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http://www.change.gov/page/s/contact If enough of us link to TFA and tell him how stupid it is for a government body spend money on the RIAA's behalf and how we should repeal or ammend the DMCA, they may listen to us.

The "blog" and "press room" each have an RSS feed. The little wavy icons can be seen on this page, though they are grey rather than the customary orange.

change.gov seemed 48 hours after Obama was elected to have (under the title agenda) a detailed policy list. This however disappeared quite quickly

It wasn't removed, just re-arranged. In fact it's still under "Agenda", the fifth tab in from the right and under the "Change.gov" logo at the top. From there you can click on any particular policy you want to know about.

Or just go to: http://www.change.gov/agenda/

Another site however seems to have all his policy details but is by a group called Obama for America, who are they, please post if you have any detail.

This was his campaign website during the elections. Pretty sure a lot of the policy stuff is the same, here.

HTH,
Bill

The only problem I had with Obama was his vague speeches (hope, blah blah change etc) it seemed to say nice sounding things but not give any detail (lots of room for being weaselly letter on).
change.gov seemed 48 hours after Obama was elected to have (under the title agenda) a detailed policy list. This however disappeared quite quickly. Another site however seems to have all his policy details but is by a group called Obama for America, who are they, please post if you have any detail.

Have fun being on the losing end of history, cruel douche nozzle asswipe. I sincerely hope you are posting from America as an American citizen so you can watch your neo-con edifice crumble and die and be swept into the gutter of history.

http://www.change.gov/

He promised a government that will listen, and asked sacrifices of every american. He's not even in office yet and he already feels obligated to start keeping the promises he made. Vague promises? Are you kidding me?

I see no place where it says mandatory http://change.gov/americaserves/. Maybe I'm missing something but I read into it that IF you serve 100 hours of community service (read: your choice) they get $4,000 for their college tuition.

The eventual goal is that every middle school / high school student will do 50 hours per year. It does not seem to *require* the community service, it only sets the goal high, that every middle school and high school student will volunteer in their community and in their country for 50 hours each year.

Read the actual page the GP was quoting (here). That was a real quote, not made-up text: "Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year."

Ummm... Are you sure you want me to read the actual page? Coz...

{Quoth} America Serves

"When you choose to serve -- whether it's your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood -- you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That's why it's called the American dream."

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation's challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first $4,000 of their college education is completely free. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.
{Endquoth}
http://change.gov/americaserves/ (Emphasis mine)

Either you and the GP lied, or it's an evolving site, run by volunteers, responding to feedback/criticism; or it's randomly displaying different text just to fuck with people. Do let me know which.

"... such technologies will be developed in China, India, and elsewhere..."

Will the export of technology, jobs, etc be under the scope of the new Tech Czar? Will the office oversee the visa fiasco that perpetuates jobs leaving the country? Obviously there are a lot of decisions that are tech related, but the power struggle between the different branches of even the executive office will be intense - Homeland Security, Military, IRS, etc. What exactly will this position do? Buy computers? Write checks to their former business partners? Arguably this CTO/CIO distinction is ancillary - the position is political.

I like the communication model of Obama's http://change.gov/ website however...

Oh you missed the memo? http://change.gov/

http://change.gov/page/s/ofthepeople

Parent was modded funny, but that site actually allows you to share your ideas with the President-Elect. Maybe if enough of us send him that article, he'll read it.

http://change.gov/page/s/yourvision

Indeed. If the /. community were to upload a PDF of this story to his website en masse, it would get some attention.

where's the crime section? where's the civil liberties section?

Like most websites, this one includes a Contact Us link. Ask them about Obama's crime and civil liberties agendas.

"Contact Us" links are one of the good things about websites.

Parent was modded funny, but that site actually allows you to share your ideas with the President-Elect. Maybe if enough of us send him that article, he'll read it. http://change.gov/page/s/yourvision

Post the story here

Republicans do in fact slow down government intrusions. At least *some* of them try. And they have this tendency to spy on enemies, or at least foreigners. Democrats promote "looking inward". What exactly do you think they mean by that one ?

Obama with a democrat congress will "fix" those republican oversights, not looking inward enough. In fact Obama's claiming now there will be compulsary government service for everyone :

http://change.gov/americaserves/

But don't worry : you won't be forced into the military. Well it'll be sort of like military, compulsory, orders, hierarchy, etc. but the commander will be different. Say who do we know is a "community organiser" ?

