Elizabeth's space

I am taking this opportunity to write to my Thauberger relations in Canada for the express purpose of informing all of you as to the intention behind my seeking out my family in the Canadian Provinces. I can assure all of you that I am honest in my thoughts and hope you will understand.

 

I was married for seven years (from 1987 through 1994); my husband passed away from age and illness-related problems. We had built a small business together and when he passed away, so went the last stable home I had and the business we had started together disappeared. Since then, I had to redirect myself and, despite changing trades for one at which I excel (legal services), however, I have suffered several setbacks regarding this business and its' loss has been devastating. I applied for several business loans, yet nothing materialized so as to provide my business with the financial extension to enable me to grow. Without this vital financial boost, my business failed to survive and I lost the capacity to continue in my trade. This situation has resulted in becoming essentially homeless, and I survive through living out of my car. The current economic climate makes any recovery questionable at best, and the outlook (for this woman of 52, especially) more dismal than ever. I have endured so much and have kept the faith, yet the situation appears to have no end in sight.

 

Furthering this situation, I have become entirely disillusioned with the American system; from its' diplomatic arrogance to the way it enacts new legislation that continue to cripple and censor the American public troubles me enormously. It seems that the American government has built and continues to create more new legislation designed to oversee the activities of the American people and to burrow ever deeper into the lives on this country. People lack the facility to speak up because of 'politically correct' methods designed to curtail this type of truthful dialogue. There is a fear in publically posting this dialogue and the American public seems to lack the faculty to discern between truth and 'political correctness'. Moreover, fewer people are speaking up for this and many other reasons. Newspapers are folding at an alarming rate and we are all aware of the sanitation of the computer in disseminating information.

 

There exists a means to control American movement; this includes the nationalization of auto manufacturers and the folding of hundreds of dealerships across America. Understanding the laws of supply and demand, as inventories disappear the cost of an automobile will increase, especially with the drive for more expensive 'environmentally friendly' fuels (which actually cost more to manufacture, especially in quantity). We are looking at free motoring becoming actually more expensive and restrictive and ownership more discriminating, all because cars will become rarer, less accessible, and more costly to operate. Air travel has become a discouraging nightmare; from legal physical and (near-)sexual assault by the Transportation Safety Administration and the humiliation of physical invasion and property intrusion. Airlines in the United States are offering large incentives to encourage travel, yet they will never get the passenger volume they need to survive because people do not want to endure the horrors of 'security' and the personal humiliation involved.

 

The Drivers License Compact was enacted not to prevent problemsome drivers from getting on the road; it was designed to censure ALL drivers. It places a blanket wrongdoing on each and every driver for even the smallest of infractions and an accompanying point system continues to chalk up detracting points for even the smallest of human error. It is an unforgiving system that has denied literally hundreds of drivers the necessary drivers license through "ineligibility" to renew their licenses. This means that even the smallest of infractions (from even decades ago) can and will surface in order to weed-out 'dangerous' drivers; in that their drivers licenses are  deemed 'ineligible' and these people literally lose their licenses until old matters are resolved (whether they have maintained clean driving records since means nothing; the system is completely unfair and unredemptive), no matter if the person is in a current capacity to financially resolve them. If not, well, it's their tough luck. This Compact was conceived and enacted behind closed doors three years ago and the public had no idea it was in place (it remains unknown to most Americans) until the unfortunate person seeks renewal. By then, it's too late and they lose their licenses. Through this Compact (under the guise of a 'safe driver' initiative), the American government is surrepitiously taking licenses away from otherwise good and competent drivers who might have erred somewhat even decades ago. I know, this has happened to me; despite years of good, responsible, and valued driving. It means nothing that I have provided roadside assistance to other drivers, especially stranded ones and those with broken down vehicles. It means nothing that I have provided critical information while on the road that the authorities could use; reporting traffic hazards, troublesome drivers, and bad road conditions. In that I once saved lives; all that means nothing, as I have been determined a 'problem driver'.

