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- From: mitcheec@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (Elliott Mitchell)
- Subject: Re: [misc.activism.progressive] Clinton Office Requests Comments
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:40:00 GMT
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- I'm as much in favor of e.communication to our congressmembers as anyone,
- although I think if there was a direct route from constituents' computers
- to the members, that a somewhat conservative viewpoint would dominate.
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- Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that political conservatives seem
- more likely to take up new technology than liberals. Liberals seem to be
- neo-Luddites in this respect.
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- I didn't realize that for some time until I heard Rush Limbaugh point out
- that only liberals still have rotary telephones. All I can say is I'm a
- liberal and I mostly have rotary telephones in my house. (That's one of the
- things Rush is good for, he makes liberals think about themselves
- (ourselves)). So my point is that if a member were to rely heavily on
- input that came through electronic means (meaning e.mail) that the more
- conservative elements in society might have the upper hand. No?
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