[Qcwa] Joining QCWA

[Jeffrey D Angus]

Gerry Cechony wrote:

>    I was first licensed in 1966.
>    I am not a member of QCWA.
>    I took Larry's question as a sincere inquiry that reflects my own
>wonderings about the advantages of membership in QCWA, and I was looking
>forward to reading the answers.
>
I have a life membership in the QCWA. I joined after I achieved the
"magic" time requirement. I get the QCWA journal which has some
interesting articles from time to time. I do not belong to a local chapter.

 From what I see in the Journal, even at 48, a majority of the other
members are old enough to be my parents.

As to why I joined, I wanted to.

>
>    Unfortunately, the answers contained no rationale as to why one should
>join, but did contain indications of the kind of unpleasant people one might
>encounter in QCWA.
>
Bear in mind, that the are a LOT more people in the QCWA than
there are posting here regularly. The opinions expressed here do not
necessarily reflect on the general membership.

>Before you order me off the reflector, please check the United States
>Constitution.
>
And since you mentioned this, let me remind you that the first
amendment does not extend beyond your right to say what you
wish. To put it simply, "The freedom of the press belongs to
those that own the press."

Jeff
wa6fwi

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 safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin