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----------------------------------------------------------------- If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Santosh, please add me to your list. Roland. On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Santosh Helekar<chimbel...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Roland, > > You make good points, and I know that our letter will be criticized, as any > letter would be by people against whom it is directed. I will make the change > regarding free India, but I have a different perspective on the points you > made. > > 1. I believe India is our native country, irrespective of our current > citizenship status. > > 2. The agreement with Samir is with his reference to the assembly as a comedy > show. Please read his article. > > 3. I disagree that the power of individuals is limited to election time. My > understanding is that the essence of any free democracy is that power resides > in the people, not in the government or in any elected representative. While > the right to vote is definitely the most consequential expression of this > power, the right to free speech is perennial, and in my opinion, more > important. Our letter reclaims this power. > > Cheers, > > Santosh