I cast a "Yea" vote on this direction and am more than willing to put any extra dues out for the prospectors and miners web site if that's needed to draw attention to our particular concerns. This is the only area of concern for me a this time and that is that we don't get too tied up and spread out over so many other concerns ie. Ranching ; property rights ; agriculture and on and on. I understand that whatever happens in those areas could possibly affect us but whatever we do to support those causes(which I believe in very strongly)we NEED support for our concerns also. I never heard real concerns for mining especially the small miner at any meetings I attended. Maybe I missed the ones when it was addressed! I supported the battles for the other causes mentioned above so I believe I'll just mention a few of ours at the next meeting. I tried the email alert you mentioned RC. I had to have it stopped after one week. The alerts or areas of concern emails were pouring in at a rate of 20-30 emails a day. Very few if any concerning mining. It was overwhelming to put it mildly.The more I read the more I got upset because "I DO CARE." However I just don't have the time to act on all these concerns. I hold a steady job as probably is true of most all. So the point is, don't get spread out over too many other issues unless you're SUPERMAN. Let's support all the other causes as best we can but for me , most of my effort will address GOLD PROSPECTORS and MINERS. Thanks for letting me blow off some steam boys but whatever you do "DONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT" WISHBONE