“ I have a daughter and two lovely grandchildren. I am really excited about joining this group. ”

“ hi i just moved to dallas, and Im itching to meet new friends. so I thought I should reach out. hope to meet all you cool people soon to learn more about me go to myspace.com/precox ”

“ I have lost to relocation all my liberal friends & find myself in a vacuum. I have quietly supported ACLU for many years and now is a good time to become more a active supporter. ”

“ Hi! I'm a CPA specializing in small business and am experienced in tax, QuickBooks, accounting, analysis, consolidations, SAP EC-CS, controllership & management. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you! ”

“ Recently started cooking a lot. I very much like to make new things. ”

“ I'm Khazeem but my friends call me "Kush". You may call me by either name. I want to meet intriguing and exotic women. I like "different"...... If you are different in any way, please contact me. ”

“ I would like to be challenged to write more regularly and read the works of others. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I haven't known a whole lot of folks who agree. ”

“ My name is Shain Thomas - I am a British actor based out of Dallas TX. ”

“ Hi. I'm 45, " Life long democrat looking for like people to discuss current events in politics. Not into conspiracy theorists just reasonable discussion with like minded people. What can we do? ”

“ Looking for Left/Progressive fellow travelers...I'm in the direction of Anarcho-Syndicalism / Libertarian Socialism / Radical Democracy. Unabashedly Marxist in orientation. But also pro-Ecology. Old FromTheWilderness subscriber, luv BlackOp Radio ”

“ Wait, wait, I know, I'm out here in the boonies - but I will travel. I'm looking for a fun, supportive group to run with once a week. (Ahhh, disclaimer: I'm a slow runner at best. And I'm not at my best.) Interested ?????? ”

“ Why I want a local meetup depends on which meetup we're talking about; I have many interests. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because we need to take back the power in this country. The power belongs to the people. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to make a positive difference. Many people complain, but then do nothing about the problem. I will NOT be one of those people. Please join me! ”

“ I am the President of the Dallas Chapter of the Texas ACLU and we would love to meet interested volunteers! Please email me at dallasaclu@gmail.com for information on upcoming events. ”

“ It's so hard to find dems in Texas. I would like to meet people who share my views. I would also like to get involved in the 2008 campaign ”

“ I hope to move out of Dallas in the next few years, onto property (rural) and build sustainably green. I want to learn as much as I can about such building methods. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because because we need to take back Texas and get Dems. back in the White House. It should be a political meeting. Varied interests would be a plus. ”

“ Hi there. Would like to make new friends. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I need to know where the best Deathly Hallows release party will be in Dallas! :-) ”

“ Jana ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I feel that the United States is being ripped from the arms of democracy and freedom by illiteracy, ignorance and the people who fail their by not participating in democracy. Democracy is not an ideal, it is action. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because ACLU needs defenders now more than ever. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm surrounded by Conservative Republicans or Ignorance and Apathy ”

“ Collin County now has a Young Democrats group! Regular meetings will be 2nd Saturday at 3:00 pm (the Meet-Up time) with a social event the 4th Saturday at 5 pm. See www.collindems.org for details...or e-mail collinyds@yahoo.com to join the Yahoo Group. Th ”

“ IM INTERESTED IN SEEING OUR COUNTRY MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, IM CONCERNED ABOUT HEALTH CARE JOB LOSS AND CIVIL LIBIERTIES ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I share in the goal of protecting our electronic freedoms. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because election reform along with real campaign finance reform would get polititians elected who would be accountible to the people of of this country, and not the special interests groups who only promote their agendas. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because We need to be the change we want to see. It's up to us. The political parties are not going to change fast enough. ”

“ I want local Separation of Church and State Meetups because the religious right has proven to be detrimental to our country. ”

“ I want local Democratic Party Meetups because I want to meet like minded democrats. I am excited about Tarrant County turning blue. It's time for a change for the better. Go Hillary. We need brains, experience and ability. ”

“ I'm a former petroleum engineer and geologist, who's now a horticulturist. I live in Plano. I'm 49, married, with 2 teenagers. I think the Brights need to get more politically active, we've got such a giant uphill battle. Dawkins is my hero! ”

“ I can attend and participate when in Dallas. ”

“ I've been an ACLU cyber-activist for about 10 years, would love to get more involved in the fight to save our dwindling liberties. ”

“ Membership Chair for the Greater Fort Worth CLU Board, affiliate of the Texas ACLU. Our annual meeting is Friday May 19th, 2006, 7pm at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, Donations not required for the event, but appreciated! We'd love to have you! ”

“ I am interested in becoming involved. ”

“ hello, my name is christine robles. I'm from Tx but have lived in NY and now back in Dallas. I'm interested in meeting other members and hoping to really step it up a noch this yr. ”

“ My name is Adam, and I am finishing a masters degree at UT Dallas. I almost went to law school before deciding it wasn't for me. I am a diehard political junkie. ”

“ Hello all. Attorney with a life-long interest in civil-liberties. I'm interested in becoming more active in the ACLU and joining their forces as a volunteer attorney. Also love backgammon. Looking for live -- not online- tourneys and games. ”

“ I am new to the ACLU, joining because I believe I must actively participate in preserving liberty, freedom and privacy. ”

“ See my web page at: http://DemocraticResearch.Org ”

“ Karen Johnson Very interested in equal justice and rights issues. Willing to help in anyway I con. ”

“ I'm Tona. I'm a big ACLU supporter and all for anything except Bush. ”