[MadameAxe]

Wow, excellent post. One minor quibble:

Last time I checked, the illusive THEY and THEIR rules weren't stopping them from going to Mars

Actually, in this case, I believe it's true that "they" really are doing their best to prevent any private concern from leaving the planet. Some UN treaty that no one is allowed to go into space without their approval (similar to Antartica). Sorry my details are fuzzy...

[Victoria Delsoul]

I think you're right, MadameAxe. LOL, that UN treaty must have been the problem. Otherwise, I'm sure her daughter would have built her own rocket, flown it to Mars and terraformed the planet to support human life!

[ladyinred]

Goodness, has the UN truly already got regulations about people leaving the earth for other planets? If so, that is just amazing!

Although I can't totally agree with everything this Deb woman said, this was really a touching article. I do wish (and hope) that she also counted her blessings before she died to have lived in this country.
Faults and all, it is still the best in the world.