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Gentlemen, and Ladies, Any discussion as to whether railfanning is un-American completely misses a couple of very important points. This whole thing did not start with 9/11, or the government. It started months later when at the behest of the Homeland Security Dept., the Association Of American Railroads designed a "Terrorist Profile" that "just so happened" to describe railfans. They knew better then and they know better now! But the railroad companies have hated "Railfans" for years They know that taking pictures, or just loitering around to watch a train is normal everyday behavior for millions around the world. It is even more common in England than here. There are even popular folksongs about it, even nursery songs. Mothers sing to their sons about it from infancy! The A.A.R. has described an everyday activity as unusual and suspiscious, which is an obvious absurdity - at least to anyone involved on a day to day basis. This is the reason railroad employees are now required to report every camera or parked car. It was not the government's doing - as stupid as they usually are, they were duped by a self-centered industry. The point is that now scarce and valuable police and security forces are being diverted from the hunt for real terrorists. They instead now go on wild goose chases. The A.A.R.'s dastardly and spiteful act against railfans may actually give terrorists more cover than they would have had. This false and salacious profile is in fact a bigger threat to national security than any railfan will ever be. It must be corrected and the A.A.R. must be reprimanded - sternly! None of this is to say that we should not be willing to make sacrifices for the common good of all, but we should never sacrifice basic liberties, or waste our sacrifices on pointless dirty tricks perpetrated by spiteful industrial organizations. What America has always been about - is liberty. The legally protected right to do as you please, so long as you respect the rights of others. I spent two years in combat to defend liberty, and will again - if I have to. President Bush explicitly told America after 9/11 to continue on with our activities as usual - do not alter them - do not let the terrorists win! As instructed by the President, I intend to continue doing just that! The A.A.R. be damned! We all must write Congress and the President to warn them of this serious "Error" - The A.A.R. must be seriously REPRIMANDED. They have in fact dishonored the President's council to the nation, have created a grave new security threat, and have abridged the rights of millions while doing it. Isn't that what the 9/11 terrorists were trying to do all along? So who is the real enemy here! RmC.
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