Would like to hear the opinion of this BBS about the following official looking certificate that was sent directly to me in the mail. I have been accused of being dishonest by Mark Eby. I ask, by what right does anyone have to even pretend to promise an acre of Mars land away?
THE MARS SOCIETY
CERTIFICATE OF DESERVED ENTITLEMENT
WHEREAS______________________________HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORK OF THE MARS SOCIETY DEVOTED TOWARD BRINGING INTO EXISTENCE A HUMAN COMMONWEALTH ON MARS, IT IS THE JUDGMENT OF THE MARS SOCIETY THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MEMBER, HIS OR HER HEIRS OR ASSIGNS, HAS SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITED ANY FUTURE MARTIAN POLITY, AND BY VIRTUE OF THAT FACT DESERVES TO BE ENTITLED TO ONE ACRE OF MARTIAN LAND. ACCORDINGLY WE HEREBY RECOMMEND THAT ANY FUTURE MARTIAN POLITY REWARD THE DESERVED ENTITLED OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITH SUCH LAND, AS WELL AS THE ASSURANCE OF THE ABILITY TO ENJOY IT THROUGH THE RIGHT TO FREE IMMIGRATION AND FULL MARTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
DATE OF ISSUE June 12, 2002
SIGNED, THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARS SOCIETY
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