[SOC] ok: off topic and not SOC either

[ron]

man,
  a patriotic plea for Delaware in up coming 'test!

72
Ron wb1hga

Fred Jensen wrote:
>  
> If one can be "disgruntled," does that mean the rest of us are "gruntled?"
>
> Parts of the DoI referring to the KoE certainly do sound a bit snippy, 
> but I am quite sure that water was well under the bridge by 1789 when 
> the US Constitution was drafted [OK, maybe a little lingered upstream of 
> the bridge until after 1812 :-) ]
>
> The drafting of the US Constitution may have constituted the last moment 
> in our time when American politicians could write clearly, simply, and 
> directly.
>
> The US Constitution comprises 7,591 words, if "commander-in-chief" is 
> counted as one word, and 220 years and only 27 amendments later, it is 
> still the foundation of the Republic [or at least many of us hope it 
> still is].  Not too many years ago, an order appeared in the Federal 
> Register regulating the export of cabbage.  It contained 43,359 words 
> and was unreadable, making the Constitution something akin to a 
> "Colonial tweet."
>
> Delaware was the first State to ratify the Constitution + the Bill of 
> Rights.  Tomorrow is the Delaware QSO Party, and coincidentally, 
> Delaware is the only State I'm missing for ARRL Triple Play.  I need a 
> phone QSO, not my best mode, but I'll be trying, with time out for the 
> North American Sprint.  If you're in DE, please listen for my small 
> signal from the western frontier.
>
>