On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 05:37:16 GMT, "Jim Carter"
wrote:

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...

I think the point is that in Washington DC there is no representative
government. It appears that Federal security agencies are simply doing
whatever they like without considering the consequences to the local
populace. After all, who represents the residents of Washington?



Good question C.J. I am probably wrong, but I think I learned that D.C. was
a federalized district with a mayoral form of supervision. Of course this
was way-back in the mid-60s in Civics and Economics, so I may be mistaken.
If I'm not wrong however, then the federal authorities have the right and
responsibility to administer the district as they see fit to ensure the
safety of the federal government. I think the district has some special,
non-voting congressional representation, so they should have some input at
that level also.

It is an interesting question you bring up. What is more important, the
safety of the federal government or the living conditions of the private
citizens who happen to live near it?
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The answer to this question should be self evident. The TFR's are
setup by the burrowcrats to protect the burrowcrats, of which 99% do
NOT have pilots licenses and most have NEVER been in one of those
"dangerous little planes". They do not pay attention to or even
care if 1% of the population (pilots) has a problem with the
bureaucrat's methods of protecting themselves.

It amazes me what the general view of the majority of non pilots are
about general aviation. I have taken many non pilots up for their
first general aviation flight and almost all ask me "who do I call to
get PERMISSION to take off". ( I fly from the back yard airport. ) I
used to say I don't have to call anybody which leads to the next
question "Is this not dangerous you could run into someone". Now I
answer the question by asking them "Did you call up the highway patrol
and get permission to drive over here today? After this there is
generally a period of silence followed by "OH".

John