[BC] SBE: What matters?

[Paul Christensen]

> Does the American Bar Association weigh in on every piece of legislation 
> throughout the U.S.? No, that is what lobbyists get paid to do.
> SBE needs to see the subtle distinction between what affects the engineer, 
> and what affects the engineers client/employer, and focus on the former.

But the ABA does weigh-in on issues that directly and indirectly affect its 
members -- like the SBE.  Moreover, I see a similar analogy in that the 
focus for both organizations is on issues directly affecting its members, 
and to your point,  indirectly on issues that touch it's members (clients, 
station owners, public policy, etc.)  There is a significant difference 
between filing periodic petitions and responses to rulemakings and 
contracting with a lobbyist to attain 24/7 visibility on issues with law 
makers.

-Paul  (SBE and ABA member)


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