On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Ray Ludenia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> The idea of a "shadow scientific Congress" sounds like an idea with
> merit. (Unfortunately perhaps), I suppose this idea could be extended
> to economists, lawyers, artists etc.


Posting on topic?  You just asking to be moderated, aren't you?

Seriously, though, I think that many members of Congress have one or more
advisers on science and technology.  The idea of organizing them into this
shadow Congress is intriguing, but I don't quite see how it would work.  For
one thing, politicians will tend to choose science advisers who tell them
what they want to hear, *especially* if the advisers are organized into a
body that has any sort of transparency.

Nick
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