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"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom... go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels nor arms. May your chains set lightly upon you and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams 1776

I am an Historian by nature and an American by heart (and birth).

I hold a degree in Political Science and History.

• I believe that mankind is essentially Good by nature.
• I believe only the few make it harder on the rest of us (thus need for criminal law).
• I believe that the man is Creative and this explains his difference to animals.
• I believe the use of that Creativity is what progresses mankind forward.
• I believe that "All men (people) are created Equal."
• I believe that "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness" is the Reason of our Republic.
• I believe that Majority Rule with Civil Rights is the Glue of our Republic.
• I believe that the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is the Way of our Republic.
• I believe the United States Bill of Rights is the extension of Liberty into the public arena.
• I believe Truth is revealed through Historic example (the effects of ideas practiced).
• I believe Truth is also revealed through Scientific investigation and methods.

I love to read, write, and listen to all the music 'pleasing to my ears."

I've been a lifelong fan of Elvis Presley even though he passed away in my very early years.

My favorite Presidents of the United States are Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

History, the strange and mysterious, and the unsolved mysteries are fascinating to me. Hence, I keep an open mind to any possibility that is neither true nor false.

I like the ideas of: Calendar reform, proportional representation, High Speed Rail, Mars and Moon exploration and colonization, national health insurance for everyone, a national school-trade-University system, national service system, laws to require assembly in the country of sale of any product sold there, energy and economic independence for all nations, trade of surplus-component parts-and exotic goods subject to revenue duty only, hydrogen fuel and industrial hemp for gas-plastics-paper-lumber as alternative's to oil and wood, and conservation of our natural resources including environmental laws to reduce pollution of our air, rivers, and land; among other patriotic and progressive ideas.

I oppose legislating morality, invasions of privacy, privatizing Social Security, unsecured borders and ports, wiretapping without a warrant or judicial supervision, sending troops to war from the Reserves and National Guard when a Declaration of War from Congress does not exist, so-called free trade, corporatization of public services and all forms of tyranny.

My intention here is to make sure historic articles on Wikipedia are neutral and not personal attacks or political opinion.

I am willing to discuss all of the above with anyone.

If you do not like changes I make to a page, discuss them with me. I am not perfect.

Good Quote for our Times:

"The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens. Just in proportion as the average man and woman are honest, capable of sound judgment and high ideals, active in public affairs, -- but, first of all, sound in their home life, and the father and mother of healthy children whom they bring up well, -- just so far, and no farther, we may count our civilization a success." President Theodore Roosevelt [1]

[edit] If I had Live then

• If I had lived during the American Revolution I would of been a Patriot.
• If I had lived during the Constitutional Convention I would of been a Federalist.
• If I had lived from 1789-1816 I would have been a Hamiltonian Federalist supporting the War of 1812.
• If I had lived from 1816-1828 I would have been a National Republican supporting President J.Q. Adams and the vision of Henry Clay.
• If I had lived from 1828-1856 I would have been a Whig supporting the "American System" under debate then.
• If I had lived from 1856-1929 I would have been a Republican supporting Lincoln, McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt especially.
• If I had lived from 1929-1969 I would have been a Democrat supporting the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Fair Deal of Truman, and the New Frontier of John F. Kennedy.
• I would have supported the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War (Union side), the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II. I would of supported MacArthur's plan during the Korean War and been opposed to the Vietnam War and how it was conducted.

I've been on planet Earth since 1974 and below is something of a brief biography.

[edit] Biography in Brief

I was born in the United States of America, specifically in New York. I am of English, French, Dutch, Native-American, and Irish ancestry and my family name traces it's roots to the area near Glastonbury, England

I was always interested in history and at the age of 6 I wrote a book about President Washington (as well as I could at that age). My first hero was Davey Crockett. I was a Democrat growing up and have always been interested in political discussion. Even though I was young I read the paper often and supported Mondale in 1984 (at 10 years of age) and Dukakis in 1988 even though I could not vote. Since my early youth I saw the destruction of my hometown's industries and asked why our factories were in ruins to anyone I could. I developed a 'Buy American' attitude then and still hold that because I believe doing so (even if it has a foreign name if it is made here like some Toyotas for example) I would be supporting a fellow citizen's job.

