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Pete Ashdown on his Run at the Hill
adamdrayer writes "Wired recently conducted an interview with Pete Ashdown, the tech-minded ISP owner who is hoping for a major upset in the race for Utah's Senate seat against long-time incumbent Orin Hatch. Ashdown hopes to help pave the way for better decision-making on the Hill regarding technology. Hatch is among the more conservative politicians on the issues of 'digital privacy' and 'fair use,' while one of Ashdown's main objectives is to reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act."
I am Mormon. No we are not.
Which is why the gubernatorial Democratic candidate got 42% of the vote in 2004.
You might be trolling, but I'll bite.
According to http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0778562.html/ the UN ranks 9 other countries above the US on the livability scale. Although frankly for the most part I think that life is pretty much what you make of it. I've seen people living in what we would call bad or primitive conditions, and yet they didn't seem to fussed about it.
Those countries in the UN list from 1-9 are Norway, Iceland, Australia, Luxembourg, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland and Belgium. Except for Australia, it would be a bit cold in those countries for people who like tropical climates. Depends on taste and philosophical issues, like what is the best movie? So maybe the US is the better place for you, but you'll probably have people who would like to differ with your opinion as you've stated it such that the US is the better place for everyone.
Australian running a company that does C# / C++ / Java / SQL / Python / Mathematica
You really need to take a look at what I'm pledging. I think term limits are a good short term solution, but the real problem is incumbent advantage. Eliminate that and if you have a level playing field for elections, voters really are the term limits.
I demand full accountability of our representatives by having them post schedules and call logs online. Every department of government should post their budgets and expenditures on a monthly basis. I will involve the American people in the process and I am demonstrating ways to do that. I believe the Constitution is more than a "piece of paper" and should be upheld if I swear to do so. Please explain to me how this is "full-bore liberal", because people all over Utah have told me that it sounds good to them.
I'm in Utah, actually knew he was running and yet I have barely heard a word about him.
Do you read the paper or watch TV? That's OK, you can catch up at my media page.
Transparency breeds efficiency. If the public is able to reveal and know the inefficiencies of government, they're more likely to be eliminated or changed. I believe in a limited government, but I also don't believe we should sell our government services to the lowest bidder (or no bid).
Education is one area where "No Child Left Behind" has put big government into the smallest classroom. In most cases regarding local issues, the feds should be cutting checks to local governments then getting out of the way. In non-interstate issues, the locals can always do it cheaper, better, and quicker than the feds.