While Congress has been out of town, the Internet community has been fighting back against legislation that would tinker with the workings of the greatest communications network ever. The bill is intended to control copyright, which is indeed commonplace on the ‘Net. Before the holiday recess, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Lamar Smith [...]
One of the keys to WashingtonWatch.com is good data about federal legislation. A reason why WashingtonWatch.com is not a much better resource is because it’s very hard to get good data out of the legislative branch. So it’s nice to see that a new Open Senate Project is joining the Open House Project. These are [...]
And I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Via TechCrunch, the Republican party has a site up that purports to give ordinary people a voice in the platform that the GOP will adopt. The Republican Party is seeking your input as we develop the policies and principles upon which we should stand for the next [...]