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Re: is this true or... ?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Sun Mar 30 10:24:56 2003
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:22:08 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0303281252460.22915-100000@clifden.donelan.com> from "Sean Donelan" at Mar 28, 2003 12:55:09 PM
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
>
>
> Uhm, I don't think you can blame the legislators for this one. Almost
> identical legislation being introduced in six different states? I suspect
> an outside influence was involved in drafting the proposed legislation.
>
It is amazing how many in the public think their legislators
actually draft those laws that get voted upon. In realty, many
bills are presented to the Hill Critter by the lobbyist; be it
one from an ILEC, the FBI [excuse me, we call those "Legislative
Affairs Branch employees"], drug company, Perdue, Ashcroft, etc.
Sure the words might get massaged a little, later on, but....
And in all cases, remember the lesson of Watergate:
Follow The Money
to figure out where the bill came from initially.
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