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On effective ways to silence your critics

October 6, 2008 9:31 PM - comments (1)

Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren tells the (incredible) story of a rule imposed on witnesses who wanted to testify in a credit card hearing that would permit the credit card companies to reveal their private financial data. "Only fair," defenders of the rule stated, such as Congrssman Bachus (R-AL). But when Warren asked whether the credit card companies would have to provide support for the factual claims they made, the answer was silence. Only consumers have to waive their privacy to testify. Credit card companies get to say whatever they want, without having to establish any factual basis.

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October 6, 2008 11:32 PM Steve Baba:

I am not sure if this is “effective” way to silence people since any competent public interest group supporting the credit card “victims” would march them straight in front of reporters if congress did not hear them with the additional and original complaint.

This is also old news from March.

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