutory requirement.  Perhaps California is now in the EU?  By the way I understand San Francisco has passed a version of the precautionary principle. 

For AF5AO, I found some "informal" instructions.  They don't appear to be f rom Amidon but they look reasonable. 

Kerry