As one of the few native Muskogee left in Southwest Georgia, I can attest to that. The local museum here is named Thronateeska, after our capital that was located in my home town, yet it has nothing about the Muskogee and the cities history starts with white settlement and most of the exhibits are from the late 19th early 20th century concerning plantation work and the Flint River. Most of our people were transplanted to Oklahoma, and our history in our native land is all but wiped out.

I too have tried to get people involved on the Internet and people seem to just think that this sort of thing is just too far out of reach. Logistically, however, I do believe it to be possible for an Internet based candidate to get elected to office. And not just the Presidential office, but Congressional seats and local government positions. The problem is that people should have started at least a year ago. But there still could be time, if we acted soon. If people could only imagine someone in office who would directly speak with his constituency over message boards and blogs in real time when he's making decisions. Someone who would protect the freedoms we enjoy over the Internet, and really upgrade the democracy for the 21st century.