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How about the laws of humanity? They were/are violated on a regular basis!<br><br>J :]<br><br><br>> From: jampot@roadrunner.com<br>> To: godshatter@yahoo.com; lfalen@turbonet.com; mattd2107@hotmail.com; privatejf32@hotmail.com; thansen@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:08:58 -0800<br>> <br>> Not to put too sharp a point on things but, for something to have been <br>> illegal there would have had to have been a law against it in the first <br>> place. There was not. When Europeans arrived and commenced to settling this <br>> country the indigs had no written language or concept of property much less <br>> of sovereign country. To have asked for a by your leave would have been <br>> similar to asking herring for permission to swim in their ocean. To make the <br>> claim that we came here illegally is insupportable.<br>> <br>> g<br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter@yahoo.com><br>> To: "lfalen" <lfalen@turbonet.com>; "Matt Decker" <mattd2107@hotmail.com>; <br>> "J Ford" <privatejf32@hotmail.com>; "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>; <br>> <vision2020@moscow.com><br>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:22 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> <br>> <br>> When you get right down to it, you could say that this<br>> nation was founded on the backs of illegal immigrants.<br>> Unless the colonists applied for VISAs from the<br>> natives, they were there illegally. To harp about the<br>> distinction now seems hypocritical.<br>> <br>> I'm not a big fan of having these PC "Months", mainly<br>> because of the reasons stated. Why single out one<br>> group? It becomes a contest to see which one has the<br>> most political clout at any one time. I like the idea<br>> of an "American History Month", one devoted to all<br>> aspects of American History.<br>> <br>> Paul<br>> <br>> --- lfalen <lfalen@turbonet.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > Good point Matt<br>> ><br>> > Roger<br>> > -----Original message-----<br>> > From: Matt Decker mattd2107@hotmail.com<br>> > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:12:12 -0800<br>> > To: J Ford privatejf32@hotmail.com, Tom Hansen<br>> > thansen@moscow.com, vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> ><br>> > ><br>> > > I agree. We should acknowledge all who have made<br>> > this a great country. We not only should have a<br>> > Native American history month, but also Irish<br>> > > American, Chinese American, Italian American,<br>> > Japanese American, Arab American, German American,<br>> > Mexican American, Italian American, and months for<br>> > all the races that have brought this nation to what<br>> > it is.<br>> > ><br>> > > Or we could role it all into one big fun month. We<br>> > could call it American history month. One that<br>> > strives to acknowledge all races and what they have<br>> > done to make the United States the best place to<br>> > live. This land was built on legal immigrants, all<br>> > of which should be recognized.<br>> > ><br>> > > Matt<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From: privatejf32@hotmail.com<br>> > > To: thansen@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:03:26 -0800<br>> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Thank you! Just what I was trying to say - Black<br>> > History Month gets the publicity and the other<br>> > "minorities" just get a one-time notice and then<br>> > forgotten. Since this is a MAJOR part of our<br>> > population as well as a main group of our<br>> > developments, this is just sad!<br>> > ><br>> > > J :]<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> > > To: gussie443@hotmail.com;<br>> > privatejf32@hotmail.com; chasuk@gmail.com;<br>> > vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Black History Month<br>> > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:37:42 -0800<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > >From the Defense Department website at:<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> ><br>> http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/proclamation.html<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > â?oNOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President<br>> > > of the United States of America,<br>> > > by virtue of the authority vested in me by the<br>> > Constitution and laws of the United States,<br>> > > do hereby proclaim November 2001 as National<br>> > American Indian Heritage Month. I<br>> > > call upon the people of the United<br>> > > States to observe this month with<br>> > > appropriate programs and activities.â?�<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Although the verbiage of this proclamation<br>> > > does establish a National American Indian Heritage<br>> > Month, it appears to only do<br>> > > so for the year 2001.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Tom Hansen<br>> > ><br>> > > Moscow, Idaho<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > "If not us, who?<br>> > ><br>> > > If not now, when?"<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > - Unknown<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From:<br>> > > vision2020-bounces@moscow.com<br>> > [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of<br>> > Ellen<br>> > > Roskovich<br>> > ><br>> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008<br>> > > 11:23 AM<br>> > ><br>> > > To: J Ford; Chasuk;<br>> > > vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > ><br>> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black<br>> > > History Month<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Chas<br>> > > says we've had Native American Indian Heritage<br>> > Month EVERY year since<br>> > > 1994. However, this is the first I've heard of<br>> > it. Of course that<br>> > > doesn't mean it hasn't happened every November. .<br>> > . it just means it isn't very<br>> > > high on people's priorities and that's too bad.<br>> > You'd think that in the<br>> > > past 17 years it would get a little publicity in<br>> > the media. Hopefully<br>> > > next November someone will remember.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Ellen A.<br>> > > Roskovich<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From: privatejf32@hotmail.com<br>> > ><br>> > > To: chasuk@gmail.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > ><br>> ><br>> === message truncated ===<br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> http://www.fsr.net<br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br>> <br>> <br><br /><hr />Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". <a href='http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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