roundtable: Re: One lousy person for advocacy on the Joint Federal-State Board

roundtable: Re: One lousy person for advocacy on the Joint Federal-State Board

Re: One lousy person for advocacy on the Joint Federal-State Board

Vigdor Schreibman - FINS (fins@access.digex.net)
Sat, 6 May 1995 18:21:53 -0400 (EDT) 

Date: Sat, 6 May 1995 18:21:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS <fins@access.digex.net>
To: roundtable@cni.org
Subject: Re: One lousy person for advocacy on the Joint Federal-State Board
In-Reply-To: <9505042153.AA09982@a.cni.org>
Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950506182004.4811B-100000@access5.digex.net>


On Fri, 5 May 1995, W. Curtiss Priest wrote:
> 
> In our opinion, the heart of the House bill is the power and discretion
> of the joint board.
> 
> The composition of that board will determine the fate of public affairs
> and interests under this legislation.
> 
> We strongly encourage all to amend the bill to provide at least a 1/3rd
> composition from advocacy and public interest groups.


Sounds like a good idea, Curt.  The problem is that once you lock in 
an infrastructure design governed solely by the marketplace, the public 
interest is doomed.  vs

Vigdor Schreibman
<fins@access.digex.net>

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