This is going to literally everyone in my Address Book. I tried to edit out duplicates, but doubt that I succeeded. I apologize for you getting this message more than once. The situation in the Klamath Basin is critical. The petition at the address below has the potential to be of a significance similar to that of the petitions of redress authored by the founding fathers of our nation. If won, the victory will be as important in our nation's history as the battle of Gettysburg or the end of the World Wars. Thus, I'm going to do something I have never done before, and expect to never do again. I'm asking you to not only sign the petition, but to pass the URL on to the people in YOUR Address Book. Don't assume they've already seen it; I got it from a source I would have expected to have been among the last to get it. Since part of my Address Book crashed recently, many of my family and closest friends won't get this message. You may be the one to pass it on to a critical link in the chain. Understand that the chain IS critical. This battle will be won if and only if it is of importance to the bulk of citizens in the nation. The only way it can be of importance is if people are aware of what's going on, and what their government is doing in their name. It's importance can be expressed through this petition and through simple conversations with your friends and family. Fortunately people are becoming aware. I was signature #7441 and, in the minute or two it took me to confirm my signature and then check the signature files, three others were added. More have been added while I write this. I don't know when the petition started but I do have an idea as to how it will be completed. If that number grows into the hundreds of thousands of Americans, or even millions, then we have a chance to not only change the situation in the Klamath Basin but, perhaps, stop a slide into socialism and tyranny here in the United States. So, stop by the website. There links there, providing information as to what's happening in the Klamath Basin, so you can grasp the significance of the situation. Add your name to those on the petition, and then pass it on to those in your Address Book. Take part in an opportunity to fight city hall -- and win. http://www.PetitionOnline.com/klamath/ -- Jeff Smith - First District (Oregon) GOP ======================================== DEMOCRACY = Three wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. REPUBLIC = The sheep elect which wolves get to vote on what's for dinner. CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC = Voting on dinner is expressly forbidden -- and the sheep are armed. ========================================