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While I do respect the EFF and what they're doing, I'm flat out against joining the whole SuperPAC thing where we're joining a piss-off contest into who can giv

While I do respect the EFF and what they're doing, I'm flat out against joining the whole SuperPAC thing where we're joining a piss-off contest into who can give easily corruptible politicians that have no clue what they're voting on the most money.

amsheehan 12y ago
I agree 100% I often argue with a lobbyist friend of mine about their (lobbyists) role in the ecosystem. Right now the paradigm seems to be hire lawyers to serve in Congress because lawyers know how to write potential laws. Leave it to lobbyists to convince them of the policy they should care about. I feel that if we had representatives with more diverse backgrounds, and we surrounded them with lawyers and staff to explain how to best translate their ideas into bills, we'd be better served. There would still be special interest groups trying to convince them of what to do, but I feel it would avoid situations like SuperPAC's buying clueless politicians, and clueless politicians being appointed to committees they know nothing about.
- nitrogen 12y ago
  I feel that if we had representatives with more diverse backgrounds, and we surrounded them with lawyers and staff to explain how to best translate their ideas into bills, we'd be better served. Interesting. Instead of lawyers on the inside, specialists on the outside, we would have specialists on the inside, lawyers on the outside. I've wanted something similar for a while, and I like this way of phrasing it.
late2part 12y ago
Instead, take 5 minutes and write a letter to your congresspeople telling them to vote against all surveillance legislation (including reauthorizations) that don't comply with a constitutional constraint. Demand warrants from real (not FISA) courts for surveillance and capture of data, not just review. Tell them you will work to get them unelected if they vote for more surveillance. Use a site like this [1] to send the letter if you don't want to print and stamp - https://www.google.com/search?q=send+letter+on+internet&oq=send+letter+on+internet&aqs=chrome..69i57.4255j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=send+letter+on+internet&oq=s...

amsheehan 12y ago

I agree 100% I often argue with a lobbyist friend of mine about their (lobbyists) role in the ecosystem. Right now the paradigm seems to be hire lawyers to serve in Congress because lawyers know how to write potential laws. Leave it to lobbyists to convince them of the policy they should care about. I feel that if we had representatives with more diverse backgrounds, and we surrounded them with lawyers and staff to explain how to best translate their ideas into bills, we'd be better served. There would still be special interest groups trying to convince them of what to do, but I feel it would avoid situations like SuperPAC's buying clueless politicians, and clueless politicians being appointed to committees they know nothing about.

nitrogen 12y ago
I feel that if we had representatives with more diverse backgrounds, and we surrounded them with lawyers and staff to explain how to best translate their ideas into bills, we'd be better served. Interesting. Instead of lawyers on the inside, specialists on the outside, we would have specialists on the inside, lawyers on the outside. I've wanted something similar for a while, and I like this way of phrasing it.

late2part 12y ago

Instead, take 5 minutes and write a letter to your congresspeople telling them to vote against all surveillance legislation (including reauthorizations) that don't comply with a constitutional constraint. Demand warrants from real (not FISA) courts for surveillance and capture of data, not just review. Tell them you will work to get them unelected if they vote for more surveillance. Use a site like this [1] to send the letter if you don't want to print and stamp - https://www.google.com/search?q=send+letter+on+internet&oq=send+letter+on+internet&aqs=chrome..69i57.4255j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=send+letter+on+internet&oq=s...