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sailingaway
04-16-2013, 07:54 PM
? Does anyone know what these were pertaining to? I can look at Thomas but the part that should worry us is rarely in the summary. http://majorityleader.gov/floor/weekly.html

Spoa
04-16-2013, 08:14 PM
? Does anyone know what these were pertaining to? I can look at Thomas but the part that should worry us is rarely in the summary. http://majorityleader.gov/floor/weekly.html

FISA passed unanimously (even Amash and Massie voted yes). I don't think there was anything controversial.

The other two bills increase gov interference with Internet. One regulates,another funds wasteful programs that funds private tech companies. Here is the thread I posted earlier: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?411493-House-Votes-to-Expand-Government-Role-in-Internet-In-2-Votes-(Only-16-and-11-Oppose)

sailingaway
04-16-2013, 08:20 PM
FISA is always controversial in existing, but what was up might not have been.

Bad on the second. Who said CONGRESS had the right to interfere with the internet? :mad:

Not that I would expect differently, I just didn't realize those votes were coming up until someone said CISPA was up for a vote TOMORROW and I double checked the calendar to make sure it hadn't been moved.

Thanks for the info, though.

tsai3904
04-16-2013, 08:33 PM
FISA is always controversial in existing, but what was up might not have been.

The bad FISA is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The one voted on today just so happened to have the same acronym but has nothing to do with foreign surveillance.