Tag: senate
Senate passes Internet sales tax in final vote, 69-27
The US Senate passed an online sales tax in a vote this afternoon after a heated final round of debate. A small group of anti-tax Republicans, as well as Democratic Senators from states without sales tax like Montana and Oregon, argued vociferously against the bill—but to no avail. The final vote was 69-27, not much […]
American Civil Liberties Union – It Was Close, But We Won: Viva Net Neutrality!
Yeah for Net Neutrality, boo for my State Senator being the one who introduced this resolution.
Ars Technica – Three Senators condemn OnStar for tracking former customers
Glad I don’t own a vehicle with OnStar installed. It’s more than a little sleazy to collect and sell information from former customers.
Sunlight Foundation – House Violates 72 Hour Pledge Again
De-funding a valuable public resource and usurping democracy, all emergencies and all in a days work for Republicans.
Ars Technica – “No lobbying,” says senator before taking movie biz lobby job
I won’t lobby, but I’ll take the top job of a lobbying firm.
The New Yorker – Sorting out the Senate
In Congress it isn’t majority rule, it’s super-majority rule.
The New Yorker – Filibusters and arcane obstructions in the Senate
The New Yorker with a long and detailed essay on how the Senate became a broken organization.