VIEW: 19-05: Losing Privacy

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By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 19-05
LOSING PRIVACY Week of 201/02/04
In going through some older clippings recently, one from the daily
paper dated last October 14 surfaced with a headline that read: "DNA
data can identify those who never tested". Credit was given to Kristen
V. Brown of 'Bloomberg', which immediately turns on a mental 'yellow
light' because of the displayed C/F/S words and actions of it's owner,
former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a possible 2020
Democrat Presidential candidate.
The initial beginning states that the information now on file because
of "consumer" testing, meaning companies like "Ancestry.com, Inc. of
23andMe, Inc. (new to me) it would be possible to identify 60% of the
European descent people in the USA. This brought to my mind a reply
received from one of my recipients in Geneva, Switzerland that
remonstrated me for even suggesting a national DNA data base. It
became acceptable when explained that such a data base would be
'voluntary' and I would be a willing Doner, since my ancestry records
from birth parents are sealed in the birth records of the State of Missouri.
That situation is an ongoing bone of contention among those of
us who have been adopted, particularly from 'planned orphan' status.
It seems that the "Pendergast Machine" of Democrat politics had
operated for several decades a reported three hospitals in the
Kansas City area whose only purpose was births of babies to be
adopted. One of these was Willows Hospital which the record
shows to have been where I took my first breath of air. For
"protection of the privacy of the mother" records are sealed by
order of the domestic part of the Jackson County Court. This
court, even today of course with different judges than in 1926,
refuses for any reason to order them opened.
In February 2004 my youngest son was diagnosed with
two types of blood cancer. The first things the oncologists
wanted was 'family medical history', which of course was not
available for me. On calling the Court and speaking with the
clerk, she said it seemed reasonable for me to request the
record be unsealed and would 'speak to the judge'. A
couple of days later she called back and, seemingly in tears,
reported that he said "that is not an emergency". In answer to
my question of "what is an emergency" the reply was 'I have
no idea'.
The result was, because DNA? results from his siblings
showed no match, presumably for a source of 'stem cells'
and his condition would not generate his own, he had to
undergo six or eight months of chemotherapy. This resulted
in his complete loss of hair and the necessity for 'hip
replacement surgery" a year or so later. Thankfully his
employer, Continental Air Lines, was most understanding
and allowed him to return to 'active duty' a month later to
attend Boeing 777 maintenance school in Honolulu. He is
still in remission today, thank you GOD.
My original proposal for a national DNA data base
was for it to be voluntary. It certainly would be of great
assistance for identity in tragedy and criminal identification
purposes. Of course, those who have reservations about
the desirability of having a government operated such
data base have a very good point. Look at the current
reports of misconduct, especially in the federal DOJ that
has been grossly misdirected during several decades of
C/F/S minded administrations and co-operating
Congresses. It will take probably more than two terms
of Trump-like administrations to return the government
of the USA back to the "Rule of Law" of the founding.
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Composed January 26, 2019
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