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April 16th, 2008
11:03 am [Link]	Very telling quote from a lobbyist I'm a big supporter of sunlight laws that would open up the process of legislation and make it more transparent so citizens can know just what our politicians are up to. In this article about a sunshine law being proposed in Texas, a lobbyist makes a very telling statement "Are we going to let the American people decide our defense policy, our trade policy, our immigration policy?" Well, since these are all laws that affect Americans, and since those politicians lobbyists are lobbying are supposedly working for those Americans, why can't Americans know more about these laws or be given the opportunity to voice an opinion? I've long equated lobbying with bribery and government corruption. By expressing concern for public input, he only confirms my sentiment. Lobbyists that they aren't there for our interests, but for their own and they certainly don't want us to know more about what they are doing or how badly it impacts us. Current Location: wurk Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: Eureka Pile-Ministry Tags: corruption, idiots on the loose, stoopidity (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
October 17th, 2007
03:21 pm [Link]	AT&T now plans to prorate cell-phone termination fees What a surprise here... Just as Congress gets ready to force them, the cell phone industry is starting to actually care about its customers. In this case, AT&T is going to start prorating early termination fees, claiming that they want to make it more flexible for the customers. What bullshit. For decades now the companies have charged the full amount even if you terminate 1 day before the end of the contract. They would have been more than happy to keep doing that till the end of time. They are not in the least bit caring about their customer's wants, they are just trying to do whatever they can to keep Congress from doing what it should have done a _long_ time ago. It is only now that Congress is about ti finally step in and reign in rediculous fees that the industry is starting to see the light and start behaving. Well, hopefully Congress won't be culled by these weak face-saving attempts and will actually force some regulations on the oligarcy. Current Location: wurk Current Mood: sick Current Music: Chocolate Salty Balls-South Park Tags: corruption (Leave a comment)
May 30th, 2007
09:55 pm [Link]	What the Fuck: US Agriculture Department Fighting Against Mad-Cow Testing What the fuck is this??? Gov't fights to keep meatpackers from testing all slaughtered cattle for mad cow (also here). Seems that Creekstone Farms, a little meatpacker in Kansas, want to make their product more distinct by testing 100% of their cows for a disease that is fatal to humans (the USDA goes out of its way to test a whole 1% of our meat). Well, some of the bigger meatpackers are upset because they might look bad, and testing all their meat might cost lots of money (oh no, we wont make record proffits anymore!). Unbelievably, the government is fighting the testing! I can't even comprehend why other than it might point out just how horribly they are doing their job watching our meat supply. And even after a Federal judge said that the government had no business telling them _not_ to test, the government filed an appeal just to keep the clock ticking and to put off the testing further. Current Location: cumfy chair Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: Hold Me Now-Thompson Twins-The Wedding Singer Tags: corruption, idiots on the loose, stoopidity (Leave a comment)
May 14th, 2007
11:22 am [Link]	Iraq For Sale - Video banned by the Republicans in Congress... Corrupt people rarely like anything that points out their corruption... Current Location: wurk Current Mood: distressed Current Music: Music is the Victim-Scissor Sisters-Scissor Sisters Tags: corruption (Leave a comment)