MassPIRG

[dmaze]

Someone from MassPIRG dropped by last night trying to get me to sign up. The spiel, as I understood it: global warming is a problem. Check. Mr. W isn't going to do anything about it. Check. If I join MassPIRG, then maybe the esteemed Mr. Romney will. Uh, huh? It's not obvious to me that (a) Massachusetts, on its own, can cause significant changes in emissions policy, (b) our Republican presidential-candidate governor is motivated to address this issue, or that (c) my joining your organization makes a difference in any of this.

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[desireearmfeldt]

I think the logic is "if we have lots of members, we can pressure Romney to do stuff because we'll represent lots of constituents." I wasn't totally impressed by the logic, but on the other hand, the kids who came to my door did a good job and I do presume that MassPIRG is generally doing something more useful than not...which is not to say "as useful as it could be", and is not to say I understand the whole lobbying system. :)