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Everything has a potential for abuse. Our very own legal system is abused every day. I'm just saying let's focus our energies on thinking up the positive ways we can take advantage of someone who might actually want to hear from us... That's all. :) I'm just happy go lucky though. I'm too afraid

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I admittd I thought it was a great idea. It just has great potential to be abused. If ahndled the right way to ensure that only US citizens voices are heard, then I am all for it. On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Like there's so much great policy righ

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I think it's just the scope of the project. He wants the inputs of Americans. If you have a problem with that, take it up with Obama. I mean, if you were tasked to write an application that surveyed the residents of Dickville, Iowawouldn't you implement some sort of system to ensure you were

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Like there's so much great policy right now using old methods. Is anyone ever happy? I mean here's a chance to actually maybe feel like we can be really involved in our country and you guys can't think of one good thing about it? On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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> why would having "furriners" commenting be a bad thing, if it helps shape a > good policy? > > (this is RFC, not writing the law, and not approving the law) > > Seems like good ideas from anywhere would be perfectly fine. Not if those comments and ideas are from powers who's end goals are counte

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Why? Because only Americans have good ideas? Or because you are afraid that we will look bad, by not having any? I see this as a RFC process. How again is more, diverse input bad again? On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:10 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Jerry

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On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Legislation=legislature laws. > > why would having "furriners" commenting be a bad thing, if it helps shape a > good policy? Because the point is to get the input of AMERICANS as to how they want their government to beha

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I could also be used to shape bad policy. Just like I think all the news stories about who other countries wanted us to elect served to influence our election process, this could be used to influence our legislative process. On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

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Legislation=legislature laws. why would having "furriners" commenting be a bad thing, if it helps shape a good policy? (this is RFC, not writing the law, and not approving the law) Seems like good ideas from anywhere would be perfectly fine. On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:43 AM, C. Hatton Humphrey

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> How can they ensure that those who are posting comments are American > citizens (sorry, I feel if you are not a citizen, you get no say like this) > or that they are not coming from outside the country? The only way that I could think to do this would be to require universal registration making

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This has the potential of being a fantastic idea and the potential of being a horrendous idea at the same time. How can they ensure that those who are posting comments are American citizens (sorry, I feel if you are not a citizen, you get no say like this) or that they are not coming from outside

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> He's also planning to appoint a chief technology officer and has > pledged to get true broadband to every community in the country. Believe it or not, this one scares me. Not because of the concept of getting high-speed access into rural areas or anything like that, but because of the possible

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I've heard several things from Obama that I like so far: - Appointing a CTO. Makes so much sense. - Will most likely reverse Bush's stem cell proclamation. HUGE. - Will look to reverse some of Bush's secretive orders that wilted privacy rights. - I liked his appointment of Rahm Emanuel. - Will res

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The president-elect already has said he'll have a five-day online comment period before signing any nonemergency legislation, so Americans can be part of the process. He's also planning to appoint a chief technology officer and has pledged to get true broadband to every community in the country.