At 12:57 PM 11/4/96 -0700, Troy M. Barnhart wrote:

Due to circumstances I occasionally see and speak w/ Senator Larry Pressler - (Committee Leader)... Been talking to him w/ the Burns Bill and such... He wants less gov't. control, but does have "concerns" w/ the garbage...

What does the Burns Bill have to do with "the garbage"? We're not talking about the CDA...

And, wants to balance the business and private concerns...

Tell him that we get real nervous when someone uses the phrase, "wants to balance." It contains the implicit assumption that the market ("The Market") is somehow incapable of providing that "balance." It also seems to assume that the person using the term has the AUTHORITY to "balance" those issues. While senators probably assume that they always have the authority to do whatever they want, there is no reason to believe that this should be true given the ostensible restrictions of government power in the US Constitution. Since the Internet is really just a large conglomeration of private property acting together in cooperation, the government's role should be at best quite limited, if not non-existant. Jim Bell jimbell@pacifier.com