Wilentz & Gitlin's creative approach to petitions

[Doug Henwood]

>Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:23:20 -0500
>From: Jon Wiener <Jon_Wiener at compuserve.com>
>
>this is a shocker: the Sean Wilentz-Todd Gitlin ad seems to have been
>flawed:
>This from Cass Sunstein:
>
>>>Friends: This is to let you know that I did NOT see or approve, and do
>not approve of, the Saturday advertisement in the NY Times which included a
>number of alleged "signatories," including me. (The ad calls, far too
>prematurely and hence irresponsibly, for new elections in Florida.) Bruce
>Ackerman did not see or approve it either, and neither of us would have
>signed it if we had. Ronald Dworkin and other supposed "signatories" did
>not have a chance to see it either. If you see fit, feel more than free to
>spread the word. Many thanks and sorry to bother you -- Cass