[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: [Dewayne-Net] RE: Hollings loss is our gain

[Steve Schear]

At 12:29 PM 11/11/2002 -0800, Dewayne Hendricks wrote:
> [Note:  This comment comes from reader Chuck Jackson. DLH]
> > >    At 11:00 -0800 11/11/02, Steve Schear wrote:
> >  >   >With the Republicans taking control of the Senate, Sen. Ernst
> >  >   >Hollings will no longer be Chairman of the Commerce
> >  >   Committee.
> > SNIP
> >
> >  >   It will be interesting to see which
> >  >   Republican is selected to replace him and what policies are
> > emphasized in the coming term.
> >
> > It is virtually certain to be Senator McCain.
>
> Although it always difficult to determine where a politician really stands 
> on an issue.  Senator John McCain's (R-Arizona) said: "I believe the 
> concerns of content providers are justified. They invest creativity, 
> effort, and capital into producing high quality films and programming and 
> should be able, adequately, to protect their investments. I am 
> apprehensive, however, of proposals that select technological winners and 
> losers and mandate government intervention in the marketplace."
>
> steve