The Diogenes Project: Can Anyone Find an Anti-Drone Congressman?

It is said that the Greek philosopher Diogenes used to wander the market of Athens, shining a lantern in broad daylight, searching for an honest man.

Recently, some of us have been wandering the Twittersphere, searching for a congressman or congresswoman who will speak openly about their opposition to drone killing and drone surveillance.

The tweets keep going out, but all we can detect is darkness.

Maybe we need a brighter lantern?

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Image of Diogenes with his lantern by Jules Bastien-Lepage from Wikipedia.


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