Why not do a petition ? There is an on-line petition site. Geneva Walker ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. Wood / K. Hall" <memorymaker@erols.com> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 6:14 PM Subject: [VALEE-L] FOIA WASTE OF OUR MONEY > Dear family members, > > I was VERY pleased to hear from all of you regarding the low-down audacity of the Social Security > Administration's FOIA group to increase the cost of requesting a COPY of a loved one's original > Social Security Application from $7.00 to $27.00! ..This is nearly a 400% increase! Not even the US > Postal service has the nerve to jump that high on postage cost for a first class letter! > > Some of you were [justifiably] surprised that ' I ' had JUST found out about this corruptive nerve of > the US Government. I have been quite ill for a few month's during and following the advent of this > rate increase, and have thus been unable to resume my research, and helping the research of others. > > I'm glad to announce the return of my health. With that, I fully intend to protest this flagrant act > of greed which blatantly defeats the 'spirit of the law' to which the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT > is supposed to address; ".. to make, at nominal processing cost, public documents available to the > tax-paying citizens of the United States of America, the information to which their tax dollars have > already been siphoned." Obviously, the truth of the matter is this branch of the government is > corrupt and riddled with profound greed! > > In the letters I have since received from many of you, you too share in my utter contempt and > complete awe of such insubordination of this branch of government! > > We are ALL in the genealogical interest of truth. Not only 'our-family's history' but also the ability to unveil > to our friends and neighbors the 'world's history's via this once-affordable "wrecking-ball" which was once > able to knock-down many historical "brick walls' in the pursuit of our true lineage. > > I am in the process of filing a formal complaint with local Senate and Congressional legislators such as: > Barbara Mikulski, Steny Hoyer, Paul Sarbanes. > > In fact, I have filed my-own FREEDOM OF INFORMATION request, to have SOCIAL SECURITY > JUSTIFY this spineless slap in the face of all taxpayers. > > THIS IS NOT A GOOD REFLECTION OF THIS ADMINISTRATION IN THE AREA OF FAMILY VALUES! > > In dedication to our common objectives, > > Bill Wood > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > This VALEE list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >