Changes

I. Introduction

I. Introduction

The public has flexed its muscle the past few weeks.  Public outrage forced CBS to withdraw from its network its biased film about former President Ronald Reagan.  Public outrage also forced the Florida legislature to pass a special law to save the life of Terri Schiavo-Schindler.  A court had ordered her feeding tube removed based on statements by her estranged husband that Terri did not want to live anymore.  This special law gave the feeding tube back to Terri.

The public has flexed its muscle the past few weeks.  Public outrage forced CBS to withdraw from its network its biased film about former President Ronald Reagan.  Public outrage also forced the [[Florida]] legislature to pass a special law to save the life of Terri Schiavo-Schindler.  A court had ordered her feeding tube removed based on statements by her estranged husband that Terri did not want to live anymore.  This special law gave the feeding tube back to Terri.

These were not acts of political parties, though the Republican Party did play minor roles.  This was the public at large, acting through “interest groups” and as individuals, that forced action.  Today we will talk about “interest groups.”

These were not acts of political parties, though the Republican Party did play minor roles.  This was the public at large, acting through “interest groups” and as individuals, that forced action.  Today we will talk about “interest groups.”