[Novalug] politics - running for US Senate

Alex Smith (K4RNT) shadowhunter@gmail.com
Wed Feb 26 12:12:59 EST 2014


I wish you luck in your campaign. I don't know enough about you or your
views to say if you have my vote, but I still wish you the best.

-Alex

" ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured,
the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all
irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and
warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all
damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG
episode "The Drumhead"
- Alex Smith
- Dulles Technology Corridor (Chantilly/Ashburn/Dulles), Virginia USA


On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Chuck Moss <cmnl@mossc.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:10:04AM -0500, Chuck Moss wrote:
> >
> >
> > I have recently lost my mind and jumped into a US Senate race in
> Virginia.
> >
> > There are four candidates vying for the Republican nomination at a June
> 7th
> > convention to challenge Mark Warner.
> >
> > My guess is I am the only one familiar with the linux CLI.
> >
> > I am fixated on:
> > DMCA
> > CFAA
> > SOPA/PIPA
>
> [snip]
>
>
> > Basically I want someone in Washington with an understanding (and respect
> > of) technology.
>
> Sorry if this was off-topic/inappropriate, I reached out to NoVaLUG because
> the frustrations that drove me to run were the same things we have been
> complaining about over the years.  I would love feedback and perspectives
> of issues the community cares about currently.
>
> All I am hearing from candidates these days are the favorite poll tested
> talking points.  Not much in the way of fixing the process and eliminating
> the conflicts of interest that are undermining our
> technology/infrastucture/industries at the behest of MPAA/RIAA etc.
>
>
> >
> > Big fan of Lawrence Lessig.
> >
> > Anyone interested in being a delegate?  Deadlines vary for each
> city/county
> > but are passing daily.  Loudoun county is deadline to file form is
> > 3/2/2014, Prince William 3/1/2014, Fauquier 2/28
>
> To clarify in all counties/cities I have checked anyone can be a delegate
> that is a registered Virginia voter.
>
> Chuck Moss
>
> www.MossForVA.com (work in progress)
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