Att: Ray Strand <[log in to unmask]> Ray lYou stated: "no one has responded to the ethics questions i posed earlier it would be nice to know how that congressional committe logically decides ethics of various issues. does anyone know? " Saying "logically decides" is an illogical phrase. It's POLITICS! They decide as the result of lobbiest calls, plus counting voter reaction and consulting their ouija board. That's why we can make a difference -- by lobbying Congress and working with PAN/MJFox, and hustling petitions, writing letters, etc. Sid Levin