S.2248
February 12, 2008 04:02 PM (5 months ago) | Overall Score: 6.3 | Replies: 1

The list of democratic senators voting against the Dodd amendment, from http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/2/12/115245/547 Bayh (D-IN), Carper (D-DE), Conrad (D-ND), Feinstein (D-CA), Inouye (D-HI), Johnson (D-SD), Kohl (D-WI), Landrieu (D-LA), Lieberman (ID-CT), Lincoln (D-AR), McCaskill (D-MO), Mikulski (D-MD), Nelson (D-FL), Nelson (D-NE), Pryor (D-AR), Rockefeller (D-WV), Salazar (D-CO) Stabenow (D-MI), Webb (D-VA) Obama showed up to vote...Clinton did not.

S.2191
January 22, 2008 12:01 AM (6 months ago) | Overall Score: 5.0 | Replies: 0

I agree, as long as we don't pass any dumb price fixing rules, or other "relief".

H.R.4137
January 21, 2008 02:01 AM (6 months ago) | Overall Score: 5.0 | Replies: 0

EFF's take: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/01/digital-theft-prevention-requirements-remain-higher-education-bill

H.R.4137
January 21, 2008 02:01 AM (6 months ago) | Overall Score: 5.0 | Replies: 0

Ugh, pork for the music industry: "Each eligible institution participating in any program under this title shall to the extent practicable— [...] (2) develop a plan for offering alternatives to illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property as well as a plan to explore technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal activity." Get that dumb language out of this bill!

S.1959
January 20, 2008 09:01 PM (6 months ago) | Overall Score: 5.0 | Replies: 0

This bill is unnecessary. Most forms of violent protest are already illegal, as are vandalism, and conspiracy to incite any of the above. Why must we label these things as terrorism? Not to mention that this bill blames the internet for "providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens." You might as well blame cars for transporting terrorists, or the air for providing oxygen.

S.223
January 20, 2008 07:01 PM (6 months ago) | Overall Score: 5.0 | Replies: 0

This is an absolute no-brainer. Ensign has no suitable reason to hold up this bill.

Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
January 20, 2008 07:01 PM (6 months ago) | Overall Score: 5.0 | Replies: 0

He talks a strong talk against government waste, and is liked by the National Taxpayers Union and Citizens Against Government Waste. However, at the same time, he blocked a bill which would require senators (incl. himself) to file their campaign finance statements electronically like everyone else. As a result, the FEC spends $250,000 reentering these senators' paper reports. Talk about waste! Minus some points for this guy. For the sunlight foundation's take: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPURpyrl8Ro

H.R.2419
January 17, 2008 11:01 AM (6 months ago) | Overall Score: 5.0 | Replies: 0

I think he's got it right: because of our subsidy system, the cheapest calories in the grocery store continue to be the least healthy. As long as we continue with that policy, we'll be an obese, malnourished nation.