IP: Re: : Enron's America

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 10:06:23 -0700
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: "Robert M. McClure" <rmm () unidot com>
> Subject: Re: IP: Enron's America
>
> This is a little like Claude Rains famous line in Casablanca, "I'm shocked,
> shocked, to find gambling going on here."
>
> My reading of American history tells me that commercial influence into
> government policy making extend back at least to Thomas Jefferson and
> probably John Adams,  maybe even Washington.  It has steadily increased
> since then.  The solutions, if any are needed, are much less clear.  Clearly
> you do not want to exclude commercial voices from the decision making
> process as they often have the greatest wisdom and knowledge.  However,
> you would like to prevent undue influence.  I can make the same argument
> vis-a-vis academia, labor, ecology groups, and other miscellaneous and
> sundry special interests.  Simplistic answers just will not do.
>
> Bob

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