I think that your last sentence just may be an oxymoron. Had you been alive at the time of the American Revolution, may I assume you would have been loyal to the King of England and not joined the rest of us? I have no problem with civil disobedience; that is how many of our bad laws have been struck down AND how our country was born. That is one of the powers we hold to try to make sure that the innocent ARE protected and not punished along with the guilty. We are still a work in progress. That being said, I want to make it perfectly clear that I am NOT defending Tammy Grimes nor any other ARista!!! Paula, 224 days and counting ----Original Message Follows---- From: Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:26:39 EST Subject: Re: Definition of an "ARista"? What I read on her website also seems to go well beyond just objecting to 'chained dogs'. She was also the key speaker at the seminar Best Friends put on in favor of BSL's. That program and her involvement were the reason I've regretfully stopped donating to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I don't support working outside the law, and I don't support agendas that punish the innocent along with the guilty! - Janice ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================