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Jan 14 / 7:08am
Go Bernie! Petition for constitutional ammendment that corporations NEQ people.
Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court decision in a case called Citizens United vs. FEC.
The Saving American Democracy Amendment states that:
- Corporations are not persons with constitutional rights equal to real people.
- Corporations are subject to regulation by the people.
- Corporations may not make campaign contributions or any election expenditures.
- Congress and states have the power to regulate campaign finances.
Jan 8 / 7:54am
Reverse Robocall lets your robocall your representatives!
Politicians robocall you. Now you can robocall them.
Welcome to the Robocall Revolution. We believe that voters should have access to the same technology political groups use to get their message across; so we built a simple web-based robocall tool to literally give citizens back their voice in the political discourse. What better way to exercise your rights to to speech, than to actually speak truth to power?
ReverseRobocall.com provides voters an easy way to communicate with one or hundreds of politicians or political groups using the same technology politicians use, the robocall or automated phone call.
Jan 5 / 8:26am
Pittsburgh government moves to the Cloud.
On time and on budget, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Google executives today celebrated Pittsburgh government’s successful transition to Google Apps for Government. In less than four months, nearly 3,000 City employees made the switch from Microsoft Exchange email to a Google-operated email and communication system that will save the City about 25 percent in annual email support costs and make employees more efficient. In addition, employees now have shorter, more customer-friendly email addresses, 500 times more email capacity and IT personnel no longer have to spend time on server management and maintenance.
via pittsburghpa.gov
Dec 5 / 6:45pm
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Oct 31 / 7:08pm
Rick Perry: The Best Little Whore In Texas | Rolling Stone
That is why Rick Perry is so dangerous. He represents the ultimate merger of nihilistic short-term corporate calculation and rightist apocalyptic extremism. He is a politician willing to do absolutely anything for a buck today, playing to a demographic of millions willing to walk off a cliff en masse tomorrow.
via rollingstone.com
Sep 7 / 4:24pm
The supercommittee’s K Street connections - The Washington Post
Nearly 100 former aides to members of the new budget-cutting "supercommittee" now work as K Street lobbyists, often representing clients with a vested interest in the panel's decisions. A half dozen former lobbyists are also currently employed by the lawmakers. The connections mean that many lobbyists are now trying to convince their former employers to go easy on their corporate clients.
