Senator Barack Obama
13th District Senate Office
1741 East 71st Street
Chicago, Illinois 60649

Office Phone: (773) 363-1996
Email: obama@senatedem.state.il.us

Springfield Capitol Office:

Room 105B
Capitol Building
Springfield, Illinois  62706  

Office Phone: (217) 782-5338

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Ron:

Great to hear from you!  My students told me you were in town; had I known, I 
would have made a point of coming to the discussion.

As for the banquet, I'm flattered by the request.  Two concerns.  First, the 
end of May is typically the end of our legislative session, which means that 
I may be tied up in Springfield during the banquet.  I won't know the 
specific schedule for the year for another month probably.  Of course, St. 
Louis is only an hour and a half from Springfield, so if I am in session, but 
the banquet is during down time for us, I'd be happy to come down.

The other concern is whether you really want to hear from a constitutional 
lawyer who is still trying to figure out all these rapid developments in 
technology.

Anyway, once you guys have a date, why don't you contact my assistant, 
Jennifer Mason, at senobama@XXXXX.XXXX, and we'll see what we can work out.

Your work sounds fascinating, and I look forward to hearing more about.

Barry

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Dear Ronald:

Thanks so much for the invitation.  It appears that I am in Springfield for 
session on May 23, which means that I can almost certainly serve as speaker.  
I must offer the caveat, however, that I do not control the legislative 
schedule (we are in the minority in Illinois) and so there is a slim but real 
chance that at the last minute I would have to cancel (say a NN% chance).  If 
you are willing to take the chance, with a possible back-up in mind, then 
I'll be honored to speak.

Let me know.  Hope you're doing well.

Barack (Barry)

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i will.  just fill me in on the details and thanks again!

"R. Prescott Loui" wrote:

> so you will volunteer to man a desk and also to help us get senator
> obama from springfield illinois to st. louis, mo?  i will pair you
> with a wash u law student so the burden is not so great.
>
> barry obama is a future national candidate.  he's a good person to meet.

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Ronald:

I just got back from Springfield, so I apologize for not getting back to you 
sooner.  Unfortunately, I just found out last week that we will be in session 
on May 21st, and that we will be running through a full calender of votes.  
Although there is a slim possibility that I would get out of Springfield in 
time to get down to St. Louis for the banquet, it is more likely that we are 
working through the early evening.

I know I warned you about this possibility, but I still feel badly, I hope 
that you had a contingency plan in place.  If I find out that anything has 
changed while I am in Springfield this week, I will let you know.  In the 
meantime, I do hope that my absence will be a mere blip in a successful 
event, and still hope to see you in the near future.  If you want to call me 
in Springfield, the number is XXX XXX XXX8.

Regards,

Barack


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Ronald:

Just wanted to make a correction on last email: the session days run through 
the week of the 21st, and not just the 21st, ergo the problem on Wed.

Barack


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Ron:

Thanks for the understanding.  If session lets out in time, I will still try 
to come down, even if I'm not officially speaking.

Congratulations on your elections.  The start of a promising future!

Regards,

Barack

P.S. If I do miss you in May, please be sure to contact me if you have any 
plans to come to Chicago.


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I'm really old-fashioned.  No AV equipment necessary at all.

See you in a few days.

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Professor Schauer lectured in place of Barack Obama in the Old
Courthouse where Abraham Lincoln argued for the rights of the rail over
the riverboat, and Dred Scott argued his right to be freed from slavery.

(Actually we wanted Senator Obama in the Old Courthouse first, then
shifted him to banquet speaker, suggesting as topic how technology could
help democratize access to the law and to government.  Emeritus Dean
Dorsey Ellis of the Law School was the actual replacement banquet speaker.)

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I just received your message. I'll call you on Monday morning to talk about it.
DDE

Dorsey D. Ellis, Jr.
William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law
Washington University School of Law
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>>> "R. Prescott Loui"  05/18/01 08:12PM >>>

Dear Dean Ellis:

I've had a cancellation of my banquet speaker for the conference on AI and
Law this week!  Sen. Barry Obama is apparently in late session in
Springfield, Wednesday evening at 7pm, and won't be able to join us.  So I
am looking for someone who might enjoy an impromptu dinner at the
Starlight Room (this Wednesday, the 23rd).  ...  The dean of the Cornell
law school spoke in D.C. one year, and in Melbourne, it was the outgoing
Minister of Science.

...

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... Do you have a firm commitment from Dan Ellis? By the way, what are you askin
g him to talk about? I can say a few words about the new focus on
interdisciplinary work at the law school unless that is what Dan is going
to talk about.