In 1992 I supported Ross Perot for President and since it was my first chance to vote, was quite proud to have cast it for him and his reforms. In 1993 I entered college here in New York. My area of study was a combination of Political Science and History. I was impressed by the work of Dr. Sander A. Diamond] (who wrote "The Nazi Movement in the United States, 1924-1941") and developed my interest in studying both the tyrannies of Nazism in Germany and Communism in Russia as Independent studies. While there I came into first contact with political correctness and wrote about this for the school newspaper as I believed its spirit was in opposition to open debate and free speech. I eventually became managing editor of that paper and contributed to its wide success on campus. It was then I began to listen to Rush Limbaugh and agreed with him on some issues becoming a Republican in 1994. I was over joyed that they had won Congress that year and looked to the reforms they would bring. The only part of the Republican program I did not agree with was their economic beliefs overall (free-trade etc.) and on the issue of abortion or the right to privacy-I believe Roe v. Wade got it right, although I might be considered a moderate here as I oppose partial-birth abortion, support the right of states to restrict minor's (parental notification) and allow father's to have some say.

In 1996 I voted for Ross Perot and joined the Reform Party at that time believing that it represented more of what I believed. Their stance against NAFTA and the Republican Party's and Clinton's stance in favor helped me to make my decision to join them. I stayed a member of that party the rest of my college years graduating in 1997 with a B.A. degree in Political Science and History, with independent studies in Russian and German history.

In 2000 I voted for Buchanan whom I had admired for his book "The Great Betrayal" and "A Republic, Not an Empire" though I disagreed with him on the abortion issue which was irrelevant for the Reform Party. After that election I became a Republican again because the Reform Party had ceased to function properly and was infested with inner turmoil, though I believe they still hold the best positions on many of America's modern problems.

While working for the Department of Defense in 2001 in Arizona at Ft. Huachuca, I learned of the horrible attack on the twin towers and the Pentagon during my morning drive to work. My first thought on returning home was to call my parents back in New York and to join our Armed Forces to do my part against those who had attacked us and killed so many innocent people. I went to the recruiters to join the U.S. Army and to do my part on behalf of the country I so love, but I was told due to an operation I had when young, I was not accepted at MEPS, and was greatly disappointed. That said I supported President Bush as he waged the war on terror and believed him when he said we needed to go into Iraq. Since then I've learned much about the lies about WMD that lead to that war and became aware that Mr. Bush and the Republican Party was in my opinion wrong on: Social Security, Trade, the War, Immigration (the leadership anyway), the medicare 'reform', and their basic idea of government and what it could do or was all about. They were not my true home philosophically, so I have returned to my original party the Democratic Party with whom I share many beliefs though not all. Though I do not like the Clinton wing of this party nor Hillary (she is my Senator), I do like the John Edwards "One America" philosophy and the policy's of the 21st Century Democrat's which are:

Quality public education for all children

• We believe all children deserve a top quality education and we oppose voucher schemes because they drain funds from our public schools.

Universal healthcare coverage

• We are committed to reforming our health care system so that all Americans have access to the highest level of care.

Corporate accountability

• We think major corporations ought to be held responsible for their actions and should be regulated to ensure that their power does not undercut the authority of our government.

Fair taxes and responsible social policy

• We support a fair and just tax system and we oppose the Bush tax cut which serves only to help America’s wealthiest citizens.

Good jobs, living wages and secure pensions

• We defend the rights of workers to organize for fair wages and good working conditions and we oppose attempts to privatize or undermine our social security system.

A clean and sustainable environment

• We believe our environment must be protected and we support the advent of new technologies to encourage continued preservation.

Civil and human rights for all

• We support equal opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, gender, age, ethnic or religious background or sexual identity.

Clean election laws

• We believe everyone should have the opportunity to attain public office—not just the very wealthy. We support laws that would limit the use of private money in elections.

That is my story in brief. --Northmeister 15:45, 17 February 2006 (UTC) (updated - --Northmeister 04:44, 27 May 2006 (UTC))