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"Let's see now, we can't be political or correct in EFF-A, right?"
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"[The moderator interjects: we could be edging toward a flame war ..."


It seems to me that one solution is to accept 'liasons' between the EFF
and _all_ political parties whom care to interest themselves in the per-
-spective that EFF offers.

To be more specific, it is not our responsibility to _seek_ liasons, but,
rather, to _accept_ them as part of the American due political process,
and find a way to use them effectively as communication channels.

There is the possibility that someone will attempt to tarbrush EFF for
this behavior, but it can clearly be observed as an individual effort
on the part of the liason which is both a right and a responsibility.

After all, EFF exists to influence consensus reality towards an enlight-
-ened perspective of telecommunications, and one way to do this is via
addressing legislatures. Liasons with all sorts of groups are necessary
as part and parcel of accomplishing this.

-- richard

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[The moderator responds: Fair enough, but if someone announces herself
to be liaison between EFF-Austin and the American Foobarian Party, how
do we know whether she really speaks for the Foobarians?  And how do
the Foobarians know that she doesn't speak "for" EFF-Austin but is
rather a self-appointed informal communication channel?  Would it be
better to reserve the term "liaison" for more formal arrangements, and
ask people who haven't formally applied for such a post to refer to
themselves simply as "members" of both EFF-Austin and the Foobarians?
-- Prentiss Riddle, riddle@tic.com]