I seem to recall a highly-rated comment on past coverage reminding us to be suspicious of laws named after dead people that referenced Reason, so this might be a good place to point this out:
Congresswoman Names Law After Dead Guy, But Wait! This One Might Be Good! Scott Shackford
I wonder if he'd be willing to move the entire thing to an MIT auditorium. I'm sure there's a larger audience that would like to see this speech live, and the ability to ask questions about the situation could be invaluable.