You all are doing exacty what needs doing. I wish I could help, but am tied up for the next 8 weeks. I will be back when my project is done and if you still need someone in the Medford area of Oregon, I will make the effort.

Thanks for all the great work you all are doing, our country needs you people.

James Beacon,
Thanks. We hope to see you return later. We have a nation of many good people.
We unfortunately don't have a system of government with sufficient transparency and law enforcement to give incumbents an incentive to be responsible and accountable.
We also, unfortunately don't have enough voters yet that understand the simple, responsible way to wisely use their vote (or recall) to oust irresponsible incumbents, repeatedly, until newcomers understand they too will have a short career if they follow in the steps of their predecessors.

And, that really, is simply what the voters were supposed to be doing all along. Vote out irresponsible incumbents. What could be more simple, just, effective, non-partisan, inexpensive, peaceful, and responsible?

It is that simple, but there still is the huge task of educating The People to understand the root problem, and the best solution.

The People will have to take off their partisan blinders, ignore the distracting, petty partisan warfare, and understand that far too many incumbents have become far too irresponsible and unaccountable. The system lacks transparency, law enforcement is selective, and presidential pardons are granted to felons (some that even pled guilty). The problem is not just fiscal irresponsibility. The government is also growing increasingly tyrannical. We have a dysfunctional and corrupt legal system, perversion of the laws to do the very things they are supposed prevent, insufficient or selective law enforcement, legal plunder (e.g. abuse of eminent domain laws and recent, alarming supreme court rulings), wealth re-distribution, plundered entitlement systems, Gerrymandering to manipulate votes based on geographical boundaries, too many greedy, corrupt, and parasitic ambulance chasers, and idiotic juries allowing astronomical judgments for personal injury litigation with million$ and billion$ going to lawyers, etc.), identity theft (the fastest growing crime in the U.S.), no reliable form of identification (e.g. iris and/or finger-print and/or voice-print, and/or hand-print, etc.), releasing repeat offenders to repeat crimes of rape, child molestation, murder, etc.), pardons by presidents to release convicted criminals, violation or insufficient protection of basic rights (e.g. discrimination, and crimes based on religion, race, gender, age, wealth, sexual preference, etc.), illegal aliens voting in our elections, murderinng our citizens, and abusing our systems, and government that executes and incarcerates innocent people.

Also, alarminig is the increasingly dysfunctional election system, election fraud (consider 2000 and 2004 and rampant election fraud in Ohio and other states), unfair and illegal barriers preventing third party candidates from getting on election ballots, limited voting choices and candidates, corrupt campaign finance, negative campaigning, pandering, illegal aliens voting in our elections and abusing our systems, influence peddling, and influence by wealthy and/or powerful special interest and lobbying groups, government FOR SALE, 90% of elections are won by the candidate with the most money, giving rise to an elitist and arrogant government, and 5% of the wealthiest have 60% of all wealth in the nation, the middle-to-lower-class-income groups do not have an equal voice in government, when 60% of the population only has 5% of all wealth. Government should not be FOR SALE.

The longer we continue down this path of fiscal and moral bankruptcy, the more difficult and painful it will be to back on the right path.

But, once we do get back on the right path, many other subsequent improvements will naturally follow, and the country can flourish and prosper knowing it has a plan, and is on a better path. Perhaps, taxes could be lower, while still providing for the truly needy, a strong national defense, better law enforcement and protection, equal opportunity for all citizens, and a government that is transparent, accountable, and responsible.

James, thank you for your comments of encourgement. We look forward to welcoming you back when you return.