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Re: CCG's Boat Operator Card

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From: Wim
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:30
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I'm NOT going to touch this diatribe with an eleven foot pole ;-)
And that's all caused by a PCOC license? Or..is it a PEACOCK. A male one I
assume ;-)
Observation:
Violence or threats against nuns, homosexuals, sales clerks, women or men is
all the
> same, regardless of tools employed.
Do kids fit in here somewhere or are they fair game?
c ya Wim

"Terry K" <tkspragg@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:3CBF8CA8.7250CC2D@nbnet.nb.ca...
> How to tame the government?
>
> Audit the bastards individually into jail for punitive damages in
> a public class action personal lawsuit for breach of contract
> with the electorate. NO IMMUNITY FOR ANYONE, EVER, under pain of
> justifiable rioting in the streets and rending by the mob.
> Anarchy? Not possible in a free press society, only publicly
> vigilant justice, undeniable in the end. It is understandable
> that policies must change over time when justified by
> circumstances. Promises must be made with care. Elections must be
> fought over issues and policies.
>
> "Good Government"  excludes excessive, patronistic, negligent,
> wasteful, corrupt, intrusive government.
>
> A gun database should cost each consumer taxpayer about 5 bucks,
> not 500 million stolen from those who can't afford a gun.
>
> Consider the registration program for tires; a scannable warranty
> registration and transfer form should be included with every
> "dangerous" item sold, but not touted as anything more than a
> safety recall item, administered by mfgrs, paid for in the
> purchase price. These days, the registration info could be
> instantly available for any policeman stupid enough to trust such
> recordskeeping with their lives before approaching a dwelling, or
> to see if an individual is in possession of any stolen item.
> Rules won't stop criminals, but their fruits may apprehend them.
>
> Government regulators of individuals' daily lives must stop. Jail
> perpetrators of violence whatever means they use, guns are no
> different than rocks or fists in this regard. Violence or threats
> against nuns, homosexuals, sales clerks, women or men is all the
> same, regardless of tools employed.
>
> Boats must include safety guideline references, which must be
> obeyed under pain of liability, license or no.  Licenses are
> stupid and wasteful, a means to collect taxes from commercial
> users of private, citizen's property like highways, at best.
> Administering licenses is wasteful.  Regulations must be obeyed
> wether you have a license or not. Corporations do not, must not
> ever have rights superior to human beings.
>
> The question of identity is another matter.  Everyone must
> provide their name if asked for cause. Anonymous pronouncements
> of "Fire!" in theatres and elswhere is immoral, wrong.  People
> are responsible for what they say, evey time, unless forgiven by
> victims.
>
> If I want to kill myself with a car or whatever, there is no way
> to stop me, nor should any attempt be made to try.  Educate
> against drug abuse, and assist addicts to live normal lives with
> substitutes for illegal drugs as a medical treatment.   Outlaw
> patents on biological products, unless created from scratch by
> non biological means. Only God has the copyright for life.  If a
> child cannot survive it's first week by the breast alone, it
> should be considered moribund and allowed to progress normally,
> except for specific treatments.  No extreme medical procedures
> for those under or over an age calculated to perpetuate the
> viability of the tax supported basic medical service, considering
> the eventuality of lifetime cost benefits. Contributory private
> plans must be permitted, but participating medical personnel must
> have a quota beyond which they may not divert medical resources
> from basic life supporting essentials to superfluous procedures
> such as personal enhancements, unless their education was paid
> completely by private means.
>
> Oh, I could go on, but if you haven't got the picture by now,
> telling you that if there is no complaint, there is no crime,
> would be pointless.
>
> I'm all for government support of fair weights and measures,
> product purity, public safety regulation of commercial use of the
> citizen's highways, free public and college education for merit,
> medicare, which must include familial hospice expense deductions,
> defense, and free legal support in every case where the
> government employs a lawyer at my tax paid expense to accuse me
> of anything.  I should get to choose the lawyer, who must be
> required to provide a set percentage of such government funded
> work. Freedom of religion includes the right to declare and
> change any day I choose as my sabbath without penalty.
>
> They presently take about 50% off the top overall includin mfgr
> taxes, UI, comp, pension deductions, etc, and that doesn't
> include VAT, HST, Gas tax, etc, etc. I want my money's worth
> first and lower taxes too. Convicts must earn their food and
> mattress in jail, and qualify via behavoir for educational
> benefits, especially convicted politicians.
>
> Audit the bastards!  I want to know where evey damned tax dollar
> goes, after all, it's mine, not theirs!
>
> Terry K
>
> Lui wrote:
> >
> > OK, so we're being "screwed" by our government?  And your answer is
what?
> > maybe anarchy, or what about the wild west.  Even better, let's just
forget
> > the fact that we are lucky enough to have people who care enough about
> > making our lives better and sacrifice themselves by running for office,
> > working for the government; often for less money than they could get in
"the
> > real world", and let's get someone who thinks like this to share with us
> > their wisdom?
> >
> > I don't work for the government, am not a member of any political party.
> > And that's my .00000002 cents worth.
> >
> > "Terry K" <tkspragg@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3C8E153D.4865C4E0@nbnet.nb.ca...
> > > The reason why?
