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Joe Papworth, K8MP Howdy from Joe’s Place…

“Sun Control”

Sun Control has recently taken a back seat to what some consider “more news-worthy” items. Capitol Hill seems to have given it the hands-off treatment too, although I suspect it’s a hot topic behind closed doors. Lobbyists from the NRA (National Radio Association) have raised concerns that efforts to limit the sun’s effects on the earth and its ionosphere will greatly reduce the propagation of radio waves over long distances. Some have even suggested that experiments with Sun Control have already begun and point to the very low SFI (Solar Flux Index) levels of the current solar cycle. Alaskan and Canadian travel agents are protesting also, pointing out that travel packages advertised as “Come See the Northern Lights” have had to be canceled, resulting in lost revenues and even refunds to their pre-paid customers. Some of the scientific community has weighed in saying that Sun Control will have a drastic effect on global warming. A spokesman for Global Research and Sun Study (GRASS) stated that “Reducing the sun’s effects could actually speed-up environmental warming.” “Nonsense” was the response from Improve our Cold Environment (ICE). Proponents of Sun Control maintain that limiting the sun’s harmful rays will greatly reduce skin cancer and other epidural conditions. Car makers and home builders are confident that Sun Control will greatly extend the lives of car finishes, exterior paints, and roofing materials. Strange bed-fellows in the controversy are white and black extremists. Both favor the enactment of Sun Control legislation, citing the sun’s tanning effects on fair-skinned individuals. An unnamed source from a white militia group said they want it because it would restore the traditional, sharp contrast in skin color between the races. A spokesman from a militant black organization simply said “We don’t want them whites to look like us.” More moderate groups, not wanting to further divide an already racially-polarized society, pleaded “Can’t we all just look alike?” Historically, Sun Control legislation has been a taboo subject for law makers because all fifty states have constituencies on each side of the debate. Rumors of secret closed-door senate hearings on the topic continue to surface. Systematic Solar and Universal Limiting Technologies, a San Francisco-based group, has long sought Sun Control legislation. It has been suggested that secret government grants have been awarded to the firm to design and build a prototype Sun Control device. Opponents say such a device could be used as a weapon and all discussions should be held by the Joint Chiefs, with GRASS available. The Anti-Systematic Solar and Universal Limiting Technologies group (ASSAULT) was subsequently established to oppose the production of any prototype. They have demanded a ban on any Sun Control devices. Their proposed ASSAULT Weapons ban legislation is now in limbo since no one in Washington seems eager to sponsor such a bill. That’s it for this month. See you all in May… At Joe’s Place.