Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>]

Hi, Bob:  I personally go with the acronym, short URL.

Have you noticed what Washington's latest game seems to be?  It's like
they've got a marketing outfit designing campaigns for products. 
Ashcroft visits the country, throws out sound bites, and VOILA!, the
citizens of America are sold on the next installment of the Patriot Act.

They aren't, of course, but who can prove the administration wrong?  One
place might be at the polling booth.  . . . . But wait, we're now deeply
ensconced in electronic voting.  You know, the Direct Recording Election
(DRE) voting systems trick.  The one where you click on the "Cast Vote"
button, and the computer takes it from there.  Want a recount?  Easy. 
The computer spits out the count, again.  No audit, no public scrutiny,
no voter-verified ballot in a box to compare to vote count.

With that scenario in mind, how is the Defeat the Patriot Act group
going to compete?  Can you get some sound bites out for listening and
viewing?  Open Studios will help you set up a quick community-based
recording studio that might make a difference.  Let us know.
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Open Studios
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/ 
blog: http://www.studioforrecording.org/mt/Pubdomain_Bread/