As of this evening, I’ve started using GovTrack.us to monitor the actions of my representatives (Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander and Congressman Zach Wamp), as well as any bills that I discover that happen to interest me. Thus far, I’ve only added a few recent interesting bills introduced by Ron Paul, but my goal is to add others as well as they show up in the news.
May it never be said of me that I sat idly and paid no attention to what was going on up in DC!
To see what I’m tracking at any given time, click on the “US Government In Action” tab in the header menu.
One of the more interesting things I came across while browsing bills introduced by Ron Paul was HR 3835: “To restore the Constitution’s checks and balances and protections against government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.”
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007′.
That’s good to know, because I’d never be able to remember the official name.
This bill addresses a wide range of subjects:
- Military Commission, Enemy Combatants, and Habeas Corpus
- Torture or Coerced Confessions
- Intelligence Gathering
- Presidential Signing Statements
- Kidnapping, Detentions, and Torture Abroad
- A Journalist Exception to Espionage Act
- Use Of Secret Evidence To Make Foreign Terrorist Designations
All in all, it’s chock-full of good stuff. Now to see if it ever makes it out of any of the committees it’s been referred to …
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