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In article <mumble> slhpv@cc.usu.edu (Dave) writes:
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>As a student $10.50/yr seems like a reasonable amount to pay for helping
>the industry avoid getting totally stuck in lousy patents.  However, will
>joining the League cause companies to frown at the possibility of hiring me?
>Do corporations have the right to see membership lists, etc?

	I know nothing about who could find out whether or not you
belonged to the LPF. Certainly *some* employers would not appreciate
your membership.

	However, in my limited experience, most of the people who you'd
actually *want* to work for would, if anything, regard your membership
favourably. These are the ones who give you interesting work, stay off
your back while you're doing it and (often) pay well - the ones who
treat you as someone they value.

	I assume you wouldn't want to work for someone who only wanted
to employ people that voted Republican in the last election? (Within reason)
you don't want to work for people who would hire on the basis of your
political beliefs.

	If you think you should join, then join. If you don't then don't.
But bugger potential employers who might be fascist about this kind of thing.
There's plenty of good guys out there you can work for.

	Others might disagree, but this is *my* firm *opinion*.

Best wishes,
	Matthew.