Jay and all,
Uh Jay I believe Al Gore has already pretty much assured that
Internet related issues WILL be an issue in the 2000 campaign....
Jay Fenello wrote:
> Today, I happened to catch Presidential Candidate
> Pat Buchanan on CSPAN. He was giving a talk on US
> China Relations to the Commonwealth Club of California.
>
> At one point in the questioning, Pat described how the
> world had changed from the 80's, how the Conservative
> movement related to the Libertarian's, and the future
> of the Republican party.
>
> To paraphrase, the 80's had conservatives united
> against a common enemy, namely the former Soviet Union.
> Under Reagan's leadership, they won that war, and they
> reduced taxes from 70% down to 26%. With the combined
> economic and political success of those conservative
> issues, the Republican party had lost its way.
>
> When it came to the Libertarian question, Pat described
> differences with regards to "free trade", and the concerns
> over it resulting in a World Government. He went on to
> predict how the traditional Party structure in the U.S.
> would change.
>
> What I quickly realized is that ICANN is the incarnation
> of Pat's concern. A single global body, determining the
> rules for content, privacy, access, and just about every
> other civil liberty. Most ironic of all, it is being
> established on Al Gore's watch (a competing Presidential
> Candidate).
>
> Wouldn't it be interesting if ICANN became an election
> issue for the Presidential campaign ;-)
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Jay Fenello
> President, Iperdome, Inc.
> 404-943-0524 http://www.iperdome.com
Regards,
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