[Thanks to ForGod'sSake for the original graphic]
Posted on 04/20/2002 1:15:34 PM PDT by Jeff Head
The Petition to New York City regarding the Firefighter Memorial
protesting the originally proposed Ground Zero Flag Raising Statue and seeking that any future plans for a memorial be non-political and historically correct, has surpassed the 400,000 signature mark. It now stands at:
400,001 Signatures
We will keep this petition going until it is clear that future plans for the memorial are not politcally driven and are not revisionist. That being the case, please continue to point others towards the petition site at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/flgraise/
to sign and forward the petition on to all they know.
We are winning this fight since the original statue has been cancelled and other plans to date appear not to be political or revisionist.
In as much as the attention and notice has dropped way off due to the cancellation of the originally planned revisionist statue, and since the signature rate has fallen dramtically off ... this will be the last post regarding this subject ... short of new revisionist plans of course.
Here are the prior FR threads regarding this:
WTC Flag Raising Petition BREAKS 300,000 SIGNATURES!!! - 1,640 posts
WTC Flag Raising Petition surpasses 250,000 signatures - 763 posts
WTC Flag Raising Petition - First 120,000 signatures shipped to NYC - 76 posts
WTC Flag Raising & Memorial Petition Status - Surpasses 200,000 Signatures!!! - 315 posts
WTC Flag Raising & Memorial Petition Status - Surpasses 150,000 Signatures - 501 posts
UPDATE/STATUS/PLANS - WTC Flag Raising Petition - 127,500+ Signatures 422 posts
WTC Flag Raising Petition Surpasses 100,000 Signatures - PRESS RELEASE 486 posts
WTC Flag Raising Petition Breaks 75K Signatures 880 posts
FDNY inspired on-line petition blows by 64,000 signatures, 1 week 196 posts
WTC Flag Raising Petition gathers over 40,000 Signatures in Four Days! 75 posts
WTC Flag Raising Petition Breaks 10,000 signatures in two days! 198 Posts
Online Petition: Depict the Flag Raising at Ground Zero of the WTC Attack as it Actually Occurred! 717 posts
Here's the comments from signature number 420,000
Let it be done in truth no matter what race of people had been involved is the only way that all true Americans regardless of our race can show that true spirit of freedom we have come from. We will never rid of our racism if we continue by changing truth to make issue of it.Very well said.
Just thought there maybe some of you who are interested.
420,010 BUMP.
It's great that the post office kept the image honest on the stamp too.
A year ago I was getting redder and redder in the face about Klamath and when my friends called on July 12th ... I had to go. The results are all documented on the Stand at Klamath Falls Site. One day I will write a book about it.
That took me through August and I was writing on the first book in the Dragon's Fury series in the evenings a lot while there.
Then there was 9-11 and I created my memorial site for that which I put up on the net as the "Attack on America Memorial Site".
As this was going on, I finished the first book in my series, Dragon's Fury - Breath of Fire" spurred on by the horrific events (which I had to account for)and self published it in November.
In January came the unbelievable word on the WTC Flag Raising monument they unveiled in NYC and I was just SO frustrated that I had to write that WTC Flag Raising Petition and post it ... it took on its own life from there and here on FR with SO many supporters.
That lasted several months with heavy involvement, until April. In May, I had to go to work down in Texas to replenish the coffers and try and keep bread on the table for my wife and kids ... but then there in June, right after coming home for Father's Day, my birthday and to prepare for my daughter's July 2nd wedding ... came the unbelievable word of the 9th Circuit ruling declaring the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional! More red in the face and the writing of another Petition to protest the ruling and get it set aside.
In the mean time, and through it all, Volume II of my series, Dragon's Fury - Trodden Under was being written with the help of many FReepers (they are mentioned in the acknowledgements but include Joanie-f, Dukie, bootless, harpseal, Travis McGee, sneakypete and several others.) I just finished the draft and the last two chapters are being edited now so I can get it released by the middle of the month.
It's been a hectic, sometimes risky, but awe inspiring year. I am so grateful to have been involved in so many events ... and SO grateful to a merciful God for helping me through them and leading me to SO many patriotic friends in the process. Especially here on FR ... this site, despite the many disagreements, issues and disruptions ... is THE gathering place for grass roots activism in support of our Republic on the internet. It's been a God send and made a HUGE difference on getting the word out.
... well ... there I've gone and done it. I guess that's it in a nutshell.
BUMP
Red, white and blue bumps!
Leni
BTW, don't hold them firecrackers too long between your thumb and forefinger
Great news about the petition.
The signatures continue to come in from all over the country ..... large cities and small towns .... from Maine to California .... Florida to Washington state ....
America has truly spoken up on this issue!
Hope you and yours had a great fourth.
Slow weekend; only about 50 sigs since your post yesterday.
FGS
Day 01 - = January 15 = *2,800-----Day 12 - Total = 101,600
Day 29 - Total = 204,400----Day 42 -- Total = 300,300
Day 96 - Total = 400,200--- Day 100, 4/25/02 - Total = 402,200
Week 01 = 64,400-----Week 02 = 51,400 Total = 115,800
Week 03 = 35,600-----Week 04 = 41,800 Total = 193,200
Week 05 = 64,700-----Week 06 = 42,400 Total = 300,300
Week 07 = 30,500-----Week 08 = 17,800 Total = 348,600
Week 09 = 15,000-----Week 10 = 11,800 Total = 375,400
Week 11 = 10,300-----Week 12 = *7,900 Total = 393,600
Week 13 = *4,100-----Week 14 = *3,500 Total = 401,200
Week 15 = *2,200-----Week 16 = *2,400 Total = 405,800
Week 17 = *1,900-----Week 18 = *1,500 Total = 409,200
Week 19 = *1,600-----Week 20 = *2,000 Total = 412,800
Week 21 = *2,100-----Week 22 = *1,300 Total = 416,200
Week 23 = *1,800-----Week 24 = *1,700 Total = 419,700
Week 25 -- LET FREEDOM RING!!! God Bless America and those who understand that to be under HIM is to be FREE of men!
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