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H.Res.530 H.Res.530
- karinova : Agreed. I'm all for censure in re: points 1 & 2.
Point 3 is debatable, and should be its own bill.
- eelozano : While I would like to support this bill because of several good points made, I can not vote aye on such a broad bill that attempts to censure the president both for the war in Iraq AND the Libby investigation.
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S.1959 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
- imjo0667 : My comment about this is the same as my comment about HOMEGROWN TERRORISM. "the use, planned use, by a group or individual to promote the group or individual's political beliefs". Smells rotten.
- imjo0667 : "(3) HOMEGROWN TERRORISM- The term `homegrown terrorism' means the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."
Isn't this the same thing as what is being practiced in DC by our government officials and their parties? How would the US Government disqualify themselves from this statement?
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S.2248 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
- Anonymous : We have just witnessed multiple felonies committed by Herr Bush to cover up multiple felonies that the Telecoms committed. But if it were you or I that did it, they would hound us and get some whore prosecutor to hang us. Ahhh, Amerika!
- Anonymous : The telecoms always had immunity. Congress took the power to do the work from the government. Telecoms can't do this work for the government anymore because they will be sued when Congress changes it's mind again. The CEO will be fired for incompetence.
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H.Res.63 H.Res.63
- rbenech : This is right along the lines of other rules that we need to get our government to follow.
Check out Downsize DC @ http://www.downsizedc.org/
Specifically,
One subject at a time act, Read the bills act, Enumerated Powers act (where the bill has to site where in the constitution it is allowed)
- ericj : Why would anybody, congressperson or public, *not* want this to pass? How many contracts do you personally sign that you don't read through first? Even worse when it's not a personal contract, but a law that will take effect and be enforceable over the whole of the United States population.
It's sad this resolution even needed to be stated and formalized.
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S.185 Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
- LeahOlinger : Is there a reason why this bill hasn't passed yet??
- plewis : I wonder what the holdup on this one is.
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S.522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act
- adelie : With the MPAA showing record profits for 2007, I think this is further proof that the government and people have been tricked into associating ~$10,000,000,000 profit with "starving artists". What a committee should really be looking into is the value and impact of work that has been effectively stolen from the public domain, and compare big media's gain to the loss by the American public. The only purpose for such a committee, let alone a not to 'limited period of time' copyright term is to control the ability for people to create and compete for a part of that ten billion dollars. How about a 'Public Domain Enforcement Act' that punishes people for destroying (intentionally or otherwise) works that have ever been of any kind of value, keeping them from ever falling into the public domain. Or further, mandate that copyrighted works be made EASILY available for purposes of fair use and make it a right rather than an 'affirmative defense'. Legislation like that would tell me that the government is looking out for the best interests of artists and people, and not just the guys that can steal more than anyone else such as Warner, Fox, and Disney.
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H.R.1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007
- Sparhawk2k : How is this one different from S.1145? The EFF seems to be in support of that one and they seem to be for individuals and innovation... Though they also have reservations about it and see it more as just a step in the right direction.
- twodox : While this bill does several useful things, and coordinates our patent policy with that of the rest of the world, as required by treaty, it has a major flaw.
It skews the patent law in favor of the large corporations, and reduces the likelihood and size of infringement actions. Thus there will be little incentive for a major corporation to pay attention to a patent held by a smaller entity or individual. This will stifle the inventiveness that has made our country great - and has come primarily from individual inventors and small businesses.
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H.R.2060 Internet Radio Equality Act
- Anonymous : Considering the crap the labels and "new" artists are offering, boredom and lack of talent ought to be reason enough to make sure this legislation passes. Until the RIAA realizes that internet radio listeners are looking for music that either is never played or the past "oldies" that had not only talent writing and performing, but also the demand that is there to re-release these albums on to CD's for the public to buy outright. Start to offer what the public wants then maybe the'll see their profits rise a bit. Then again, they also need to quit screwing artists out their fair share of the royalties and lying about their decreasing bottom line. RIAA tactics of late against those who were trading songs has recently come under fire by the courts since they are acting like militia's without any legal documents to allow them to just walk in and bust someone and their equipment. Boycotting the labels ought to be threatened. I think we can live with out Britney and the rest of the "Paris Hilton" drug and lesbian experimentation cartel.
- Anonymous : George Bush is a terrorist
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S.1957 Design Piracy Prohibition Act
- adelie : After reading the fashion design blog, I had some other thoughts:
As mentioned in the article, it is easy to tell a knock off from the original. Is there really so many problems
with this 'piracy' that people don't want the newest trendy thing because it looks like the knockoff
everyone else wears? I don't think so. Trademark law protects designers and consumers from
these plagiarized works by uniquely allowing them to mark them in a way that will distinguish them.
People know and respect Prada for their innovative and classy designs, with their superior craftsmanship,
and it can't be mistake for the $10 slave labor knockoff. If people are copying their trademark, then there is STRONG legal protection that already lasts forever. A 3 year 'special' copyright would distort the intended
scope of copyright (USC 17 SEC 102), and set a bad precedent, despite the understandably good intentions
of the CFDA.
- adelie : Is there any reason why this can't be an extension of patent law? It is important that the scope of copyright is maintained and that there continues to be clear rules between copyright and patent. If there is a concern for 'uniquely identifying a product or service' authenticity, use a trademark. That is what trademark law is for. Are they really going to try to argue that name branding hasn't a positive impact on the sale of high end fashion items? The law is already there to protect them. Vote NO!
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S.2317 Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007
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