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EXCELLENT!

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Senator Tester made a comment similar to Jackson's to conservationists about the Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Act a few years back. "That's a great idea, now make me do it".

As far as the rest of the essay, I suggest an important difference between grassroots activism for an action and leading on morality issues.

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Thanks for sharing Tester's comment. I like that formulation: Make me do it.

I'd like to hear more about your thoughts (not necessarily here--comment sections aren't always great) about the difference you point to. My initial reaction is agreement with where I think you are pointing. But I'd like to know more. Some policy action, it seems to me, are inherently in morality realm. Maybe most?

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Yeah there's definitely a wide blurry line about where the morality comes in to play with policy, and I would bet it varies by person.

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