Well, we've had half a year under the new rules, and I'm sure that most
people are as disappointed and discouraged as I am. I understand that they
are going to review the situation this month so we should at least talk
about it.
Several drafts of this email, over the months, have been pretty crappy but
time is running out so here goes.
First, the inscrutable "security" issue smells way too much like "Father
Knows Best" to me. Father is sometimes marginally functional, speaking
allegorically, and still playing his role. When he won't even talk to you
is when he's most worrisome.
Second, freedom in the abstact is meaningless. The only freedoms that
exist are those that can be excercised. And freedom is what has made
America the special country that it is. I can only hope that the CBBT
administration will come to see that letting us freely bird the islands is
something worth fighting for, that keeping this small freedom alive makes
this country greater and makes us better than the people who attacked us.
Surely the minor nuisance of checking letters and IDs is too small a
burden on the CBBT police force that we forsake our heritage of freedom.
Please, please, please, reconsider these rules. We're a small group, but
nobody loves the CBBT more than us!!!
John Fox
Arlington
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