At 6:52 PM 8/26/96, Declan McCullagh wrote:
Jonah,
I had expected some negative feedback from CDT, but I should say I was surprised by the tenor of your response.
I am going to try and resist the tasty-looking flame bait you have dangled in front of me here because we both have more important things to deal with, and because Seth Finkelstein summed up this argument perfectly: "One more round of 'work within the system' vs 'up against the wall!'," he said. This is an important debate that unfortunately seems to be dividing the net.community when we most need to be united. All of us working on net-policy issues share a common vision and goals - promoting the free flow of information, preserving and enhancing First Amendment values and protecting individual privacy. There are, for better or worse, many different views on the best way to accomplish those objectives, and the debate over who has the right tactics seems to frequently escalate in to religious war. Meanwhile, our opponents are well organized, determined, and do a much better job of keeping their internal strategic differences to themselves. Perhaps this is part of the reason they keep kicking our butts all over town. Jonah ** THE FIGHT FOR FREE SPEECH ONLINE CONTINUES TO THE SUPREME COURT ** It's not too late to be a part of history -- Join the Lawsuit <http://www.cdt.org/ciec> -- <ciec-info@cdt.org> -- Jonah Seiger, Policy Analyst Center for Democracy and Technology <jseiger@cdt.org> 1634 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 PGP Key via finger (v) +1.202.637.9800 http://www.cdt.org/ (f) +1.202.637.0968 http://www.cdt.org/homes/jseiger/