Exercising My Right to Petition the Government

by Luke Judge on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

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Thanks for the mention. yes, I had a bit of a moral quagmire considering that we were working so closely with a front group for many of the media/ad corporations I despise on general principle.

In the end, I had to rationalize the fact that we -- as small publishers/journalists -- were on the same side as corporations fighting this potential privacy legislation. It just wouldn't be wise to deny myself the opportunity to have that kind of access to Democracy as most of us will never come close to lobbying members of Congress (face to face in my case) for any reason.

Are we tools and hypocrites? Yeah, probably. but I made some great connections (like you for one) and have a wealth of material for future opportunities. I hope you weren't down-wind of my afternoon 'fart-a-thon' in the Congressional hallways:) let Freedom Ring -- I can smell it now and it is not pleasant.

 

Rogers,

Great story. I was there with you, as you well know, and am in the same boat. all I can add to your eloquent synopsis of the event is what might happen if the legislation goes too far.

From the lens I look through as a small publisher, I see the 52,000 people that come to my AsktheBuilder site each day in pain. Something is wrong at their house.

Because of ads that run at my site, I'm able to post thousands of columns and hundreds of videos for FREE that solve their issues and save them thousands of dollars. all this because of the magical third-party information that's harmlessly passed between servers.

If the passing of that information is restricted, you and I both know that our ad revenue will drop. At some point, you, I and thousands of other publishers will close shop and shut down our sites. where will the people then find our information?

Bottom Line: we need to educate the public that certain information can be passed harmlessly. Are there scoundrels out there abusing the system? you bet. but these decroted pieces of crap have been around for decades before the Internet. we should focus our resources on finding these slime bags and getting rid of them.

I sure hope to see you up on the Hill next year so we can continue to help our representatives understand all the complexities of this issue.

It was great meeting you.

Tim CarterFounder - AsktheBuilder.com do it right, not over.

 

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