Re: NAR Speculations (was Re: action: stirring the pot)

first I'd like to note that all of John's efforts and accomplishments 
have been inclusive of all rocketeers regardless of organizational 
affiliation.  Getting everyone information about what was happening and 
giving them information about how they can participate did not require 
there membership in anything.

here are some examples

- JW was personally involved in the content and wordcraft of S.724 
content, as introduced

- he recognized the need, and initiated the call, for virtually every 
letter / fax / phone call campaign to Senators and Representatives. 
TRA/NAR announcements to members trailed John's initiatives

- he maintained and continues to maintain the congress and arsanews 
webpages,

http://www.space-rockets.com/arsanews
http://www.space-rockets.com/congress

which many rocketeers rely on for timely information, including links to 
 Senator Enzi's press releases, speech texts and sound clips. 
Important announcements to these sites were propagated to over 20 
rocketry forums and mailing lists, so that all rocketeers would remain 
informed.

- he acted in an advisory capacity to ARSA volunteers creating and 
maintaining a website designed to facilitate media coverage of the 
rocketry regulation crises,

http://www.rocketreporter.org

as well as to facilitate rocketeers access to national and local news 
articles and TV coverage.  It featured a 'whats new' subscription for 
anyone wanting to be kept abrest of content changes, as well as a 
'submission' page for any rocketeer to contribute.  The BATFE themselves 
were astonished at how organized the effort was, remarking that "we must 
have someone helping us".

- he personally responded substantively to DOJ/BATFE misinformation 
intended to derail S.724 (as introduced) in the Senate Judiciary 
Committee, and justify substitution with the Hatch-Kohl version.

all of these were visible, and acknowledgements, email and posts of 
appreciation came from rocketeers nationwide

- iz

David Weinshenker wrote:

> RayDunakin wrote:
>
> > Maybe he's waiting for you to post John Wickman's measurable results? I know I
> > am.
>
> He's the one that brought the SEA/HSA issue 
> to Sen. Enzi's attention in the first place...
>
> -dave w