To me the problem isn't as much the lobbyists and astroturfers as it is the willingness of those in Congress to take their gifts, payments, etc. I am sure many of them are upset that this bill was defeated, if this new group of people had to register, it would have been so much easier for the members of Congress to figure where to get their new "donations."
Once Congress starts making laws that puts strict penalties on them getting caught taking this money, then I will be impressed.
In one lab I worked in we had a spare Juniper M40 that had literally "fallen off the back of a truck." The shipper's insurance paid to replace the router, which had fallen about 3 feet off tailgate of the deilvery truck. We were allowed to keep the "totaled" router. One power supply was shot and it wasn't pretty, but after a little hacking, it was a proud addition to the lab.
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To me the problem isn't as much the lobbyists and astroturfers as it is the willingness of those in Congress to take their gifts, payments, etc. I am sure many of them are upset that this bill was defeated, if this new group of people had to register, it would have been so much easier for the members of Congress to figure where to get their new "donations." Once Congress starts making laws that puts strict penalties on them getting caught taking this money, then I will be impressed.
In one lab I worked in we had a spare Juniper M40 that had literally "fallen off the back of a truck." The shipper's insurance paid to replace the router, which had fallen about 3 feet off tailgate of the deilvery truck. We were allowed to keep the "totaled" router. One power supply was shot and it wasn't pretty, but after a little hacking, it was a proud addition to the lab.