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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: MY DAY
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Robert Levandowski <rlvd_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu>

Me:
>    As Piskevinaugh would say, "The lad's on the verge of
>    losin' it, folks."

Robert:
>Dennis --
>
>While I can't understand just how bad it has been for you, as I haven't
>gone through the ordeals you have, I can still see a bright side in this
>for you.  When everything seems dark, it's important to look for the
>bright side.
       
    :)  See.  My happy face.

>I'd bet that you could find an a.r.s reader in just about any major city
>in the U.S. who would be more than happy to put you up for a visit.  You
>have concerned friends all over the world, many of whom are willing to
>stick their necks out in front of a known legal (if not wholly competent)
>juggernaut on your behalf.  These acts may not be the great sacrifice that
>you have made, but they're still important.
                            
    Certainly to me they are.

>There is an ever-growing group of people in the world who, thanks to the
>Internet, are immune to attempts to dead-agent you -- people whose support
>of you cannot be poisoned by fumble-fingered attempts at smear campaigns.
>Your strength of will in withstanding the legal crockery and dirty tricks
>have been an inspiration to the world, and a rallying cry for solidarity
>amongst that vast majority of good people in the world who cannot believe,
>and cannot countenance, that what happened to you could happen at all.
                             
    It is really amazing.  I thought this kind of thing only 
    happened in countries without civil rights.  How naive,
    right?

>You're not alone, Dennis, not by any stretch of the imagination.  If the
>waiting seems like too much to bear, remember... there's a lot of us out
>here who are, in spirit, sitting on that courtroom bench right behind you
>with a friendly smile and the best of hopes.
          
    If I didn't feel that presence it would be even much worse.

>It should never have had to happen to you.  That can't be changed... but
>I don't think I'm alone in saying that I will do what is in my power to
>see that it doesn't happen to anyone else, ever again.
                                                         
    You'n me both.

>THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
>and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
>violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported
>by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be
>searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
>                -- The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution
>                   of the United States of America
>
>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
>that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
>that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.  That
>to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their
>just powers from the consent of the governed.  That whenever any Form of
>Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People
>to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its
>foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to
>them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
>                -- The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies
                    
    I look forward to the day when those are not just empty 
    promises by a bunch of pissed off dead guys.

            +--------------------------------------+
           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
      dennis.l.erlich@support.com  +  inForm@primenet.com
                           "tar baby"