The Bipartisan Commission Ruse
27th January 2014
Blue-ribbon panels were much in the news this past week. The Presidential Commission on Election Administration came out with a report making the case for expanding early voting options, allowing online voter registration and eliminating long lines at the polls. The little-known Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board issued an analysis concluding that the National Security Agency’s domestic phone records surveillance program is illegal and ineffectual.
Know what else is ineffectual? Recommendations from groups like these.
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Ultimately, they’re the equivalent of those participation trophies handed out to every kid who plays in a sports league. They look nice on the shelf, but you can’t take them seriously.