> > >
> > > Someone in the gov needs excuses to give pork contracts to their
> > > friends.  Any excuse is OK, so long as they can duck and cover.  Why
> > > not a shoelace registration, training and license campaign?  Shoe
> > > laces conceal a wide variety of dangers, including trips and falls,
> > > resultant medicare costs, lost shoes, even  being an obvious tool to
> > > accomplish suicide!  We must protect the holeplessly depressed from
> > > them selves! A new tax on shoelaces should pay for it all, and I
> > > could write another new database application to keep track of those
> > > authorised to sell and purchase shoelaces, for only a few million
> > > dollars.  Hay! if I get the contract, I'll stop criticising,
> > > right;-)?
> > >
> > > The gov promotes contempt by it's actions. Time for real reform.
> > > Shrink the gov! If we don't, we need shrinks ourselves.
> > >
> > > This is so tranparent that most don't even mention it, they just
> > > grin, bear it, and go down under the table.  The only way to stop
> > > this is to quit working to avoid taxes and starve the buggars to
> > > death. That, or we all go to the steps of the capitol, each with a
> > > pint of rum and an old shoelace, registration fees for the new
> > > party, or one foot of signed rope,  to be tied into a length
> > > sufficient to 'restrain' our favorite politicians' excesses. This
> > > harmless, patently impossible protest method might make for quite a
> > > party. Shades of Rhinoseriousity! Join the "Grey" Party! So long as
> > > the last person to tie one on holds onto his property, these threads
> > > of protest could grow into guite an immoveable ball of string, right
> > > there in the parking lot. Whoever holds the end with at least one
> > > hand would be the party boss, and would have another hand free to
> > > toast the opposition with flammable rum! Such toasting would of
> > > course  require the use of a bumbershoot and a shower curtain, so as
> > > not to adversly contaminate the virgin minds of any young persons
> > > who might see this goings on as perverser than what the gov is doing
> > > to us with our own stolen tax money.
> > >
> > > I say we hold politicians accountable for their campaign promises,
> > > as if by offering to stand for, and being elected, they had some
> > > kind of contract with the electorate, who have a right to expect
> > > "Good Government."
> > >
> > > Terry K
> > >
> > > Bret Johnston wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ah yes the common sence equation. Ya just can't teach that... It's
> > almost
> > > > like the Fire Arms regulations, I have a FAC, I took the course and
as
> > > > before the course I'm still just as carefull as I always was (and
for
> > the
> > > > snippers that's damn carefull, including 28 years military
experiance
> > with
> > > > the odd firearm).  They regulate the shit out of me but that still
> > doesn't
> > > > stop the illegal sale of restricted weapons and the nut cases, but
what
> > the
> > > > hell I'm regulated.
> > > >
> > > > The Boat Operator Card does not a competent boat operator make.
That
> > comes
> > > > with common sense and experiance, even the bureocrates in the ivory
> > towers
> > > > should be able to understand that one.  I carry a compass, a GPS, a
VHF,
> > a
> > > > sounder, an auxillary moter, flares, fire extinguisher etc. etc.
etc.
> > not
> > > > because I'm regulated because it's stupid not to.  I don't go out in
bad
> > > > weather, I come in if the weather is worsening, I keep my boat well
> > serviced
> > > > and have a spare everything.
> > > >
> > > > This is like the fire arms thing, one nut case goes into a college
and
> > kills
> > > > a bunch of women, yes indeed an awfull thing but now I'm regulated
to
> > death.
> > > > Somebody invents the Personnel Water Craft places the village idot
at
> > the
> > > > controls and once again I get regulated.
> > > >
> > > > End Rant
> > > >
> > > > Bret
> > > >
> > > > "AK" <adam.kennedy@rogers.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:3c8baaee.1612988919@66.185.95.104...
> > > > > I understand what you are saying - but why would a seasoned
mariner
> > > > > take a full day course when he could likely teach it?
> > > > >
> > > > > I challenged the test at the boat show and passed. Did the same
thing
> > > > > for the Firearms Aquisition Certificate a few years back.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sure -  a lot of it is common sense -  then again a lot of
accidents
> > > > > could be avoided if people excercised that.
> > > > >
> > > > > AK.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, 08 Mar 2002 23:03:06 GMT, "Stinky_Cat" <me@here.com>
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >X-No-archive: Yes
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >What's the deal with the CCG's Boat Operator Card?
> > > > > >They to claim to want to improve water safety by forcing people
to
> > take a
> > > > > >course and then pass a written exam.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I was at the boat show two weeks back and there was an outfit
there
> > that
> > > > was
> > > > > >promoting themselves by telling people to try the exam and if you
did
> > not
> > > > > >pass, you did not pay. It was $40.00 if you passed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I'm sure you can see what's going on here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I saw young children, and others, passing this test and I know
for a
> > fact
> > > > > >they did not pass.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Of course they are going to pass everyone... at $40.00 a head,
how
> > can
> > > > they
> > > > > >not... this is easy money. What a racket!
> > > > > >It does not seem to be regulated at all.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >By the way.. I passed. :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >SC/*
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
>
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From: "Wim" <wim@kingston.net>
Newsgroups: ott.rec.sailing,can.rec.boating
Subject: Re: CCG's Boat Operator Card
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:30:19 -0400
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