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> > Why does Austin EFF have (or even need) an "Official Libertarian Party
> > liason"?
>
> So far as I know, we don't have one.  Could people please not claim to speak
> for EFF-Austin without asking the board of directors first?  Even if you
> might think such a claim is merely an ironic signature line, others are
> very likely not to get your irony.

When I first signed up to track this mailing list about a year or
so ago, I asked if EFF-Austin was interested in hearing about local
activities of the Libertarian party. The answer was yes. At that time
Steve (not me!) named me as the Official EFF-Austin Libertarian Party liason.

I used that signature line not in irony but in truth. I put it there
so that I wouldn't get flamed for using the EFF-A mailing list for such
blatantly political information. Besides that, I was not speaking "FOR" EFF-A,
I was speaking "TO" EFF-A. In fact, I received a number of thanks from people
who were glad to read about this news.

Nobody is suggesting there are any formal ties between EFF-A and the Party
or that EFF is any particular kind of group. I was just sharing information
that I was asked to share. I thank you for the opportunity.

Rock Howard
Rock Solid Software
howard@rocksld.com

The Apparently-Not-So-Official EFF-Austin -- Libertarian Party liason