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*not “all” but enough to be annoying. My mistake

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Feb 9, 2019

You’ve made us into a boogeyman because you need an enemy. All we do is push back on regulatory roadblocks to open source software development/adoption. Things like tax or lightning nodes & miners shouldn’t need MTLs. I swear it’s like no one reads the website.

Palley

@stephendpalley

Feb 9, 2019

They're lobbyists Dave. They lobby. You're a lawyer. You lawyer. I don't always agree with them, but I don't get the moral objection.

Rafa

@intjr

Feb 9, 2019

Lobbying without a doubt has a moral dimension that may trigger moral objections (e.g. tobacco). Some may have such misgivings about

It’s a trigger word for sure but I’d hope people actually look at our policy positions, which are public on our website, before making assumptions about what we support

Rafa

@intjr

Feb 9, 2019

Fair enough. Although I can see how someone can get alert to the appearance of influence over these positions. Major donors naturally expect and usually get more attention. When

@jespow

and

@krakenfx

drop a chunk of dough on the table, it is tough to push back on their interests.

Neeraj K. Agrawal

@NeerajKA

Feb 9, 2019

Another option is people could also just read the actual positions before deciding they are biased

Rafa

@intjr

Feb 9, 2019

You already posted that and I already agreed with it. Don’t get defensive, you guys are doing fine work as I stated many times before, best lobbying bang for the buck IMO. You know how the lobbying game works. You will always be questioned about your major contributors.

Neeraj K. Agrawal

@NeerajKA

Feb 9, 2019

Sorry. My hackles up are after being accused of defending fraud or whatever. Twitter is a bad place

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You can ask

but we have not asked for anything. CC "lobbies" for the interests of humanity, like the EFF. They are not a trade association. In fact, part of the reason for such a large gift last year was that so CC could afford to stay neutral and not do favors.

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Does not surprise me. They are imo a top shelve lobbying group, a steal at what they say their budget is. My comments were only reflecting the reality of public policy advocacy and the attention donor lists attract. And rightfully so.