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Re:U.S. backs down in fight with Harvard, MIT over student v... by idrios on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:55PM (#23837731)
That it's tiresome does not invalidate the argument. In fact, if the policy change was made because of university lobbying and not because of the public outcry, that's downright depressing. It means we still had no control over this outcome, we're just lucky that some people in power agreed with us here.
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Re:U.S. backs down in fight with Harvard, MIT over student v... by grandmczeb on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @05:27PM (#23838138)
One way public outcry is expressed is through lobbying. Honestly, I think the issue here is that people mistakenly believe lobbying consists of shadowy groups slipping bribes under the table to elected officials when in reality it’s just people coming together to advocate for issues they care about.
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