My Letter to Larry Lessig
Larry:
I hope you decide to run for the Lantos seat.
The reason is simple. — you get it. (or maybe IT)
A short story with my perspective:
A few years ago I met Sherwood L. Boehlert at a political event in DC. At the time he was head of the Science Committee (as his business card proudly proclaimed), so I started talking to him about the Internet. I’d written a white paper about the benefits of growing the US broadband infrastructure and he seem like a place to start.
After a sentence or two he told me he really knew nothing about the Internet and I should talk to someone whose name I can’t recall. I asked why the head of the Science Committee knew nothing about the Internet. My sarcasm was obvious, so he responded in kind. “The trouble with you people is that you need to pay more attention to what we are doing here in Washington.” — could he give me a better straight line? I told him the last time I checked he worked for the citizens and he should be paying attention to me instead. Well, not surprisingly he turned on his heel and ran away as fast as he could.
The problem is that Congress needs someone on the inside to explain it to them. —- because they will never listen to obnoxious people like me.
I know that you will NEVER be Mr. Boehlert. — because i’ve met both of you and I can say you are no Sherwood Boehlert.
Be the guy who gets it!