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Dear Mr. (My Name): Thank you for your letter concerning the reauthorization of the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. I welcome your thoughts and comments. The primary purpose of any gun control legislation must be to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals or juveniles. Throughout my public life, I have opposed legislation that fails to appropriately balance the need to maintain a safe society with the ability of law-abiding Americans to own and use firearms responsibly. I have always supported the second amendment and have opposed efforts to impose burdensome regulations on gun-owners. I believe that tough and...

Hello. With luck my small business will be kicking off in about the next 60 to 90 days. I suspect that most small business owners started out allot like myself, they are good at something and want to capitalize on their ability, but they are fuzzy on (and terrified by) the minute details and steps required to get started in a savvy, proper and legal manner. (taxes, the EPA and what have you) What I actually need is a Mentor, and I was hoping one of my highly intelligent and experienced fellow FReepers might come to my rescue here. I...

Two distinctly separate events have left me pondering a business opportunity. I have the opportunity to go into business, by myself, repairing automatic transmissions. I already have an equipped shop, years of experience as an ICAR trained auto-body man and structural welder, as well as a former professional auto mechanic. I used to R&R transmissions for a local shop here, but I never rebuilt one. The training is out there, I am sure it wouldn't be a problem as I have rebuilt many auto & motorcycle engines, manual transmissions and the like. I don't anticipate any issues in this area...

March 26, 2003 (NAME DELETED) Dear Mr. (NAME DELETED) Thank you for contacting me to express your views about the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate has confirmed 111 of President Bush's judicial nominees since he took office. I have supported the President's choice 110 times, voting for every nominee but one. On many of those occasions, I have been one of a handful of Senators to cross party lines to support the President. I have supported all of Senator Lugar's choices for federal judges, magistrates and U.S. attorneys in the...

The Euro Effect: The Real Reason for the War in Iraq By W. Clark "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be... The People cannot be safe without information. When the press is free, and every man is able to read, all is safe." Those words by Thomas Jefferson embody the unfortunate state of affairs that have beset our nation. As our government prepares to go to war with Iraq, our country seems unable to answer even the most basic questions about this war. First, why is there virtually no...

Assistant to the President Wanted to perform all administrative duties in President's office. Excellent qualifications/solid exp req'd. Meticulousness, reliability, confidentiality, respect for animals. Must be willing to relocate to the VA area. Competitive salary/benefits. Apply: PETA, Attn:HR 501 Front St. Norfolk VA 23510 fax: 757-628-0789

Hello. Hey, did anyone catch Britt Hume’s panel addressing the Trent Lott foul up regarding Senator Thurmond? In case you didn’t catch it, Lott made an offhand remark at Thurmond’s 100th birthday party that "We wouldn’t have the problems we have now if Strom Thurmond would have been elected President in 1948." Now, unfortunately Thurmond was on the Dixiecrat ticket in ’48, and they were known for supporting segregation. It was a mistake I am sure, a slip up. I am sure he wasn’t advocating segregation as the solution to anything but of course Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton immediately...

I am sick of the whining about FR's finances. Free Republic has become the Rush Limbaugh of the internet and all this complaining about who is doing what and profiting thus is making me Ill. It's a circular argument and I am tired of it. Real Conservatives reward success. We honor it. As a final end to this: Would you oppose or favor Mr. Robinson making a profit from FR.

Feature Articles Christmas In Murdertown THE MAFIA CONSPIRACY THAT STUNNED AMERICA By J. R. de Szigethy      It was Christmas Eve, one of the holiest days of the year for those of the Christian faith, and a prayer was sent up to Heaven; a prayer for help, for Divine Intervention, as an American hero was in danger of losing his life. The call came from an American town that Norman Rockwell might have painted, a town where good, ordinary and decent citizens, trying to make a better life for their families and fellow citizens were pitted against the powerful and...

