[Az-Geocaching] Abuse of authority and trampling of our rights by power-hungry government officials
Jeff Moriarty
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 21:01:36 -0700
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Damn straight, Ken! I'm with you! This is our land, and where do these =
know-it-alls get off telling us what we can and cannot do?
In fact, I was out looking for a cache last weekend and had a great time =
out there. Hiking in, we saw some beatiful rock formations, so I drew =
on them with spraypaint to tell everyone how cool I thought they were. =
I bet even those facist rangers will like that funny picture I drew of =
those naked women. Unfortunately, this big cactus ened up blocking the =
view of our art, so I had to push the thing over. There are plenty of =
cacti out there, so I bet no one will care. We got hungry from all this =
work so started a fire. It got a little out of hand and torched a few =
acres, but that stuff happens so no big deal. It will grow back. We =
took out some rabbits with our shotguns, and blew up a few computer =
monitors we hauled out there for target practice. Sweet! If you get =
out that way, check out how much beer we drank, dude! We left the cans =
everywhere! Hiking out, we saw a real nice patch of land, beautiful =
view, the works! I think I'm going to clear away some trees there and =
start building a house! It's my land, after all. =20
Jeff.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: ken@highpointer.com=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:33 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Abuse of authority and trampling of our =
rights by power-hungry government officials
It seems all National Forest caches will soon be removed.
I am very distressed by the arbitrary and extreme actions that the =
Forest Service is doing by removing our caches. This is our PUBLIC =
land, owned by everyone in the USA, and it is not the rangers' or the =
land managers' land. Geocaching helps get more people out to National =
Forest land and gets people more actively engaged in outdoor activities =
and outdoor exercise. Our activity has neglible impact on the =
environment, and many of us remove trash and litter during our =
geocaching hikes, so we can say that we have a positive impact on the =
environment. It is a relatively low-cost activity that almost everyone =
can participate in at one level or another.
We need to protest this extreme action and get the Forest Service to =
stop removing our caches. I used to consider myself an =
"environmentalist", but if being a good environmentalist means being =
opposed to geocaching, then I don't want to be a part of any such =
"environmental" movement.
How about contacting our U.S. Senators and Congressional =
Representatives to tell forest rangers and managers to stop removing =
geocaching and interfering with geocaching? We should get together and =
draft letters that we should sign and send all Arizona Congressional =
Representatives, and encourage people in other states to do the same =
with their own Representatives to Congress. We can't passively overlook =
the threat to geocaching that our "public servants" are doing, the abuse =
of their authority and their trampling of our rights as U.S. citizens to =
enjoy our public lands - lands open and available to all for =
multiple-use activities. The actions they are doing are more =
reminiscent of a communist regime or totalitarian dictatorship, not the =
U.S.A.
Ken Akerman
Concerned Citizen and Geocacher
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Damn straight, Ken! I'm with =
you! This=20
is our land, and where do these know-it-alls get off telling us what we =
can and=20
cannot do?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In fact, I was out looking for a =
cache last=20
weekend and had a great time out there. Hiking in, we saw some =
beatiful=20
rock formations, so I drew on them with spraypaint to tell everyone how =
cool I=20
thought they were. I bet even those facist rangers will like that =
funny=20
picture I drew of those naked women. Unfortunately, this big =
cactus ened=20
up blocking the view of our art, so I had to push the thing over. =
There=20
are plenty of cacti out there, so I bet no one will care. We got =
hungry=20
from all this work so started a fire. It got a little out of hand =
and=20
torched a few acres, but that stuff happens so no big deal. It =
will grow=20
back. We took out some rabbits with our shotguns, and blew up a =
few=20
computer monitors we hauled out there for target practice. =
Sweet! If=20
you get out that way, check out how much beer we drank, dude! We =
left the=20
cans everywhere! Hiking out, we saw a real nice patch of land, =
beautiful=20
view, the works! I think I'm going to clear away some trees there =
and=20
start building a house! It's my land, after all. =
</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dken@highpointer.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 23, =
2003 1:33=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] Abuse =
of=20
authority and trampling of our rights by power-hungry government=20
officials</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P><EM>It seems all National Forest caches will soon be =
removed.<BR></EM><BR>I=20
am very distressed by the arbitrary and extreme actions that the =
Forest=20
Service is doing by removing our caches. This is our PUBLIC =
land, owned=20
by everyone in the USA, and it is not the rangers' or the land =
managers'=20
land. Geocaching helps get more people out to National Forest =
land and=20
gets people more actively engaged in outdoor activities and outdoor=20
exercise. Our activity has neglible impact on the environment, =
and many=20
of us remove trash and litter during our geocaching hikes, so we can =
say that=20
we have a positive impact on the environment. It is a relatively =
low-cost activity that almost everyone can participate in at one level =
or=20
another.</P>
<P>We need to protest this extreme action and get the Forest Service =
to stop=20
removing our caches. I used to consider myself an =
"environmentalist",=20
but if being a good environmentalist means being opposed to =
geocaching, then I=20
don't want to be a part of any such "environmental" movement.</P>
<P>How about contacting our U.S. Senators and Congressional =
Representatives to=20
tell forest rangers and managers to stop removing geocaching and =
interfering=20
with geocaching? We should get together and draft letters that =
we should=20
sign and send all Arizona Congressional Representatives, and encourage =
people=20
in other states to do the same with their own Representatives to=20
Congress. We can't passively overlook the threat to geocaching =
that our=20
"public servants" are doing, the abuse of their authority and their =
trampling=20
of our rights as U.S. citizens to enjoy <U>our</U> public lands - =
lands open=20
and available to all for <U>multiple-use</U> activities. The =
actions=20
they are doing are more reminiscent of a communist regime or =
totalitarian=20
dictatorship, not the U.S.A.</P>
<P>Ken Akerman<BR>Concerned Citizen and =
Geocacher</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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