--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'll intersperse my comments.
> Motie: > > I thought your response to Mr. Fairanks seemed reasonable. It isn't as though > you are grumbling for handouts, but rather asking to be allowed to do business. That is my position, which many seem to misinterpret as wanting some special treatment. I would be totally happy if we could simply all play by the same rules/regulations/laws. > If only the rights of folks to do business were being protected. But under > guise of being concerned about this, we see some people (e.g. the poster on the > other local board) brushing aside the concern of some with complaints in favor > of a seemingly oversimplified argument. Actually, his type is pretty common. They puke out some totally ignorant drivel just to see who will agree with them, then (I'm speculating) they decide by a democratic majority vote that their opinion is factual, and someone with lesser numerical support is to be blocked from disagreement or refutations. > > In any case, a couple of years ago when Mr. Ventura was governor, I thought I > read somewhere that he wanted to help out the Minnesota ethanol cause, but was > tied-up because he was clearly against mandates, on principle, and so he had a > problem with mandating a certain amount of ethanol use. Sorry if this is > inaccurate. That is pretty accurate, and I agreed with him then and now. I will fully support widespread voluntary use, but I can't support a government mandate. Once government mandates something, it's required use is always going to raise the price to consumers, and will usually end with government sponsored semi-monopolies. Regulatory rules applied arbitrarily soon eliminate any serious competition. Newly empowered Bureaucrats deny or approve Permit applications as they see fit. Regulatory rules are enforced or waived on an arbitrary basis. > > What was your opinion of his view and policies? Did he seem to make an effort > to promote what you thought were reasonable policies toward ethanol production? I agreed with most of his Policies, but he wasn't able to implement a lot of them, due to the Good Old Boy Network's influence on regulatory bureaucrats. The bureaucrats have basically taken over the running of the State, by deciding who gets approvals and who doesn't. Most of them are Democrat supporters, so anyone who has connections to the Democratic Party can get exemptions from regulations and have needed applications processed and approved in a timely fashion. > Did you ever try to get an audience of any sort with him? I bet if he knew a > lot about your case he'd probably care a bit, even if he might fail to help as > much as he thought he'd be able to do. I never talked to him directly, but I talked to his personal assistant several times. There was little he could do with all the other problems on his plate at the time. The Bureaucracy is deeply entrenched. > > I saw him on Leno the other night and he is apparently about to have a > nationwide TV show on MSNBC. I don't have a strong opinion of him "for" or > "against" but it seems clear that he has Presidential Aspirations at some point. > I see little chance of him being elected to President. He has too many enemies in both of the major Parties. There may be some minor differences between Repubs and Dems, but they are both on the side of totalitarian government and won't tolerate any opposition for long. I see a change in the future, but I can't predict when it will occur, or what will be the trigger. I am certain it will be widespread. The grassroots level People are nearing their limits of tolerance, from Ruby Ridge and Waco, to Elian Gonzales, to the Klamath Basin farmers, to the Western States Loggers, to NRA members, to the Arizona Militia guarding the border, to the We the People Tax protest group, to Small Business owners. Government Agencies are running amok with no regard to the Constitution or Laws. Judges won't enforce the Laws against Corporate or Government abuses, in clear and direct violation of their Oath of Office to uphold the Constitution. Corruption and lawlessness abound within government Agencies, and the People have little legal recourse left. The Patriot Act and Homeland Security Act are just a couple of the latest straws on the Camel's back. I believe the plan for a totalitarian government has been planned for, well in advance of the present time. It's not been successfully implemented because the Second Amendment has not been totally disposed of, though it has been seriously infringed upon. I don't know what spark will light the tinderbox, but you'll know it when it happens. Motie Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