Drudge has a headline reading: MURDOCH SCRIBE FIGHTS BACK: ONE week ago I wrote a piece that said that much of the world was getting to terms with the fact that President George W. Bush is a fraudulently elected nitwit... And a link that goes to this: MURDOCH SCRIBE FIGHTS BACK Bush-bashing leads inevitably to Dubya trouble Bruce Wilson July 6, 2002, Saturday Courier Mail ONE week ago I wrote a piece that said that much of the world was getting to term And that's it.. It ends right there just like that in mid-thought. But THEN there is a...

Dubya knowingly signed an Unconstitutional bill today. Since he seems determined to slap his base around like a crack whore whenever he takes a mind to, I propose an index to keep all this in perspective. Please index UnConstitutional, UnConservative or moves Counter to his campaign platform with *Bush_Cave_List So we can keep an itemized list handy for 2004. Then searching with keywords: to: *Bush_Cave_List In the search window will bring them all up.

Sniper Kills 10 More Israelis JERUSALEM- Taking aim from a hilltop, a sniper killed 10 soldiers and civilians at a checkpoint Sunday in the deadliest of a two-day string of Palestinian attacks that killed 21 Israelis. Israel sent tanks and helicopters on retaliatory raids that hit several Palestinian Authority security targets, killing four Palestinian policemen, while Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Cabinet weighed additional military action. Following the weekend bloodletting, Sharon huddled with senior government ministers and security officials and his office issued a statement just before midnight saying that the inner security Cabinet had approved military plans for ...

Just now, I went up to check the mail and on the way I turned on the radio. I had left it on 700 WLW in Cincinnatti and it was real Art Bell type stuff, total tin foil. So as I was about to change the station a female caller was on and claimed that in 1986 Congress authorized the involuntary "chipping" (implanting of a microchip) and that no one said a thing about it. She didn't say by who or why and that was it. I imediately went into LOL! mode when the host (I have no idea who, ...

My name is Jhoffa_ and I am a cigarette junkie. I have been smoking for years, tried to quit but it's very difficult for me. I have tried patches, gum, zyban and cold turkey, but I am too big a degenerate smoker to give up that easily. Now, the other day I overheard a conversation (I wish I would have just been rude and interrupted them to learn more) about Nicotine Free Cigarettes. Two people were discussing their merits. This appeals to be because I think allot of it is the motions you become accustomed to while smoking and such ...

Hey.. What do I have to do to get money or a grant from the NEA? I mean.. I have this revolutanary new idea.. I was going to put a cross in a jug of pee, but it's been done. Then I was gonna do some crap splattered paintings.. but that's out now also. So, I thought maybe I would just use some of that money to finance "Abortion Art" You know, it's sometimes called a "Right To choose" It's the dirty secret that no one wants to investigate. People ignore the carnage and pretend it doesn't exist. So, what ...

Can we or can we not roll up in a huge truck and use hydraulics to force a .5" steel blade 8' into the ground?

“If you don’t have anything to hide, it’s not a problem.” “It’ll help stop terrorism and illegal immigration.” If you hold either of those views about national ID, for the sake of your own future I hope you’ll reconsider. “Sure it’s obnoxious. But get real; we already have a national ID system. It’s called our driver’s license. Or Social Security. What they’re talking about now is just a technical refinement.” If you hold that view, you’re right -- as far as it goes. But things are going to go a lot farther. If we accept national ID, we’ll all have ...

O.C. to Track Sex Criminals With GPS Probation: A satellite tracking system will help monitor freed offenders around the clock. Critics say the plan smacks of Big Brother. Since it's an LAT Piece, you can view the rest HERE

I have a question regarding pasteurization that no one has (thus far) been able to answer. In a production environment, pasteurization units (Pu's) are the standard for determining pasteurization effectiveness. A pasteurization unit is equal to one minute @60° C. Depending of which bacteria you wish to kill each product is pasteurized to a specified number of PU's. The total number of Pu's are a product of both Time and Temperature. My question is: How is the total number of PU's calculated over a production run where the times and temperatures vary? What is the formula for accurately determining total ...

Ashcroft just annouced this.. Details anyone?