Arthur Berman wrote:

> Gary Bletsch wrote:
>
> > Dear Tweeters:
> >
> > This is why we don't have
> > the Queen (God bless her) on our money. It's why we have so many
> > elections, and why we set so many criminals free when we are ninety-nine
> > percent sure of their guilt. It's why so many citizens of other lands
> > give their all to leave those lands and come here.
> >
>
> And attitudes like that voiced above are part of the reason I decided,
> after moving up here, to take out Canadian citizenship. Human rights
> and freedoms are much more respected here, and the Queen is on our money.
>
> Arthur Berman, proud Canadian
> North Vancouver, BC

Hear Hear! Canadians enjoy many more freedoms than Americans, especially at
the rate in which we are tossing out our rights in the name of patriotism.
There are many places in world which do not enjoy personal freedoms and it
sounds like you have been to some of them, but land with the queen on their
currency are not among them.

Tina Klein-Lebbink
Bellevue Wa