Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use Uber

Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by davidw on Sunday March 09, 2014 @04:40AM (#7367908)

I helped get a law passed here in Italy. Not the US, but not known for great politics either.

http://www.governo.it/Notizie/Presidenza/dettaglio.asp?d=690...

Most of the marijuana legalization stuff isn't being driven by huge corporations.

Gay marriage rights are not a campaign that some lobbyist cooked up.

In my home state of Oregon, they legalized euthanasia a number of years ago. That wasn't exactly something with massive corporate backing... "Wash down that lethal dose of barbiturates with a refreshing Coca Cola!"

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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by joesmo on Sunday March 09, 2014 @01:49PM (#7369170)

Regardless of corporate backing, _all_ these movements are powered by millions of dollars. That's how it works here in the US.

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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by davidw on Sunday March 09, 2014 @05:23PM (#7370023)

So what you are saying is that even grass roots movements, led by fairly ordinary people, can raise millions of dollars for their causes?

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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by joesmo on Monday March 10, 2014 @04:54PM (#7375625)

If they want to get legislation passed, then yes, they have to. I have no idea if they can or not.

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