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From: mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Are PIRG Fees Legal?
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 13:04:56 EST
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> With respect to required "political" student fees -
> 
> A quick opposing viewpoint: I have myself paid the U of Oregon PIRG
> fee.  PIRG seems very politically innocuous, the student body as a 
> group is pleased to spend money on it, and it appeared to be my duty
> to lend token support too since I did voluntarily join that body. Same
> principal as Homecoming fees.
> 
Maybe Garry feels obligated, since he joined PIRG.  However, most
students don't join PIRG.  And just because it is innocuous should
not be a compelling reason to pay for it.  There are many innocuous
things in this world.
> 
> Courts are cruel weapons. Large numbers of human beings and large amounts
> of human effort are required to feed them. Are you really so self-righteous?
> garry wiegand
>
This really appears to be an off the wall comment.  What does
this refer to?
                         Mark Reina