X-Message-Number: 30936
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:04:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: William O'Rights <>
Subject: Maybe not the whole Story.

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Maybe not the whole Story.
 

I would like to address in part X-Message-Number: 30884 by FlavO Noid, posted on
July 21st. FlavO Noid offered two links, the first of which leads to a response
to Davids post URGENT SITUATION, in which the Finance Department posted a 
thread titled "Maybe Not the Whole Situation.” The Finance Department wrote "I 
had already googled "william o'rights" and gotten information on his drug bust, 
change of name,”.
 

For the moment, I'll confine this post to the issue of my name change, because I
believe that story tells you a little something about myself.
 

Left as it is, I believe the post conveys the message that I somehow changed my 
name for fraudulent reasons or some type of sinister intent. Nothing could be 
further from the truth. Simply posting that I changed my name, well, maybe that 
is not the whole Story.
 

I petitioned the court for a legal change of name. The court has preserved a 
record of the name change, and you'll find in the court records the following 
statement that I gave to the probate court.
 

  Your Honor, my birth name does not suit me. Billie Joe Bonsall was chosen for 
  me at birth, to avoid confusion with the many other "Williams" that are in my 
  family. I wish to change the informal "Billie" to the more formal "William".
 

 I further wish to change my middle name to Constitution and last name to 
 O'Rights. This name suits me for the following reasons.
 

  I love America, and every concept that the Bill of Rights stands for, that 
  individual liberty is held above the objectives of government. I am inspired 
  by this most noble document ever written to define the limits that government 
  should obey.
  

  I love the concepts of free speech, absolute privacy, and religious freedom 
  embodied in our traditions and our Constitution.
 

  I love the rule of law, the right of accused persons to confront their 
  accusers, the right to an attorney, the right to remain silent, the right to 
  refuse admission to government officials wanting to enter my home or office.
 

  I further state your Honor that I have not chosen a name with fraudulent 
  intent. I have not chosen a name that will interfere with the rights of 
  others. I have not chosen a name that capitalizes on the name of a famous 
  person. I have not chosen a name that would be intentionally confusing. I have
  not chosen a name that is a racial slur, or one that could be considered 
  "fighting words", which includes threatening or obscene words likely to incite
  violence.



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