roundtable: Re: Republicans

roundtable: Re: Republicans

Re: Republicans

fsucc1004@santa-fe.cc.nm.us
Mon, 20 Feb 1995 21:16:31 -0700 

Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 21:16:31 -0700
Message-Id: <95022021163104@santa-fe.cc.nm.us>
From: fsucc1004@santa-fe.cc.nm.us
To: roundtable@cni.org
Subject: Re: Republicans


All this complaining about partisan politics is silly.  When political
powers and partisan-sponsored NII bills come up for consideration:
IT'S ALL PURE POLITICS

How can we come to a common ground without discussing politics and 
possibly revealing hidden agendas?  Politicians are responsible for 
NII policy, politicians have the final say on what laws will be 
considered, and politicians have the final vote on which laws will 
be enacted.

Can you tell me how/why politics should be left out of our discussions?

Face it, we private American citizens have little, if any, influence 
on what those folks do, unless we have a sh*t-load of money to donate 
to their campaigns.  They aren't interested in making America a better 
place to live, they're interested in keeping their jobs for another 
4 yrs.  Can you blame them?  

If we talk about social responsability, the conservatives get up-tight.
If we talk about monatary gains, the liberals get up-tight.

I say rather than pussy-foot around the subject we should ALL speak our 
minds. At the very least it may trigger a good idea from somebody else.  
Isn't that what brain-storming is all about?  

Don't worry about offending other people.  We are, for the most part, 
educated, adults.  If you don't speak up now, you shouldn't complain 
later.

For those of you who are Republicans, or conservatives; I wasn't 
attacking YOU directly. I don't even know you.  I was simply pointing 
out what made me (and others) nervous about partisan policy.  

I have gotten alot of mail saying "Keep politics out of this- stick to 
the subject".   I read these as "You are making me uncomfortable, 
please change the subject."

I'm not afraid to speak my mind and I hope you won't be afraid to 
express your NII concerns, too.


Seeya,
Frank

"Information WANTS to be free."- CyberPunk Creedo


Frank Succardi
<fsucc1004@santa-fe.cc.nm.us>

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