Comments on: Member Web Use Reconsidered http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2008/07/08/member-web-use-reconsidered/ Recommendations, Resources, and Reform Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:18:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary Boltz http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2008/07/08/member-web-use-reconsidered/comment-page-1/#comment-16278 Mary Boltz Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:25:05 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/?p=373#comment-16278 Restricting Member's use of the internet is ridiculous. This is another example of the paranoia and fear that has a stranglehold on Washington. Now all we need is a President that doesn't know how to use a computer! Ugh. Restricting Member’s use of the internet is ridiculous. This is another example of the paranoia and fear that has a stranglehold on Washington. Now all we need is a President that doesn’t know how to use a computer! Ugh.

]]> By: Media Channel - Home http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2008/07/08/member-web-use-reconsidered/comment-page-1/#comment-10801 Media Channel - Home Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:05:41 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/?p=373#comment-10801 [...] rules in question, that I found via nonprofit The Sunlight Foundation’s Open House Project blog post on the matter. Committee on House Administration: According to House Rule X, section J, 63 the [...] [...] rules in question, that I found via nonprofit The Sunlight Foundation’s Open House Project blog post on the matter. Committee on House Administration: According to House Rule X, section J, 63 the [...]

]]> By: Democrats and Republicans fight about making the web more accessible to congress — at least they’re trying » VentureBeat http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2008/07/08/member-web-use-reconsidered/comment-page-1/#comment-10359 Democrats and Republicans fight about making the web more accessible to congress — at least they’re trying » VentureBeat Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:07:09 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/?p=373#comment-10359 [...] in question, that I found via nonprofit The Sunlight Foundation’s Open House Project blog post on the matter. Committee on House Administration: According to House Rule X, section J, 63 the [...] [...] in question, that I found via nonprofit The Sunlight Foundation’s Open House Project blog post on the matter. Committee on House Administration: According to House Rule X, section J, 63 the [...]

]]> By: Justin Hamilton http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2008/07/08/member-web-use-reconsidered/comment-page-1/#comment-10257 Justin Hamilton Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:15:14 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/?p=373#comment-10257 John, The GOP claims of a threat to "internet freedom" don't even come close to passing the smell test and I don't think it will yield very positive results for Republican's pushing the false claim. In fact, unfortunately for Culberson, the very crowd he was beginning to make some inroads with and win kudos from, is now looking at him as an irresponsible partisan. This has been portrayed by people on the GOP side as an attempt to shut down the process. The rules (which date back from at least the Republican Majority if not before) already shut down the process; they're just being ignored by everyone in both parties. There is an honest effort to change the rules to open up the process for everyone and allow them to take advantage of all the new communications mediums. So the idea that the GOP leadership would twist the facts around to try and whip people up in a frenzy is dishonest and has already been recognized as such: Techdirt: "Politician Using Twitter To Ignite Misleading Partisan Fight Over Politicians Posting To Twitter" http://techdirt.com/articles/20080708/1602521624.shtml John,

The GOP claims of a threat to “internet freedom” don’t even come close to passing the smell test and I don’t think it will yield very positive results for Republican’s pushing the false claim.

In fact, unfortunately for Culberson, the very crowd he was beginning to make some inroads with and win kudos from, is now looking at him as an irresponsible partisan.

This has been portrayed by people on the GOP side as an attempt to shut down the process. The rules (which date back from at least the Republican Majority if not before) already shut down the process; they’re just being ignored by everyone in both parties.

There is an honest effort to change the rules to open up the process for everyone and allow them to take advantage of all the new communications mediums. So the idea that the GOP leadership would twist the facts around to try and whip people up in a frenzy is dishonest and has already been recognized as such:

Techdirt: “Politician Using Twitter To Ignite Misleading Partisan Fight Over Politicians Posting To Twitter”

http://techdirt.com/articles/20080708/1602521624.shtml

]]> By: David All http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2008/07/08/member-web-use-reconsidered/comment-page-1/#comment-10185 David All Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:42:16 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/?p=373#comment-10185 BRAVO! As always, such a great post John. It's so good to see all sides of the aisle come together on this issue. BRAVO!

As always, such a great post John.

It’s so good to see all sides of the aisle come together on this issue.

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