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- If you are upset about massive spying programs, vote against the people who extended the Patriot Act in the next election https://www.opencongress.org/vote/2011/h/376 6 comments politics
- Let your representatives know your feelings on the sequester! http://www.opencongress.org/ 3 comments politics
- Proposed resolution to amendment the Constitution removing right of free speech by corporations. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hj13/show 3 comments politics
- Welcome the 113th U.S. Congress: systemically-corrupt, historically-gridlocked, incredibly unpopular. http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2521-welcome-the-113th-u-s-congress-systemically-corrupt-historically-gridlocked-incredibly-unpopular?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+opencongresscongressgossipblog+%28open+congress+blog%29 76 comments politics
- Which party has been more partisan in Congress? A look at the numbers. http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/senate/democrat 4 comments moderatepolitics
- Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012- Rand Paul's Anti-Drone bill http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h5925/text 16 comments technology
- H.R.4170: Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012. Please help spread the word! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4170/show 609 comments politics
- Only two Senators voted against banning insider trading for members of Congress. Why? http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/sublist/9673?party=republican&vote=nay 15 comments politics
- A MEGA-LIST of Congressmen facing 2012 reelection that are potentially vulnerable, with their voting records on controversial legislation http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s968/show 423 comments politics
- Tobacco and Tobacco Products support SOPA. Are you going to quit smoking? http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3261/money 5 comments technology
- How to boycott GoDaddy for PIPA/SOPA even if you don't have a domain to drop; Active Boycott. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3261/money 7 comments politics
- How to boycott GoDaddy even if you don't have a domain with them: Active Boycott http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3261/money 15 comments politics
- It passed the House. The NDAA passed the House http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1540/ 5 comments politics
- Here is what I know, we have the enemy belligerents act of 2010, and we have a bill that would define the USA as a battlefield and Citizens as the enemy and would authorize indefinite detention of anyone anywhere w/o trial. As a redditor said, this is Nazi Death Camp legislation. What do we do? http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3081/text 50 comments politics
- Bill Introduced to Allow Robocalls to Cell Phones http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2393-bill-introduced-to-allow-robocalls-to-cell-phones?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+opencongresscongressgossipblog+%28open+congress+blog%29 70 comments politics
- H.R. 1249 Signed into law 9-15-11 changes patent and trademark law from "first to invent" to "first inventor to file". http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1249/show 71 comments technology
- Let's not forget that the GOP's own budget calls for the debt ceiling to be increased by $9 Trillion over the next 10 years. http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2268-last-week-s-debt-ceiling-vote- 18 comments politics
- Sent an email to my senator (Jim Webb D-VA) regarding the Protect IP Act and got shit on. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s968/show 16 comments politics
- GOP pulls Kucinich's Libya War Powers resolution from the floor because it might actually pass http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2305-gop-pulls-libya-war-powers-resolution-from-the-floor-because-it-might-pass 4 comments politics
- For all those that still believe in the false equivalency between Democrats and Republicans, HR514 voting records (PATRIOT act extension). http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h514/votes 6 comments politics
- Make note of who voted to extend the Patriot Act and remember them when their term comes up. We need to "Lame Duck" their butts. http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2011/h/376 13 comments politics
- I am now convinced that many of you don't actually read the text of bills. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3326/text?version=enr&nid=t0:enr:644 96 comments politics
- Boehner Gets His Earmark http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2204-boehner-gets-his-earmark 6 comments politics
- Reddit, the republicans have proposed a budget that will cut funding for public broadcast. This bill is backed by Fox News, and would cut funding to PBS and NPR (HR 69). Please help!! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h68/show 166 comments politics
- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: House Republicans want to limit the definition of rape to "forcible rape". http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3/text 6 comments politics
- if for no other reason, this is why you should be concerned about republicans having control of congress. http://www.opencongress.org/articles/show/2163-republicans-waste-no-time-moving-against-net-neutrality 3 comments politics
- I'm sorry, I still can't get over the fact that the proposed health care repeal is ACTUALLY named "Repealing The Job-Killing Health Care Law Act." It's as if a bunch of three year olds named it. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2/show 380 comments politics
- H.R.6506 - SHIELD Act - Seeks to modify the Espionage Act of 1917 to criminalize Wikileaks. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h6506/show 5 comments politics
- Today I learned that John Boehner, the new Republican House Majority leader, once passed out checks from a Tobacco Lobby Group on the floor of the Capital. http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/john_boehner#boehner_hands_out_.27tobacco_checks.27_on_floor_of_house 61 comments politics
- Universal National Service Act - To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense... http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5741/text 3 comments politics
- Senator Murkowski is blocking the bill that will raise the amount that BP can be fined in order to clean up the mess - Oh yeah, and she got 1.2 million from them. http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1876-murkowski-blocks-bill-to-raise-oil-companies-liability-for-spills 13 comments politics
- H.R.45 - All the guns you own must be listed on 2010 tax return. Here we go. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text?1 14 comments reddit.com
- OpenCongress has the full CITABLE text of H.R. 3200 (the health care bill) online. Whether you're in reddit or elsewhere, please include citations to the relevant parts when arguing about the bill's content. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/text?version=ih&nid=t0:ih:10 5 comments politics
- When discussing the healthcare legislation, can we please get lawyer-like specific on Reddit? http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/show 11 comments reddit.com
- Ron Paul received almost $30,000 from Churches, Clergy, and Religious Organizations in 2008 http://www.opencongress.org/money_trail#ig_open_363 10 comments politics
- Dennis Kucinich's bill to establish a Department of Peace now has 70 co-sponsors! Oh boy, think it will pass? http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h808/show 46 comments politics
- H.R.623 is just what a crooked cop needs... an exception to minimum mandatory prison terms for violent gun crimes committed by individuals who are authorized to carry firearms in the lawful performance of an employment duty http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h623/show 3 comments politics
- How to pass a law designed to isolate and punish Iran? Call the law the Iran Diplomatic Enhancement Act. Your Tax dollars at work, fomenting the next war. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1985/show 4 comments politics
- Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.J.Res.1) http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hj1/show 4 comments politics
- In 2007, Obama introduced a bill to make voter suppression a federal crime. Stalled in Senate, House version passed unanimously. http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/616-obama-legislation-targets-voter-intimidation 16 comments politics
- Reddit: Have you read the FISA bill!? They are going to redefine what WMD means! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6304/text 11 comments politics
Linking pages
- My failures: Civic technology ideas that didn’t quite work. | by Joshua Tauberer | Medium https://medium.com/@joshuatauberer/my-failures-civic-technology-ideas-that-didn-t-quite-work-c73ecf730032 6 comments
- GitHub - unitedstates/contact-congress: Sending electronic written messages to members of Congress by reverse engineering their contact forms. https://github.com/unitedstates/contact-congress 0 comments
- SOPA Opera: Which Legislators Support SOPA and PIPA? — ProPublica http://www.propublica.org/nerds/item/sopa-opera-which-legislators-support-sopa-and-pipa 0 comments
- Open Data Needs HTTPS Too https://konklone.com/post/open-data-needs-https-too 0 comments
- Five ways open data can boost democracy around the world | Public Leaders Network | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/feb/20/open-data-day-fairer-taxes 0 comments
- New Project: Datamob http://deeplinking.net/datamob/ 0 comments