[87099] in Cypherpunks
Re: Why the White amendment is a good idea (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lizard)
Thu Sep 25 17:19:15 1997
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 12:31:21 -0700
To: Jeff Barber <jeffb@issl.atl.hp.com>, declan@vorlon.mit.edu,
aweissman@mocc.com
From: Lizard <lizard@dnai.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net (Cypherpunks List),
fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199709251936.PAA09585@jafar.issl.atl.hp.com>
Reply-To: Lizard <lizard@dnai.com>
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At 03:36 PM 9/25/97 -0400, Jeff Barber wrote:
>We shouldn't have to "trick" Congress into doing the right thing,
I can't think of any other way. Each congressman has one
concern:Getting re-elected. Thus, they frame each decision in terms
of:"How will this sound in a 30 second TV commercial aimed at the
clueless clods who live in my district/state?" and "Could this be
exploited by my opponent in a similair commercial?" In order to
convince a congresscritter to do what you want, you have to put it
into those terms.
Forget the rule of law, the Constitution, ideals, principles, values -
- - those things are *meaningless* when discussing the making of law in
this -- or any other -- nation.
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