Comments on: What You Can Do About DOPA http://mfeldstein.com/what_you_can_do_about_dopa/ What We Are Learning About Online Learning...Online Fri, 18 May 2012 06:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Lavergne http://mfeldstein.com/what_you_can_do_about_dopa/#comment-479 Chris Lavergne Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:15:29 +0000 http://2125418089#comment-479 Sadly, its all overblown as well. http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2006/07/10/study_shows_fea.html Sadly, its all overblown as well.

http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2006/07/10/study_shows_fea.html

]]> By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/what_you_can_do_about_dopa/#comment-478 Michael Feldstein Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:56:05 +0000 http://2125418089#comment-478 No, actually, it assumes we're dealing with a political issue. Politicians respond to constituents because they want to be re-elected. A large volume of correspondence from a constituency indicates that they are unusually aware of the issue and motivated to act on it. That is always a dangerous situation for an incumbent. I don't accept a wait-and-hope strategy. We are responsible for our government. No, actually, it assumes we’re dealing with a political issue. Politicians respond to constituents because they want to be re-elected. A large volume of correspondence from a constituency indicates that they are unusually aware of the issue and motivated to act on it. That is always a dangerous situation for an incumbent.

I don’t accept a wait-and-hope strategy. We are responsible for our government.

]]> By: nlowell http://mfeldstein.com/what_you_can_do_about_dopa/#comment-477 nlowell Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:36:02 +0000 http://2125418089#comment-477 This assumes that what we're dealing with is a logical issue. The problem is that it's political. The best we can hope for is that this steaming pile stays in committee. If it comes up to vote, it'll be adopted because no politician can vote against "keeping kids safe" -- even if that means putting them all in greater danger. This assumes that what we’re dealing with is a logical issue. The problem is that it’s political.

The best we can hope for is that this steaming pile stays in committee. If it comes up to vote, it’ll be adopted because no politician can vote against “keeping kids safe” — even if that means putting them all in greater danger.

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