[Promotum] Federal Stupidity

[Ed Hintz]

A somewhat amusing yet scary patent was issued on 9 April 2002:

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pa
rser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/
srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1='6368227'.WKU.&OS=PN/6368227&RS=PN/6368227

And, our esteemed congress critters, having shot down legislation to
increase the MPG of SUV's, now resume discussion of drilling in ANWR, so
that we might continue to feed the oil industry. Sierra Club fax system
here, for those who wish to oppose this lunacy and profiteering:

<http://www.sierraclub.org/action/?alid=143&st=tact=&rf=a00143a>

Peace,

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