2008-07-08T10:34:16Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/articles/all_comments 2008-07-08T10:34:16Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/comment/32811 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/541-Get-Ready-for-the-FISA-Debate">Get Ready for the FISA Debate</a><br><br>"The new FISA compromise: it's worse than you think": http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/fisa-compromise.ars/1 2008-07-07T15:57:57Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/comment/32741 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/540-A-National-Speed-Limit">A National Speed Limit</a><br><br>The speed limit should be 60 mph. This would save gas and lives. If 60 mph was the limit then someone doing 60 mph would not be dangerous. Stupid argument about your time being only worth $12 an hour at 55 mph. 2008-07-06T17:17:34Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-06:/comment/32593 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/218-Is-the-Energy-Bill-Congress-s-Saviour-">Is the Energy Bill Congress's Saviour?</a><br><br>I don't understand why they are only targeting a 10 mpg increase over 12 years? American ought to be able to develop technologies in a single decade that doubles current fuel efficiency. Why not target 50 mpg in the next 10 years instead? As fuel prices source, the incentive for car manufacturers to develop more fuel efficient vehicles will increase. One company in California has developed one such car that gets between 120-300 mpg in a hybrid gas/electric package. It's produced by a company named Aptera. 2008-07-06T09:00:45Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-06:/comment/32557 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/540-A-National-Speed-Limit">A National Speed Limit</a><br><br>Air and water cars. 2008-07-06T01:46:36Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-06:/comment/32541 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/165-NRA-Opposes-Bill-to-Prevent-Suspected-Terrorists-From-Buying-Guns">NRA Opposes Bill to Prevent Suspected Terrorists From Buying Guns</a><br><br>I take it that the NRA is opposed to the possibility that anyone could be declared a suspect without due process and thereby be deprived of their 2nd Amendment rights. 2008-07-05T18:14:40Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-05:/comment/32462 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/540-A-National-Speed-Limit">A National Speed Limit</a><br><br>How about enforcing the current speed limits instead?? 2008-07-05T16:24:28Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-05:/comment/32445 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/540-A-National-Speed-Limit">A National Speed Limit</a><br><br>national speed limit? yeah, thanks, that'll fix everything. It's not like people trading oil as a commodity and intentionally pushing prices higher are a large part of the problem or anything... 2008-07-05T09:32:17Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-05:/comment/32415 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/507-Banning-Flavored-Tobacco-Why-Not-Menthol-">Banning Flavored Tobacco - Why Not Menthol?</a><br><br>Best thing is the archive feature calls as a promptly viewpoint to old and pertinent things. Content rich in any aspect. I love the way people who reads it leaves their comment. I like the method in which the author resolves the most complex of concepts effortlessly. Enjoying the fact how this site confers an option to any to have a comment. Quality over quantity is the motto on this site certainly. The color mixture and the design in the site are an entertain to watch. This blog is as a microscope it shows even the littlest of details on the subject. Helpful info that everyone needs to know concerning this subject. http://www.swedsnus.com 2008-07-03T20:45:00Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-03:/comment/32217 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/539-Wexler-on-The-Iran-War-Resolution-">Wexler on "The Iran War Resolution" </a><br><br>Criminal Congressmen who have been in office longer than Castro. 2008-07-02T13:53:02Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-02:/comment/31696 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/538-Finding-the-Best-Information-on-Congress-Together">Finding the Best Information on Congress, Together</a><br><br>The sprouts article passed on Obama's GDP tax for foreign aid that probably helped run up the food prices. Congress is giving away 100s of billions to foreigners as we starve. It's dems and Obama, so don't complain while you wait for no food. 2008-07-02T10:14:44Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-02:/comment/31542 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/533-Is-Congress-Pursuing-a-Backdoor-Approach-to-a-War-With-Iran-">Is Congress Pursuing a Backdoor Approach to a War With Iran? </a><br><br>and your IQ is ??? 2008-07-02T08:50:54Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-02:/comment/31526 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/536-Can-Congress-Give-Us-2-Gas-">Can Congress Give Us $2 Gas? </a><br><br>Keep an eye out for Rep. Blumenauer's [D-OR] "Transportation and Housing Options for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008" (aka the Gas Price Relief Act of 2008). 