 

I am essentially stranded in a vehicle I am paying for (payments and full insurance), yet cannot drive. It devastates me that I must rely on another person to drive me around and this is deadly to my sense of self worth and independence. I would rather not live than live like this; I cannot independently hold a job (or even plan a business as I once did), I cannot see anything but continuing dismal failure under these circumstances. This country is trying to create another casualty out of me, yet I know I am worth MORE than that. I cannot live here under these conditions; this nation is suffocating me and I cannot endure this any longer.

 

I wrote to David A. Thauberger (the Sasketchewan artist), explaining my need to emigrate. I explained to him that I even visited Washington DC, yet my discouragement grew. I tearfully visited the Canadian Embassy and was immediately swept up in the compassion and kindness of people I thought ceased to exist. I took with me immigration forms and have begun in earnest planning immigration. I am living in a country that, no matter how much you give, takes unconscionably and without regret or remorse. It continues to destroy the imagination and ambition of it's people and crushes dreams and hopes. It continues to step on people with no regard or respect for those it hurts. I have never felt so sad and without hope. I am a Thauberger; to me that has always meant something. I always wanted it to mean something. Here it does not. I want to go home to Canada.

 

I want to move home, I want to become a Canadian citizen (I bought a book on Canadian history and have been studying ferociously), I want to homestead, I want a real home I can be proud of, I want to return to school (college), I want to serve the Canadian nation in some capacity. I want to contribute positively to the beautiful nation of Canada. I want to do so much for Canada. I want to think I am still alive. I cry everyday. I need help.

 

I wrote to David that I would need financial help in relocating home; as an artist, he could hold benefit showings for the purpose. I told him I would need about $5,000.00 in order to get my passport ($120.00 American) and other related documents. I would need approximately ($1,200.00) to get a rental truck (as driven by my friend) to get from Sacramento, CA to Regina, SK. I would keep a detailed financial record and receipts for accounting purposes. I would use the rest of the money for trip-related expenses, including lodging and food costs (to and from and arriving in Sasketchewan). I will repay this loan in installments upon the obtaining of gainful employment. That is a PROMISE. I cannot live here any longer. I am asking my family to get together to bring a grandaughter of Canada home where she belongs. Please help me.

 

I am promising that I will do everything in my power to make my family proud of me and I will do everything I can to work for the benefit of Canada and all she represents. I hold allegiance to the Canadian Nation, the Commonwealth of States, and Queen Elizabeth II and the British Nation. So Help Me God.

 

It is with heartfelt gratitude and fidelity that I ask my beloved family for a life-giving extension of love that will enable me to rebuild a shattered life. Please help me. You can contact me at: elizabethboggs1@yahoo.com

dge"Oregon woman's bear-feeding craze causes a frenzy. " The Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX).  (June 27, 2009): 2. Custom Newspapers. Gale. Sacramento Public Library. 2 July 2009 
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Karen Noyes often fed the black bears that came to her home near the Oregon coast. Then things got out of hand.

One hungry bear stormed a neighbor's barn and killed 60 turkeys. Another got stuck in a doggie door.

Noyes asked wildlife officers to help remove the bears, but it was too late.

Now, they're all being chased from the rural area near Yachats as authorities try to restore the peace.

The 61-year-old Noyes was convicted of harassing wildlife and sentenced Thursday to three years probation.

Lincoln County Circuit Judge Thomas Branford also ordered her to stay away from her home and a seven-mile stretch of Yachats River Road for three years, beginning Aug. 31.

When humans feed them, wildlife experts say, bears lose their fear of humans and can become nuisances.

Branford called the behavior of Noyes stunning and offensive.

"I commend you for loving the animals," the judge said. But, "it's not enough to love. You have to love the right way and you still haven't. Bears are not your pets to do with as you please."

Noyes was cited for feeding the bears last year after calling the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife seeking assistance.

Witnesses for the state testified that she had been warned to stop as early as 2003 but refused to listen.

Noyes insisted she had never been warned.

"He is convinced I was," Noyes told The Oregonian newspaper. "None of my neighbors ever warned me. Not once. That is the truth. He has his mind made up that what Fish and Game said was true."

During the trial, neighbors testified they'd become frightened to walk outside their homes.

