May 31, 2002
I just sent this out:
Nuge!!
I don’t know if you have been following or paying attention to the events of the last few weeks, however, here in TN, they seem to be caught up completely with the people’s fight against the government and their “need” to steal our money via a brand new state income tax. The long and the short of it is that many of the high ranking officials in our state government are attempting to manipulate our system to push through an income tax that is unconstitutional (as determined by the state supreme court3 times) and unwanted by the people. For the last two weeks we have had to show up and protest any potential vote on the subject. On one occasion, the speaker of the house called for a vote and got it. 53 opposed and 45 for. These were not the results that he wanted, so he refused to close the vote until he either got some of the no votes to switch to yes or some of the no votes switched to abstain. He got the later of the two options. So, the topic is still free to be reintroduced upon his feeling that he has the votes to pass. Once again, we the people are subject to his manipulation of our system.
I am writing to you to ask for help. We need someone big to help us make a huge sound for freedom. We need someone who’s fans love freedom and are as willing to rabidly defend it as is the artist helping to spread the word. You are that man. I know of no one else that could provoke such a response from the community. I can only imagine the fear and trepidation that the sound of your mighty Gibson would generate as its powerful voice went screaming into the chambers of our legislature.
I hope that you can help.












