Not the "slamming" government part. Ed and Jeannie Hennig <hennedje@centramedia.net> wrote: Yes, it is of utmost importance for us as genealogist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Donna OBrien" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 7:52 AM Subject: Re: [TNWARREN] Federal Gov to bar records > Is this list really the place for this discussion? > > > WLROB@aol.com wrote: > Why are you surprised? The government does not like people they cannot > control looking in their records. Stop and think, why did Congress have to > pass > the Freedom of Information Act? > > wlrob@aol.com > > > ==== TNWARREN Mailing List ==== > This TNWARREN mailing list is provided by RootsWeb. > It is the joint mailing list of the Warren County Genealogical > Association and Warren County TNGenWeb Project. > No commercial activities are allowed on this list. > Please see full list rules here: > http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/tnwarren.htm > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > > ==== TNWARREN Mailing List ==== > This TNWARREN mailing list is provided by RootsWeb. > It is the joint mailing list of the Warren County Genealogical > Association and Warren County TNGenWeb Project. > No commercial activities are allowed on this list. > Please see full list rules here: > http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/tnwarren.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > ==== TNWARREN Mailing List ==== This TNWARREN mailing list is provided by RootsWeb. It is the joint mailing list of the Warren County Genealogical Association and Warren County TNGenWeb Project. No commercial activities are allowed on this list. Please see full list rules here: http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/tnwarren.htm ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

There is some right and wrong here on both 'sides', and YES, it belongs if done right. Whether those of you on the liberal (Democratic, for the most part) side of the argument want to admit it or not, a growing gov't at ALL levels is going to spend more of your money and reduce your opportunities to make decisions for yourself. The 1st responsibility of any bureaucrat at any level is to justify his job. "Do something." And it is fine to 'SLAM' gov't, at any level, but not w/ unsubstantiated vague charges, nor w/o a proposed solution. Don't whine and complain. How many of you KNOW your mayor, city mgr,. councilbodies, etc., much less the pres. of the US which I am priveledged to do (living in Dallas area, that ain't all that difficult). I disagree w/ him frequently, but I am not DISAGREEABLE about it. County gov't is notorious for destroying or poor storage of records of extreme value to genealogists. Have you joined w/ your local gensoc and visited w/ your county clerk or whomever is responsible? Do you KNOW your state legislator, senator? Do you KNOW your congressman? I do, and believe me, they know ME. I have known my congressman Pete Sessions for years. He is a fellow alum of Southwestern Univ. and a fraternity brother ---- but you should read the blistering email he got from me about spending $44G of YOUR money on a fancy bridge. You don't have to agree or disagree w/ a politician all of the time to communicate w/ them. But name calling and undocumented claims don't work --- haven't we as 'researchers' (???) learned that yet? And don't give me any nonsense about 'they' won't listen. Pardon the personal reference, but while GWB was gov., I was associated w/ 2 non-profits. State regs did not permit them to hold 'meetings' on line since the laws were written before the internet existed. I wrote the needed changes up, submitted it, testified before the appropriate committees, and it was accepted unnanimously, and has since been adopted by most/all other states. NO, I am not a lawyer. All you need is to recognize a problem that can be solved..... again, at any level. Gov't over reaching at ALL levels will continue unless YOU are willing to do something about it. Joe Sissom, Irving, TX