-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQA/AwUBNCq8CTKf8mIpTvjWEQKG3ACfVFWLfmeno5HHbrCQdstdn/QSDQQAoIf6 Fh3fqK8ST29ucr2NXsTgi1ec =OZdo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----