On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:23:54 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:53:07 GMT, in a place far, far away,
(Christopher) made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:37:23 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:43:04 GMT, in a place far, far away,
(Christopher) made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

You asked me to lobby Congress for you. It is customary to pay
lobbyists when they do so.

Not in my country you don't. Totally against the rules, and is
severly frowned upon.

You apparently don't understand the word "lobbying."

You apparently don't understand how our political system works.

I understand it just fine,

Somehow I don't think you do.

but your political system is irrelevant.

How so?

You described bribery, which is illegal here as well (though it's
often done), but has absolutely nothing to do with what I was
proposing.

No I described the fact you are not allowed to influence the way an MP
asks questions, he/she is your representative in Parliament. You can
write to them expressing your point but nothing more, the ONLY time
your point can be put to the government is at Prime Ministers Question
Time, and that is if your MP catches the Speakers eye..

We were talking about getting Congress to do something. I've
described how it's done. If you want to see it happen, you have to
pay me, or someone else, unless you can persuade them to do it gratis.

As I told you I am not an American so '*your* political system is
irrelevant'.


Christopher
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"Kites rise highest against
the wind - not with it."
Winston Churchill