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Re: [dvd-discuss] Going on the offense.

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Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Going on the offense.
From: Tom <tom(at)lemuria.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 08:13:07 +0200
In-Reply-To: <200109110245.WAA21414@emperor.hwrd1.md.home.com>; from jfbauer@home.com on Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 10:45:41PM -0400
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On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 10:45:41PM -0400, Jim Bauer wrote:
> BTW, why is is that all legistators think they need to pass lots of
> new laws?  You would think that after 200+ years we would have all the
> laws any society could possibly need.  Perhaps their pay should be
> inversely proportional to the number of laws they pass?

Robert Heinlein
"Take back your government"

has a great explanation on that. in short: legislators define their own
"efficiency" at the number of laws they pass, because that is basically
the only highly visible part of their work.

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- Re: [dvd-discuss] Going on the offense.
  - From: Bryan Taylor <bryan_w_taylor@yahoo.com>
- Re: [dvd-discuss] Going on the offense.
  - From: Jim Bauer <jfbauer@home.com>

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