Wow, I haven't read techdirt much, but I might have to start. I've never seen one article, let alone two (I clicked through to the Nugent one), about proposed amendments, that were so clear and accurate, with absolutely no personality-and-rhetoric trivia. It's as if Masnick actually understands enough about the process not to have to rely on press releases. Good show!
Any sort of context at all would be welcome at this stage. American politics is fascinating ("I love the USA! I never miss an episode!") but I don't have all the names memorised.
Read: Whom to vote out of office.
Looks like Nancy Pelosi and Michelle Bachmann are both nutjobs when it comes to the NSA.
They want to keep you SAFE! No guns, national healthcare, and... total information awareness (to monitor subversives, such as myself)
Hey, what-da-ya-know... my asshole voted yay. Yay!