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Former GOP Staffer Derek Khanna Speaks On Intellectual Property
cervesaebraciator writes "Tim Lee over at Ars Technica recently interviewed Derek Khanna, a former staffer for the Republican Study Committee. As reported on Slashdot, Khanna wrote a brief suggesting the current copyright law might not constitute free market thinking. He was rewarded for his efforts with permanent time off of work. Khanna continues to speak out about the need for copyright reform as well as its potential as a winning electoral issue and, according to Lee, he's actually beginning to receive some positive attention for his efforts. 'I encourage Hill staffers to bring forth new ideas. Don't be discouraged by the potential consequences,' Khanna told Ars. 'You work for the American people. It's your job, your obligation to be challenging existing paradigms and put forward novel solutions to existing problems.' Would that more in both major parties thought like this."
'You work for the American people. It's your job, your obligation to be challenging existing paradigms and put forward novel solutions to existing problems.'
No, you work for the people who give you your paycheck, and they work for the people who finance their political campaign that gets them their job. I will give you a hint: this is not communist China; nobody in America "works for the people" except prostitutes.
As for "challenging existing paradigms"; you can tell that to the Occupy Wall Street crowd while they are sitting in the unemployment line.
As a senior Hiring Manager for Save Mart, I'll tell you that we need people who can take orders. And as somebody who is on the committee that advises the CEO of what politicians to fund, I'll tell you that if there is any civil servant going around stirring things up and trying to make people think, then I can assure you we will tell his boss to fire him.
Like I told one socialist who somehow managed to get a job with us:
"You need to take another look at your place on the food chain. These aren't your customers, these are Save Mart's customers."
The same with these guys in political office: those aren't their voters whom you are working for. Those are Save Marts voters. We paid for them, we own them.
If you are one of these idealists straight out of college who wants to feel important and valued, then instead of taking the initiative to embarrass your boss and his corporate advisers, you should instead think about getting a dog. Feed them and pet them occasionally and they will love you and give your life meaning. Don't look for meaning in government, save that for your bitch.