Re:House tells NASA to start planning two Europa missions
by forgotpwtomain on Saturday May 21, 2016 @07:03AM
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If they have almost no effect than they have almost no power - isn't that tautological?
Also it should be noted the paper contrasts public opinion to 'organized interest groups':
> Our third and fourth theoretical traditions posit that
public policy generally reflects the outcome of struggle
among organized interest groups and business firms.
But in a number of cases organized interest groups are representative of a significant sector of public opinion (the NRA being one such example, or the ACLU is another).
Also it should be noted the paper contrasts public opinion to 'organized interest groups':
> Our third and fourth theoretical traditions posit that public policy generally reflects the outcome of struggle among organized interest groups and business firms.
But in a number of cases organized interest groups are representative of a significant sector of public opinion (the NRA being one such example, or the ACLU is another).