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Archive for November, 2008.

November 11, 2008

Seeing the other person's side

Author: Josh Tauberer - Categories: Site News
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Sometimes I get really frustrated with politics, which has become so much about denying, oppressing, and outspending the other viewpoint rather than debate and consensus. GovTrack received this question through the bill Q&A system:

Why does anyone think our government has the right to allow women to murder their children?  What can be done to ensure this bill never passes?

and it just makes me want to shut the site down and move on with life. Read it all..

November 8, 2008

What happens when the clock strikes 2009?

Author: Josh Tauberer - Categories: Site News
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Now that we’ve passed election season, things are pretty much wrapping up in the legislative branch. The House has already adjourned and will start a new session on January 3, 2009, according to the resolution . The Senate is still in session and will meet this month, but without the House they will probably not push any measures forward. Read it all..

November 1, 2008

GovTrack hits 50,000 registered users

Author: Josh Tauberer - Categories: Site News
More posts by Josh Tauberer.

We’ve hit the 50,000 mark, the number of people that have created an account on the site to configure their trackers and get email updates. More updates coming in a few weeks.