SPECIAL INTERESTS
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James Joyner | Sunday, January 11, 2004 |
Rob Smith takes strong exception to Dick Gephardt’s assertion that labor unions, farmers, and the elderly aren’t special interest groups. I concur.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Comments
No, they are "very special" interest groups.
Posted by John Lemon | January 11, 2004 | 11:56 pm | Permalink
I think it is all so funny that politicians can get the public all riled up about "special interests." I point out to my students that they probably belong to at least a half dozen special interests without them knowing it. As students, they have a state and national lobby that they pay in to. Many belong to the PIRGs without them knowing it. Blah, blah, blah.
People -- read Federelist 10!
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Posted by John Lemon | January 11, 2004 | 11:59 pm | Permalink
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