An individual can use the Net to multiply its effectiveness by forming a virtual lobbying group that can join in the public policy debate and be part of the political process.
Predictor: Ehlers, Vern
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Roll Call, Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.) and a member of the House Oversight Committee, writes: ”The potential truly stretches the imagination … Clearly the individual citizen will soon have the same access to House information as the highest-paid lobbyist – which is a stated goal of Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Even better, an individual can use the Net to multiply its effectiveness by forming a virtual lobbying group that can join in the public policy debate and be part of the political process.”
Date of prediction: October 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Campaigns/Voting
Name of publication: Roll Call
Title, headline, chapter name: Beyond the Cyberhype: What the Internet Means to the Congressman of the Future
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=1f37df3b0f77fee358192406b390d456&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVzb-lSlzV&_md5=325be2b2fd413311380d6314a2bafcfc
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney