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

[Declan McCullagh <lists(at)politechbot.com>]

To reply to jeme's point: EFF doesn't really lean libertarian, at least
not anymore. How many of its staff members identify as libertarian?
How many of its board members? (Probably two, max. Larry Lessig, another
board member, has written harsh critiques of libertarianism.)

EFF is a civil libertarian group, but that's not the same.

Cato, Institute for Justice, Pacific Research Institute -- those are
libertarian groups.

-Declan



On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 07:06:42PM -0700, Bryan Taylor wrote:
> 
> --- Jeme A Brelin <jeme@brelin.net> wrote:
> 
> > Oregon has a very liberal "ballot initiative" system.  Voter's can submit
> > a referendum after collecting a designated number of signatures of
> > registered voters in the state.  Such iniatives bypass the legislature and
> > can even amend the State Constitution.
> 
> Go for it!!
> 
> > The problem here is that the EFF tends to lean toward the Libertarian
> > angle.  There is a general failure to recognize that corporate power is as
> > oppressive as state power with or without the force of state behind it.
> 
> Well, I think a libertarian would say that "corporate power" exists only
> because the government fails to stand up for individual liberty.
> 
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