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Message from Michael - September 19., 2008 |
September 19, 2008
Dear Friends:
A week has gone by since the end of the trial.
I have had a chance to slowly get back into farming moo-d and am
realizing how much energy and money is wasted on issues that could be
resolved much more constructively through dialogue and co-operation. It
is clear to me that we will have to go through this exercise sooner or
later anyhow, depending on how long it takes the government to realize
that we will not back down.
I doubt there will be a change in attitude anytime soon since the government has unlimited resources to keep going. The trouble is that, on the one hand, our money is misused to prosecute us and, on the other hand, the need to listen to us is ignored and ridiculed, at least by those who act in their capacity as public servants. I always wonder how a Mr. LaMarca, Dominic Fortuna, Dan Kuzmyk, Dr. Hazel Lynn, or Dr Karin Kurji feel as they drive home and reflect on the arguments they do not want to deal with.
One thing they all have in common: they all do their job, which is all that is needed to qualify as the perfect government employee. Beware, dear friends, when you call on government to solve your problem. Beware, my friends, when you want to blame government for failing to protect you. You need to make a choice. Either you do not rely on government to solve your needs or you get used to them telling you what one can or cannot do. We cannot have it both ways.
If we do not know our rights, we cannot blame others.
If we do not claim our rights, we cannot demand change.
If we do not stand firm, we are no pillars in this world.
If we are not willing to sacrifice our own good for the benefit of all, injustice will prevail.
Remember, this is not about milk anymore. This is far beyond you and me. This is about the fact that we are willing to be responsible for ourselves and willing to stand up for it. We are a true blessing for the already overworked government, which is so busily designing statutes and laws to limit our responsibility. We are willing to release the government from its duties to decide what is good for us. Government is at its best when it can claim that it truly respects and protects the individual freedom of every citizen, every human being.
Let me thank you for the ongoing support, your attendance in the court room and your positive thoughts throughout these legal proceedings.
We are standing firm as a group and as individuals, each in their own way.
Regards,
Michael Schmidt
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