Despite all our word-of-mouth and -of-net efforts, the general public knows little or nothing about the Clipper issue. Perhaps it's time to let them know what's going on... not in an article buried on the third page (?) of the New York Times, not in an article on page 30 of Time Magazine, but in some way which lets them know the real facts. I suggest that we air an infomercial, or series thereof, urging the citizens of the US to protest. Phone calls to religious groups, special-interest newsletters, and even mainstream newscasters would also be a help. Most of us cypherpunks have little income. A few, such as Winston Timothy C. May, have enough for an infomercial or two. But there is supposedly an industry coalition headed by Novell to oppose Clipper. Is there anyone here who can successfully solicit these companies for money? I don't know enough details to do this. I don't know the cost of a half-hour infomercial on a national network at 11:00 at night. But I know it can be bought. I don't know which companies are involved in the coalition. Nor do I know how committed they are. But I suspect we could raise enough money... and we do have a number of experienced public speakers and broadcasters among us. If the public knows the facts, just the known, confirmed facts, many of them will be outraged. The response that a single half-hour infomercial could produce in a nation of 260 million would make the puny tens of thousands of votes on the CPSR petition look insignificant... as indeed they are. C'mon folks... what's stopping us? Kragen