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© 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning.

Last week I took to the skies for the first time in nearly a decade since my last flight. For much of the American public, this could have been an ordinary occurrence; I can guarantee you, it certainly was not. I am under the belief that the 'changes' instigated since have been so subtle as instituted by the Government that the violations into personal well-being have fallen so far under the radar. I would like to ask this; if your child were personally violated by such means, there would be such a public outcry that the perpetrators be arrested and imprisoned for life. If your wife or daughter were equally and personally abused, you would certainly demand justice for the loved ones in your family. If it were anywhere else, it would be termed a street crime under Special Victims; a catch word for crimes of a sexual nature. Yet, the American public has allowed this to continue; all under the mistaken notion of providing 'security' for a flying public.   I was routed to Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Wednesday, April 22 2009 at 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) and arrived at 9:00 PM that evening. I was scheduled to leave for Phoenix by 7:30 the following morning en route to my final destination at Sacramento International by the following morning (Pacific Time). I had yet to experience my first gynecological exam, otherwise known as deliberate and compulsatory frisking by a female TSA agent.   I was scheduled to leave by means of Gate B, but to get me through earlier than expected, I was routed through Gate A for routine screening. It would place me at the B Gates sooner. This took place from 4:00 AM through to 4:30 AM; the female separated me from the line in order to search deeper for whatever goal she had in mind. She proceeded to caress my upper thigh and into my genital area. Had I not been wearing a personal pad and tampon, she would have brushed my clitoris with her latex glove. By this time, I was so violated, I wanted to scream. When I returned home that night, I was so upset, I wanted to explode. I cried and was found myself unable to eat dinner. I wanted to isolate myself and I knew I had been superficially raped; all this happened in front of other passengers and I knew I was being held hostage by the need to secure my return flight home. The 'screener' knew this, too.   I have since examiined TSA hiring policy and have found some items that travellers should be made aware of.   There are numerous ways a person with a criminal record is employable by TSA; including a timely dispersal of previous records. This includes expungement and the length of time since conviction. Yet, few people are aware that different states can expunge crimes of varying degrees, such as second-degree assault, murder, and incest. Other crimes that can be expunged include sexual battery, sexual abuse, and rape. If the crime in question  is no longer considered "applicable", then the candidate gets the green light in hiring. Other crimes the TSA does not consider to be fraudulent include welfare fraud or writing bad checks. This is according to official TSA hiring policy as indicated on their employment website. This is the TSA's idea of providing security for the air traveller.   When I returned home, my calls to Terry Stanton with TSA (Charlotte) were never returned. I attempted to file a police report with the Charlotte, North Carolina Police Department, but was informed that I would have to return to Charlotte, North Carolina in order to swear out a complaint to a magistrate in order for him so decide if it were allowable to serve the offending party. This I cannot do, and these individuals are aware of it and the Offender skates with it.   I was asked by my partner if I took a picture of this Offender; again, I was at a disadvantage. According to TSA (website); the TSA "does not prohibit the public, passengers, or press from videotaping or filming at security checkpoints as long as the process is not interfered with or slowed down. We do ask you not to film or take pictures of the Monitors. While TSA does not prohibit photographs at screening locations, local laws, state statutes, or local Ordinances might." In my mind, this disclaimer allows these "Monitors" to get protection from the TSA in whatever criminal behavior they choose to perpetrate on the public, all in the name of providing "security".   I have heard numerous passengers cite the same old story; "What use is it?" This means the deliberate abuse we are subjected to by these predators. I believe the American public owe themselves and the travelling public the duty to get control back from these legalized criminals the rightful access to the public transportation venues that travelling without fear or personal violation brings. We have a right to travel anywhere we wish without the fear of bodily violation and the security of human dignity. If this means bringing the TSA back under civilian control, so be it. This is not security; this is out and out deliberate ABUSE of people who have the misplaced idea that they are helpless in the answer. Had I thought better, I would have slapped this person down.     ELIZABETH M. BOGGS P.O. BOX 82 RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIFORNIA 95741-0082 (408) 561-7461