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OK, I think we need to lighten up a little here. Your point is well taken that we do have it better here in America than just about anywhere else. But we should always be vigilant to keep it that way. I believe the original post was trying to make the point that every year we have more and more rules and regulations that limit more and more what we can do. As I said on a previous posting (Reprimand the A.A.R.), "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." This is clearly less so now than in the past, provoking serious concern in a lot of people. I believe we should be willing to make sacrifices for the common good, during wartime especially, and we most asuredly are at war. But as free Americans, we should continue to limit the power of our goverment. We should never waste our sacrifices on pointless silly restrictions, especially when the restrictions are more related to an annoyed corporation (annoyance caused by some railfans) and not really to a national security matter. People collecting pictures or just enjoying a train from public property are not a national security threat. Therefore, the sacrifice of this liberty is not warranted. Railroad vs railfan abuse is strictly a civil matter. Therefore let's leave the heavy hand of martial law out of it. Instead, the railfan community should cleanup its act and be a better neighbor to the railroads. By the same token, the railroad industry needs to cleanup its act as well. *** "Can't we all just get along" *** RmC
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