Ladies and Gentlemen, I feel the need to address the masses. I kind of gather from my past posts to FML and my chats on FCS, that many, may think I'm anti-government. For the record - I am NOT, I am PRO AMERICAN, PRO FERRET and anti- COMMUNISM, TYRANNY and NAZIISM ! We the PEOPLE of the United States are our GOVERNMENT and somewhere in all the cr*p our leaders have fed us - we have forgotten that. :'-( We have only elected a few BAD apples (with the worm }:> ) who is BS'in us into thinking they represent the masses. They are only holders of offices with DEEP pockets and we as citizens of these United States, the very body of GOVERNMENT, need to wake up and realize what freedoms we have LOST - FACE LOSING. Every time I see an injustice done to us by the very people, who have sworn to uphold the CONSTITUTION of the United States and fail to do so, for their own agendas; whatever they may be - sex, drugs, money, overseas covert actions ( under the guise of benefiting us the government), etc. (You get my drift). THEY ARE NOT REPRESENTING ME OR YOU OR THESE UNITED STATES ! As most of you know, I am a military wife (what ever that means these days). I disagree with alot of what our representatives represent (which is clearly not us -THE GOVERNMENT). What you read next is what I hold dear in my heart, soul and mind. It sickens me, that the very people who defend this country, can not speak out on the bad and wrong things that are happening within our system. The people, who do speak out are the retired military, the little man or woman (like me and Robert Jacobs), and the few who representus, who do it for the same reason we were all led to believe growing up - LOVE and RESPECT YOUR COUNTRY and its people. But when we do speak out , we are labeled as mental cases, insubordinate employees, anti-government, trouble makers or the big, bad, bully militia. (I know, up close and personal, now with regret Bob, Kitty and children are feeling the power that has been taken away from the rightful owners-WE THE PEOPLE !) Well folks the true militia believes in the same freedoms and rights as the rest of us. There just happen to be a few who make the whole look bad. Here is something that makes me cry and breaks my heart every time I read it or see the Wall, the Beriut Memorial, the Arlington Cemetary, the battleship Arizona Memorial, Kent State massacre, the Flag, any memorial built for our dead brothers, sisters, moms, dads, any kin or friend ? It tears your heart out, it is so overwhelming. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE I watched the flag pass by one day; it fluttered in the breeze. A young Marine saluted it and then he stood at ease. I looked at him in uniform so young, so tall, so proud; With hair cut square and eyes alert, he'd stand out in any crowd. I thought of how many men like him had fallen through the years. How many died on foriegn soil ? How many mothers' tears ? How many pilot's planes shot down ? How many died at sea ? How many foxholes are soldiers graves ? No, Freedom is not Free. I Heard the sound of "Taps" one night, when everything was still. I listened to the buglar play, and felt a sudden chill. I wondered how many times that taps had meant "AMEN" When a flag had covered a coffin, of a brother or a friend. I thought of all the children, of the mothers and the wives, Of fathers, sons, and husbands with interrupted lives. I thought about the graveyards at the bottom of the sea. Of unmarked graves in Arlington, NO, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. -----Cadet Maj. Kelly Strong These are my OPINIONS, not my husbands as the military has releived him of his rights and opinions. But by God as long as I draw breath no-one shall take mine! No system in the guise as our government gave it to me - by the choice of God and the LOVE of my Mother, I am here to HAVE IT ! And may God have mercy on Tim McVeigh, spare his life, but let him remain in prison for the rest of his life. Our leaders (not government) caused this, but he chose to take lives, he could have waited until the building was empty to make the same point. The only COMMIES in these United States are our leaders (not all, some are trying to make honest changes and work for the PEOPLE). They're just having to wade thru a lot of S**T to do it ! Beg your pardon. One more thing- my ferrets are my sanity, along with all the love they seem to bring out in so many peolpe. I'd DIE to keep that ! Now I know (since living in CaCaLand) what it must feel like to be black, gay or different for whatever reason. I hate it-it sickens me. I wake each day to fear- fear of what is suppose to be a government who loves its people. I could not imagine that before owning ferrets and living in a COMMIE STATE ! I just lalala-ed thru life have a good time, BUT alas I've taught my children better. ****Thank you BIG, for allowing me this space and time to come out ! Under the circumstances, I thought this was the appropriate time to help bring the masses together FOR OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. Last BUT by no means least, GO KODO, YOU HAVE THE MASSES BEHIND YOU, LOVE AND DOOKS, Sheba Williamson, AKA [DS] [Moderator's note: Please let's not go off in too many directions here. It wasn't too easy to decide to post this, I guess it was the "coming out of [DS] that convinced me to post :-) BIG] [Posted in FML issue 1965]