After I read all the great post about OIM, PFUSA and other groups, I have gotten inspired to do more. I was trying to do it alone, but was getting no where. I have been a member of the most of the mining groups for years. I was ready to sell my dredges and mining equipment this year, because of all the governement legislation and there move toward "communism". I was ready to give up, because no one seemed to care. That is what I thought, until reading all the post below. I have had a web page for years that has links to all the above sites, but I have changed my page to be more political and state my opinions more bluntly. The address is

http://www.geocities.com/~thomasashworth/index.html

I have also recently started posting my anti government sentiment around the net on various political forums. I am attempting to "wake the giant" as we did when Pearl Harbor was attacked. I don't intend to be a radical Whacko, but I need to use the only right the government still has allowed me to keep (FREE SPEECH).

In closing, I want to thank all my fellow miners and encourage them to get involved. Now is not the time to get discouraged and quit, like I was thinking about. Thanks to my wife, I did not sell my mining equipment, turn my web page off, and give up. Thanks to you all, I am motivated to make America great once again for my children.

Regards to all, Tom Ashworth Dayton, OR

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