Wed, 06 May 2009 20:48:57
A new site, Filibusted.us, sheds some new light into the filibustering process in the Senate. Actually it’s not filibustering so much as group action to obstruct progress. Filibusted.us was the well-deserved winner of Sunlight Foundation’s Apps for America contest and draws data from GovTrack.us to show which Members of Congress are obstructing progress. I’m going to take this opportunity to talk about the state of the filibuster and cloture vote, below the fold. [Update: Fixed link.] (more…)
Sun, 03 May 2009 00:04:03
Our experiment in creating a group letter to Congress opposing HR 45, a gun control bill, is nearing its final stage, and I’ve been very impressed with the process. (I announced the experiment in March.) Plus we’re starting up two more letters. Read on for how to sign on to the letter, and for more. (more…)
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