Under clause 13 of rule XXIII, the following Members of the United States House of Representatives executed the oath for access to classified information: Robert B. Aderholt, Rodney Alexander*, Justin Amash, Mark E. Amodei, Robert E. Andrews, Michele Bachmann, Spencer Bachus, Ron Barber, Lou Barletta, Garland “Andy” Barr, John Barrow, Joe Barton, Karen Bass, […]
U.S. House members take secrecy oath but undergo no background checks whatsoever
The U.S. House of Representatives gives access to classified information to hundreds of members. This is a huge national security risk. For one, these members are not required to under go any sort of background checks – which is a huge problem. This year hundreds of members of the 113th Congress were sworn in to […]
Boy armed with skittles!
On February 26th 17 Year-old Trayvon Martin was found shot and killed in Sanford, Florida. A Crime that leaves a Nation speechless and yet some people don’t seem to care. But why doesn’t the Fact that a 17 year-old High School Student with a bag of skittles and a bottle of iced tea […]
Our Stamp Act: AT&T Broadband Caps and Online Democracy
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared on the media website LWR. This week, two public interest groups wrote to the Federal Communications Commission to urge an investigation of AT&T’s broadband data caps that were first announced by the company in March. Similar caps now cover 56% of broadband users in the United […]
Freedom Isn’t Free – We Still Aren’t Free of Sarah Palin
7 4 09 Freedom Isn’t Free – We Still Aren’t Free of Sarah Palin By Mary Lyon Happy Independence Day, on the eve of which we’ve been reminded that we are FAR from declaring our national independence from the Sarah Palin addiction. After watching her rambling, disjointed “W-T-F Moment” as she announced she’s not only […]