On 27 Apr 2011, at 15:00, Kyle Waters wrote: > On 04/27/2011 02:00 PM, Steven Morrey wrote: >> I agree there doesnt need to be strictly utah and it makes sense to do so. >> But lets start here. > > > I think focussing on Utah will set this group apart from the EFF. Also > I think a more focused effort on our three(soon to be four) congressmen > and two senators will be more effective. Also there are many local > issues to be addressed(as Utah is notorious for bad internet laws). > I agree. There are many issues both local and national. Focusing local is the logical place for us to stay, or at least start.
Helping our elected officials is a great way to help ourselves. If the people they represent are silent, they have only their own personal motivations to act on. The need direction from the people and we are that and can and should provide that. I have enjoyed the fact that Representative Chaffetz is big into online communication. He tweets and responds to tweets. It is very nice to be able to communicate so quickly and directly with an elected official. > Pete Ashdown used to host a politech email list, although I think it has > gone inactive from disuse. > > http://pashdown.org/mailman/listinfo/utpolitech > I still consider him a leading voice in this area. > For those who are not offended by the idea of party politics you may > want to look at forming a technology caucus in your party of choice. > Caucuses can be very powerful in raising awareness of issues among > office holders. > A valid idea. Though I am registered as unaffiliated with any party because I got fed up with "party politics". /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
