Old motto: "Cypherpunks write code"
New motto: "Cypherpunks lobby in state capitols, craft
'appropriate' policy responses, and identify
'key players' for 'maximum bang for the buck'"
Old cypherpunk: Hacker, programmer, coder, sysadmin, engineer
New cypherpunk: IRS undercover agent, state lobbyist, Jim Choate
On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 09:23:01PM -0500, Jim Choate wrote:
> Well, actually it's a plan to make a plan ;)
>
> We intend the following:
>
> - Identify the several bills (UCITA, UEITA, etc.) that are currently
> in the Texas legislature for consideration. We believe this count
> is currently at five (5).
>
> - Identify pro and con sources of information.
>
> - Identify pro and con members of the legislature.
>
> - Compare and contrast the various 'positions' and develop an
> appropriate 'cypherpunk' responce.
>
> - Begin an information campaign that will hit both the traditional
> and alternative media in Texas, in particular in the
> major cities (ie Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio,
> and El Paso).
>
> We discussed letters to media as well as a potential video.
>
> - Identify each of the steps that the bills will need to go
> through in their consideration in the legislature. The
> intent is to identify 'key players' who can be contacted
> for maximum 'bang for the buck' so to speak.
>
> - Develop a presentation and arrange appointments with legislators
> to attempt an 'education campaign'.
>
> - Pray for deliverance from the pestilence of God-$ (not that
> Cypherpunks have any objection to making money, it's the now)
>
> To help resolve these issues, in addition to the monthly Cypherpunk get
> together, we will institute a bi-weekly meeting to work further on these
> goals. I will be making the meeting location and time announcements on the
> Austin Cypherpunks and ucita-tx mailing lists only!
>
> We also intend to 'beef up' the SSZ homepage. One idea was to create a
> 'bulletin board' (eg WWWBoard) so that interested parties could
> participate in a more long-lived manner than a simple mailing list.
>
> We also intend to re-write the 'form letter' on the 'Fight UCITA in
> Texas!' webpage. The feeling was that it was too long and not as well
> worded as it needed to be.
>
> Currently the mailing lists and resources are:
>
> Austin Cypherpunks
> http://einstein.ssz.com/cdr
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (closed to outside submissions)
>
> UCITA-TX Mailing List
> http://einstein.ssz.com/ucita
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (closed to outside submissions)
> Note that the mailing list itself is non-partisan. The same can't be
> said for the webpage and most certainly not the cpunks.
>
> Ta ta.
>
>
>
>To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is
>(x+1)-ecrable.
> Edgar Allan Poe
>
>The Armadillo Group ,::;::-. James Choate
>Austin, Tx /:'/ ``::>/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>www.ssz.com.', `/( e\ 512-451-7087
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