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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:37:06 -0500
From: randolfe wicker <>
Subject: Arizona Politicians

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Arizone politicians are the subject of this opinion I posted today on the 
Venturist newsletter.
I'm taking the liberty of sharing it here on cryonet as well.


I certainly approve of the efforts of well meaning people to defeat the terrible
proposed legislation in Arizona.


However, I think some are naive insofar as they actually believe what 
politicians tell them.


Politicians are two-faced liars.  They tell everyone what they think that person
wants to hear and then vote the way they choose.


The bottom line in this debate is that these "legislators" and the public in 
general think "those folks freezing people out there in the desert are a bunch 
of kooks".


They are not interested in rational discussion.  They don't hear reasonable 
arguments.  They essentially feel "we don't want those folks doing that kind of 
stuff around here" and that is the way they are goiing to vote.


Maybe if they saw an economic benefit, they might modify their view but last 
time I checked, Alcor was not a major employer in the area.


The reality is that they have moral objections, probably based on their 
religious backgrounds, to the idea of people trying to "play God" by suspending 
themselves in hopes of future resurrection.


I can hear the preachers thundering now about how it is "desecration of the 
body" and "an insult to the dignity of human beings" to freeze "those corpses" 
instead of letting them "find eternal rest".  (Amen!)


The only way those who believe in cryonics will prevail is to establish 
themselves as a religious organization and win their right to practice their 
beliefs in the courts.


Politicians are light years away from dealing sensibly with cryonics.  Just look
at the stupidity they display regarding simple cloning.


The "talking points" in Alcor's letter are quite good.  Perhaps we will get some
sort of an intelligent discussion at some level of society.  However, that is 
not going to happen in the 
Republican dominated government of the State of Arizona.

Sad but true.

Cloningly yours,
Randolfe Wicker
Founder, Clone Rights United Front, www.clonerights.com 
Spokesperson, Reproductive Cloning Network, www.reproductivecloning.net
Advisor, The Immortality Institute, www.imminst.org
email: 
phone: 201-656-3280 


Yahoo! Groups Links

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  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Venturists/
   Founder, Clone Rights United Front, www.clonerights.com 
  Spokesperson, Reproductive Cloning Network, www.reproductivecloning.net
  Advisor, The Immortality Institute, www.imminst.org
  email: 
  phone: 201-656-3280


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