2008-07-01T08:59:17Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-01:/comment/31151 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/532-OpenCongress-at-Personsonal-Democracy-Forum">OpenCongress at Personsonal Democracy Forum</a><br><br>I really like this website. I just wanted to let you guys know that I appreciate what you're doing. Thanks! 2008-06-30T12:16:33Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/comment/30844 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/536-Can-Congress-Give-Us-2-Gas-">Can Congress Give Us $2 Gas? </a><br><br>Stop interfering with the market! In spite of their natural selfishness and rapacity, though they mean only their own conveniency, though the sole end which they propose ... be the gratification of their own vain and insatiable desires, they divide with the poor the produce of all their improvements. They are led by an invisible hand to make nearly the same distribution of the necessaries of life, which would have been made, had the earth been divided into equal portions among all its inhabitants, and thus without intending it, without knowing it, advance the interest of the society....Adam Smith 2008-06-29T23:40:42Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/comment/30704 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/533-Is-Congress-Pursuing-a-Backdoor-Approach-to-a-War-With-Iran-">Is Congress Pursuing a Backdoor Approach to a War With Iran? </a><br><br>MY NAME IS THOMAS FLOURNOY, I PREFER NOT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS. I AM A WWII VETERAN IF THAT MEANS ANYTHING. THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT THAT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAR. WHEN ENTERING THE ARMY SIGNAL CORP RESERVE IN OCTOBER OF 1942, I WAS REQUIRED TO TAKE AND OATH TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT WAS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT FOR ME. ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO TAKEN THAT SAME OATH, HOWEVER VERY FEW HONOR THEIR OATH OF OFFICE. I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO FIND IN THE CONSTITUTION GRANTING AUTHORITY TO ANY BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT THE AUTHORITY TO BLOCKAGE ANOTHER NATIONS COMMERCE. ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECLARE WAR, LETS KEEP IT THAT WAY. THERE WAS NO DECLARTION OF WAR PROCLAIMED BY THE CONGRESS FOR PRESIDENT BUSH TO ENTER IRAQ AND THAT WAS A BIG BIG MISTAKE. LETS US LEARN BY OUR MISTAKES AND NOT REPEAT THEM. THANKS. Tom ww2vet@grandecom.net. ONE OTHER THING....WHEN A PERSON CHOOSES TO USE ABUSIVE LANGUAGE IT IMPLYS THAT PERSON TO HAVE A RETARDED MIND SEARCHING FOR A MORE FFFECTIVE WAY TO EXPRESS ITSELF. 2008-06-29T19:22:33Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/comment/30661 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/536-Can-Congress-Give-Us-2-Gas-">Can Congress Give Us $2 Gas? </a><br><br>Regulating the contracts will just make the price go up. If a producer doesn't have a way out of a futures contract, except delivery of the commodity - he won't sign the contract. If he can't get out of the contract with too big a penalty - he won't sign the contract. The UN was mad that traders pulled out of futures contracts with a penalty. These were farmers who decided they would rather make the money than honor the contract. Not paying the penalty and delivering the goods in the cash market would have been idiotic. Increasing the penalty for not honoring the contract or increasing margins to 50% will just kill the futures and cash markets. Prices will just go higher much faster. The producer of the commodity is just going to tell you to go plant some oil and get it out of the ground. Congress should dig some wells and the UN should start planting some rice. A speculator is going to laugh and wonder why you tried to steal the farm. 2008-06-29T12:31:02Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/comment/30608 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/536-Can-Congress-Give-Us-2-Gas-">Can Congress Give Us $2 Gas? </a><br><br>Peak Oil 2008-06-29T01:17:30Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/comment/30553 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/536-Can-Congress-Give-Us-2-Gas-">Can Congress Give Us $2 Gas? </a><br><br>Brain Maggot: I would not trust congress to regulate the gas from my a** only we can get ourselves out of and i hope to good they all burn in hell for what they have done to this country. we the people need to take matters into our own hands and stop the insanity the only way to do that is to hold our leaders accountable for there actions. they work for us gravy train over boy's and girl's we have cells waiting for you just keep going business as usual dig us a deeper hole but know accountability is coming 2008-06-28T11:32:31Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/comment/30513 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/536-Can-Congress-Give-Us-2-Gas-">Can Congress Give Us $2 Gas? </a><br><br>Probably the only sure-fire way long term to get "$2 gas" is to get vehicles that use half as much gas. The Volkswagen golf diesel they sell in Europe gets 70mpg. $5 diesel for one of those costs $2.50 compared to a 35mpg car. 2008-06-27T22:24:42Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/comment/30466 Comment regarding <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/536-Can-Congress-Give-Us-2-Gas-">Can Congress Give Us $2 Gas? </a><br><br>You know, I was just thinking earlier today that more government regulation was just what the market needed. "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." HaHa!