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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to my page. I'm interested in American Colonial History as it is related to the founding of the United States of America, classic cars, helicopters, and American politics.

FAVORITE FOUNDER QUOTES INCLUDE:

"On every question of construction carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." --Thomas Jefferson to William Johnson, 1823. ME 15:449

"As a guide in expounding and applying the provisions of the Constitution, the debates and incidental decisions of the Convention can have no authoritative character…[T]he legitimate meanings of the Instrument must be derived from the text itself; or if a key is to be sought elsewhere, it must be…in the sense attached to it by the people in their respective State Conventions, where it received all the authority which it possesses." Letter [Madison] to Thomas Ritchie, September 15, 1821

Both quotes refer to the state conventions as the prime reference for interpreting the Constitution.

"Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure." -- Thomas Jefferson

The pivotal initiatives and writings by some of the Founders are ordinarily overlooked by most people, who do not study their history.

GOALS

I use Wikipedia quite often, and am amazed at the breadth and depth of topics. I would like to help on topics I'm knowledgeable in, so don't hesitate to ask. Also I hope to improve the appreciation of early American history. I also like improving the accuracy and format of articles, so you might find subtle changes after I edit. I don't consider myself a article creator (maybe occasionally), but will add here and there to make them better. I also try to assist in the fight against vandalism and sometimes to help on talk pages.

PERSONAL

BSET	This user has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology degree.

MEM	This user has a Master of Engineering Management degree .

This user is proud to be an American.

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

This user lives in the United States of America.

This user is a German American.

This user graduated from Old Dominion University.

This user graduated from The George Washington University.

This user lives in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia.

This user is an Aerospace Engineer.

This user has been a member of Wikipedia since 24 October 2007.

This user has made over 6,000 edits to Wikipedia.

Non-English languages: German
Favorite drink: Beer
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ARTICLE REVIEW

• Pages with pending changes
• Pages using Pending Changes

PORTALS

• Beer
• Categories
• Engineering
• Germany
• Technology

PROJECTS

This user participates in WikiProject U.S. Congress.

This user is a member of WikiProject Military history.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Aircraft.

This user participates in WikiProject Beer.

This user is a proud member of WikiProject Virginia.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Reliability.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Automobiles.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Copyright Cleanup.

This user is a member of WikiProject Categories to improve Wikipedia categorization.

This user is a member of the Guild of Copy Editors.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Albums.

This user participates in WikiProject United States.

Articles lacking sources

SUB-PROJECTS AND TASK FORCES

Rotorcraft task force
Pub Taskforce

This user is a member of the Military aviation task force of WikiProject Military history.

This user is a member of the American Revolutionary War task force of WikiProject Military history.

This user is a member of the WikiProject Unreferenced articles.

This user is a recent changes patroller.

This editor is a member of the Hamburg task force.

MY WORKSPACES

Thoughts on Citations
My Userboxes
ToDo Lists
Passtime

Sandboxes

/Sandbox Air bags
/Sandbox Article
/Sandbox Crashworthiness
/Sandbox Crashworthy seat
/Sandbox Health
/Sandbox Heli-logging
/Sandbox Kosher beer
/Sandbox Military
/Sandbox profile
/Sandbox ScratchPad
/Sandbox Survivability
/Sandbox Userboxes
/Sandbox Translations
/Sandbox UTTAS

TOOLS & SCRIPTS

• Classic
• Modern
• Monobook
  
  
• Article layout
• Barnstars
• Citation Tags
• Clean up vandalism
• Reviewing
• Template messages
• Warnings

RESOURCES

• WP:DEPT
• Dispute Resolution Improvement Project
• Dashboard
• US Copyright Law
• Grammar Guide
• Image help
• Greg Goebels In the Public Domain
• Wikicolleagues
• Manual of Style
• Refactoring Wiki Pages

FAVORITE BREWERIES

• Samuel Adams
• Founders Brewing Company
• Hacker-Pschorr
• Herrenhauser Brewery
• Pilsner Urquell
• List of breweries in Virginia

COUNTRIES VISITED

  Antigua and Barbuda   Austria   Bahamas   Barbados   Belize   British Virgin Islands   Canada   Cayman Islands   Dominica   France   Germany   Iceland   Jamaica   Liechtenstein   Luxembourg   Mexico   Netherlands   Peru   Saint Kitts   Saint Lucia   Scotland   Sint Maarten    Switzerland 

US STATES & TERRITORIES VISITED

  Alabama    Arizona    Arkansas    California    Colorado    Connecticut    Delaware    Florida    Georgia    Idaho    Illinois    Indiana    Kansas    Kentucky    Louisiana    Maine    Maryland    Massachusetts    Minnesota    Mississippi    Missouri    Montana    New Hampshire    New Jersey    New York    North Carolina    Ohio    Oklahoma    Oregon    Pennsylvania    Rhode Island    South Carolina    South Dakota    Tennessee    Texas    Vermont    Virginia    Washington    West Virginia    Wisconsin     Wyoming    Washington, D.C.   Puerto Rico   United States Virgin Islands  

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