Orrin, One year ago in October, I traveled to Antwerp, Belgium for my current job for some training. I consider myself a Southern Gentleman who has grown up in a melting pot here on the gulf coast. Although I have know a racist idiot bigot or two during my lifetime, everyone down here lives in relative harmony and friendship as compared to what someone may see in the media, or some people's stereotypes. My trip to Europe was my first overseas, and frankly I was shocked by how we were treated initially. Due to the main sources of information being BBC or CNN, the perception that people had of Americans was severely slanted to the liberal side. However, once people got to know me I was able to develop some deep, lasting friendships with many people I met, and still keep contact via email. I made an effort to speak some Flemish and Dutch while over there and could tell this greatly pleased those I befriended while there. A co-worker (engineer) lived there for 3 years and became fluent in the local language despite many people speaking English in Antwerp. After experiencing a socialist democracy, speaking to locals about the extreme taxation they feel is "normal", hearing stories of the wonders of socialized medicine (sarcasm added), in addition to the 23% national sales tax, I was so grateful to return home. It also alarmed me to the agenda of those on your list in this post and others like them who continually and insidiously continue to attempt to drag our country down the path of socialism. I believe that is what is happening. To make a complex issue as simple as possible, the media is trying to distract and dumb down the American people while socialist liberals in every level and branch of government assault the will of the majority at every turn. Chip, chip, chipping away at the very soul of America one little piece and issue at a time. That is why the 30 listed in your post voted the way they did, and this is only one of so many important issues they are attacking. Where are the Leaders like Colonel Riley? Is he the only one who will stand up and be counted? Is everyone going to sit around watching Desperate Housewives or playing their XBOX until they wake up and don't have America anymore? I am learning as fast as I can. I hope the rest of you on the Team are too. If we don't stand up and protect what our Founders fought and died for, we didn't deserve to have it anyway. I have absolutely no problem for people from anywhere wanting to come here for the American Dream. However, I don't want my country and culture sold down the river by anyone coming here with other intentions. God Bless you Orrin. God Bless you Team God Bless the USA Ian from Texas Wow, I think I just channeled Ronald Reagan or something. :)