Republican Rep. William Hurd disinvited from Black Hat conference

Re:Republican Rep. William Hurd disinvited from Black Hat co... by finnthehuman on Friday June 21, 2019 @08:22AM (#20241836)

This kind of power move works when you’re disinviting bloggers nobody has heard of. Disinviting a sitting representative just looks like burying your head in the sand and expecting everyone to adapt to your point of view just because you let it be known you’re cross.

How do you think lobbyists get the policy changes they’re after? By giving the cold shoulder to any rep not already predisposed to voting in their preferred direction?

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Re:Republican Rep. William Hurd disinvited from Black Hat co... by youdontknowtho on Friday June 21, 2019 @01:26PM (#20244580)

It probably looks like the conference supporting the people who are affected the most by Republican party policies...if you are one of those people. If you aren't one of those people then I can see why it would seem like it was just a political move. That being said, he and his party have materially affected the lives of people who are traveling to the con.

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Re:Republican Rep. William Hurd disinvited from Black Hat co... by onboardram on Friday June 21, 2019 @08:25AM (#20241855)

I think lobbyists use money.

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Re:Republican Rep. William Hurd disinvited from Black Hat co... by taborj on Friday June 21, 2019 @10:07AM (#20242610)

Generally speaking, most governments run on favors. "You support this for me, I'll support this for you."

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