It was just too quirky for me to resist :) --- Richard Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Heh, I see at least one of our members has had time > to place a bid, on > what I consider to be one of the more excellent > items: > > http://wethepeoplevt.us/items/41/ > > Now, far be it from me to suggest that Mr. Tambasco > should not get > this prize for himself, but it seems to me that what > VAGUE needs is a > good Latin motto. You know, something we can set in > marble when we > found a FLOSS-y school, or at least something we can > put in our > collective .sig. > > I suppose it is probably highly unethical for me, as > site > administrator, to make any more specific suggestions > of collusion; but > perhaps our share-alike mentality can be leveraged > into some tangible > $TERMs we can agree on for acquiring this fine item? > > (Sorry, I really can't help myself here. Please > feel free to out-BASH me.) > > As for lawyers, I'm with Tony T.: the problem is > not that we have too > many lawyers (in the more general sense of "people > who know and care > about the law"), but that we have too few; hence > their knowledge is at > a premium; hence they wield great power; and hence > it corrupts. Maybe > if more people actually read the Constitution, for > example, we > wouldn't be in such a ridiculous position today with > respect to the > copyright, patent and "intellectual property" laws > that have > necessitated the Free Software movement... > > Richard > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Tony Tambasco > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In this day and age it's very prudent to start > raising > > lawyers who love liberty enough to study > > constitutional law for the fun of it. > > > > > > > > > > --- Paul Flint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Dear Richard, > > > > > > Excellent use of shameless plug opportunity. > > > > > > The only flaw in the scheme is that in this > program, > > > these innocent young > > > things could become... > > > > > > LAWYERS!!!!! > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Flint > > > > > > On Thu, 3 Apr 2008, Richard Lawrence wrote: > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:39:09 -0400 > > > > From: Richard Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix > Enthusiasts > > > <[email protected]> > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: Shameless plug > > > > > > > > Flint and all, > > > > > > > >> What is the "We The People" project about? > > > >> > > > > > > > > It's a civic education program; the full > title is > > > "We the People: the > > > > Citizen and the Constitution." Students take > a > > > class in which they > > > > learn about the Constitution and the history > of > > > its interpretation, > > > > particularly through Supreme Court cases. > The > > > class is also (if they > > > > so choose) a team in a national competition. > The > > > competition is > > > > styled sort of like a mock trial. Each > team/class > > > is broken up into > > > > three- or four-person "units" which are > > > responsible for knowing a > > > > particular topic cold. They give an oral > > > presentation about the > > > > topic, and then have to respond to questions > by > > > judges. (The judges > > > > are typically people of some legal > significance: > > > actual judges and > > > > lawyers as well as representatives.) Judges > > > assign points based on > > > > their knowledge and their ability to express > it, > > > and the team with the > > > > most points at the end of the day wins. > > > > > > > > Essex's team (of which my little brother is a > > > member, hence my > > > > connection) was the winner of the Vermont > > > state-level competition this > > > > year, which is why they have the chance to go > to > > > Washington. It's a > > > > neat program; anyone who's seen these kids in > > > action will tell you > > > > that it's well worth supporting. > > > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > /************************************ > > > Based upon email reliability concerns, > > > please send an acknowledgement in response to > this > > > note. > > > > > > Paul Flint > > > Barre Open Systems Institute > > > 17 Averill Street > > > Barre, VT > > > 05641 > > > > > > http://www.bosivt.org > > > http://www.flint.com/home > > > skype: flintinfotech > > > Work: (202) 537-0480 > > > Fax: (703) 852-7089 > > > > > > Consilium > > > gratuitum .~. > > > valet /V\ > > > quanti /( )\ > > > numerantur ^^-^^ > > > > > > > > > Tony Tambasco > > tonytambasco.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cell: 716-450-8148 > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you > one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. > > > http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > > > Tony Tambasco tonytambasco.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 716-450-8148 ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com
