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I'd strongly suggest looking into the backgrounds of the authors. One is a lobbyist and another is a former politico for Republican candidates. Berin Szoka: h
by sc68cal 13y ago
I'd strongly suggest looking into the backgrounds of the authors. One is a lobbyist and another is a former politico for Republican candidates.
Berin Szoka:
http://techfreedom.org/people/berin-szoka http://techfreedom.org/people/berin-szoka
>Berin Szoka is the President of TechFreedom. Previously, he was a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Center for Internet Freedom at The Progress & Freedom Foundation. Before joining PFF, he was an Associate in the Communications Practice Group at Latham & Watkins LLP, where he advised clients on regulations affecting the Internet and telecommunications industries. Before joining Latham's Communications Practice Group, Szoka practiced at Lawler Metzger Milkman & Keeney, LLC, a boutique telecommunications law firm in Washington, and clerked for the Hon. H. Dale Cook, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
>TechFreedom is supported by foundations as well as web companies and broadband providers (including Google).
Jonathan Henke:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Henke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Henke
>Shortly afterward, Henke served as the New Media Director for the Republican Communications Office, an office of the Senate Republican caucus under the leadership of United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).[6] Congressional Quarterly wrote that Henke "launched one of the first and most successful blogger outreach operations on the Capitol Hill, one that has served as a template for other offices."[7] During his time as New Media Director, Henke contributed entries at QandO less frequently than before, and in January 2007, two other bloggers, Bryan Pick and Billy Hollis, joined QandO.
>Henke announced in June 2007 that he would serve Fred Thompson's presidential campaign as an Online Brand Manager.[8] Though Thompson withdrew his candidacy in January 2008, Henke continued to work as a consultant, and started his own firm later that year.[9]
- acgourley 13y agoThose sound like good qualifications for someone writing on the matter - am I missing something?
- sc68cal 13y agoIs it a good policy that will benefit the citizenry, or is it a policy that is the extension of a political ideology that believes that government should not regulate anything?
- autodidakto 13y ago"Is it good policy" is exactly the question. And that question isn't answered by checking their political ID card.
- tbrownaw 13y agoWhy can it not be both?
- adventured 13y agoThat's like claiming Democrats want to regulate everything. It's such a broad statement as to be completely without value. It does not apply to most Republican politicians I'm aware of, and not all Republican politicians are the same. Also worth noting, the Republican-heavy government under George W. Bush in fact massively expanded regulations at the federal level (and deregulated almost nothing). So the facts of action do not jive with the claims being made. Maybe if you said libertarian it would be accurate.
- rayiner 13y agoTech Freedom and the Progress and Freedom Foundation are think tanks, not lobbying outfits. Latham & Watkins's communications group does regulatory filings and advises companies on regulatory aspects of mergers and things like that, not lobbying work. I can't think of a background that qualifies someone more to talk about the hurdles created by municipal regulation than someone who actually has to deal with those regulations on behalf of his clients. As for Henke, just because he's a Republican doesn't mean he's wrong...
- sc68cal 13y ago>Tech Freedom and the Progress and Freedom Foundation are think tanks, not lobbying outfits Think tanks develop policy proposals and other types of information, that is then used by political parties. The Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation are think tanks, that heavily influence policy proposals by Republicans. >As for Henke, just because he's a Republican doesn't mean he's wrong... I absolutely agree. I don't think he's wrong. I just think it's useful to know someone's background. It provides context.
- rayiner 13y ago> Think tanks develop policy proposals and other types of information, that is then used by political parties. Sure. Nobody would ever formulate policy proposals if they never felt anybody would adopt them! That doesn't make them lobbyists.
- VMG 13y agoI strongly suggest looking at the actual arguments presented in the article.