Gyrocopter Activist Welcomed Home

Gyrocopter activist, Doug Hughes, recently came home from prison. In 2015, the Ruskin resident landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, seeking to personally deliver individual letters to all members of Congress. His mission was to shine a light on the corruption that accompanies the large sums of money injected into our political system. Doug's letter started with a quote from John Kerry's farewell speech to the Senate in 2013,

"The unending chase for money I believe threatens to steal our democracy itself. They know it. They know we know it. And yet, Nothing Happens!"

Rhana Bazzini, the Sarasota activist who trekked all the way to Tallahassee for similar purposes was there when Doug set off for prison, and she was there to welcome him home four months later.

Doug has garnered some recent news coverage. WFLA news interviewed Doug, who continues to feel he did the right thing. And the Tampa Bay Times reports that the federal government will be destroying the gyrocopter. Does that count as government waste?