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longobord

Lobbyists

Sep 26, 2011 18:01

The other day I went to a round-table led by a local congresscritter focusing on the state of the net. It was an interesting discussion about how these really broken laws get enacted in Congress. Of course, the folks representing California are getting a lot on both sides of the issue, what with both the content industry and the tech industry both ( Read more... )

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tyrsalvia September 27 2011, 07:54:03 UTC

Good post.

Also... this seems to suggest a potential career path for you, no?

longobord September 27 2011, 10:50:26 UTC

You're aware I'm in law school right now? I think I've found a pretty good career path.

I was thinking that you might enjoy some of this stuff too, although for entirely different reasons than I'm into it. I think you'd be awesome in criminal defense for some reason.

tyrsalvia September 28 2011, 05:36:11 UTC

Yes, I know you're in law school. Mostly what I was suggesting is that doing some sort of tech lobbying might be in your future, since that combines both technology and the law.

longobord September 28 2011, 06:31:17 UTC

Aaah, I see. But I don't think I would make a good lobbyist. I would probably wind up getting short with a congresscritter who was being intractable and then it'd be all over. Although I imagine patience is something I could develop, I couldn't imagine actually enjoying that job, no matter how important I think it is ( ... )