BTW: any news on when my $5000 check comes in, Obama ?

But then again I'm racist for thinking any of this, right?

No sir, no you are not.

I'll probably be grandfathered in, but, effin' a, how are we supposed to get to the community service location in the first place? Public transit alone would add on at least 2 hours. That's 4 hours/week of mandatory unpaid labor. Lets just say it's entirely local-- picking up trash, painting fences, something within 5 minutes walking distance. That's 2 hours I could be spending hanging out with friends, reading a book, studying for my tests, finishing labs, WORKING FOR PAY, or pretty much anything else.

To whom it may concern,

Recently a new .gov domain name was registered. The name of this domain was http://www.change.gov./ This appears to be a violation of the Domain Naming Conventions Summary located at https://www.dotgov.gov/dnc.aspx. The domain does not appear to meet the criteria outlined on that page. It is my belief that the name was granted without the proper review, due to the current political climate and may in fact have been a political favor which is a clear violation of federal law.

What is the process to file a complaint regarding improper use of the .gov TLD?

Thank you for your time and cooperation.

This may or may not have any result whatsoever. We shall see.

http://change.gov/americaserves/plan

The Obama National Service Plan

NEEDS CONTENT.

From: http://www.change.gov/agenda/technology/

Protect American Intellectual Property Abroad: The Motion Picture Association of America estimates that in 2005, more than nine of every 10 DVDs sold in China were illegal copies. The U.S. Trade Representative said 80 percent of all counterfeit products seized at U.S. borders still come from China. Barack Obama and Joe Biden will work to ensure intellectual property is protected in foreign markets, and promote greater cooperation on international standards that allow our technologies to compete everywhere.

Protect American Intellectual Property at Home: Intellectual property is to the digital age what physical goods were to the industrial age. Barack Obama believes we need to update and reform our copyright and patent systems to promote civic discourse, innovation and investment while ensuring that intellectual property owners are fairly treated.

I'm not a US citizen, so it doesn't really concern me, but...

scanning through the web site I mostly see a collection of electoral campaign slogans like "Problem: blablabla (Bush evil), Solution: blablabla (make world a better place)". Politician's talk everywhere---did I miss something?

If you actually visit the site, and pull up the org chart for the transition team, you know who's at the top? Not Obama. The Constitution.

ORLY? Because I can't find an org chart on the site. Searching the site for "org chart" gave me this page, which doesn't contain the word "constitution" on it at all.

So I did a search for "constitution." Here are the results:

1. [Obama] joined a small law firm, taught constitutional law...
2. Soon after, [Obama] returned to Chicago to practice as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law.
3. ...[Biden] teaches a seminar on constitutional law.
4. [Obama] opposes any constitutional amendment to overturn [Roe v. Wade].
5. "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

There you go - a list of all five times the word "constitution" appears on the site. Total.

Yep, really sounds like he cares about the constitution there. Sure, Obama and Biden may have taught "constitutional law" but that doesn't mean that they'll pay any attention to it.

Especially because all evidence seems to suggest that neither care about it.

"Publicly viewable" helps transparency, but it also introduces a host of other problems. Let us not forget the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory. Open discussion might cause some people to be more insightful and logically thorough, but it will cause other people to spew idiotic invective and troll. If the Obama Transition Team chooses to ignore submitted comments, there's no reason to think they would read through a forum overrun with trolls, or waste resources implementing a moderation system. I have a feeling that the Obama Administration will be one that attempts to shape its public image meticulously. The feedback form has the purpose of getting a cross-section of the public opinion, which is both self-serving and constructive, although which motive is dominant I'm not sure. Compared to an open conservation, however, I suspect there will be by far fewer useless comments.

Read the actual page the GP was quoting (here). That was a real quote, not made-up text: "Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year."

Disclaimer: This is slightly offtopic

Nice to see a change in the way they're developing web pages pages (at least at a cursory glance). View source of www.usa.gov vs change.gov. Looks like he's at least getting some decent web developers behind him...I guess that's a good start.

http://www.change.gov/americaserves

Classic double-think

"When you choose to serve -- whether it's your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood....

Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year.

Obama's chief of staff choice favors compulsory universal service

Obama and Hillary Call for a Draft Live on MTV

Text of H.R. 393: Universal National Service Act of 2007

Obama Calls For National Civilian Stasi

Constitution, what Constitution?

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

This is the first installment of the government run media machine and how they will humor your requests http://www.change.gov/page/s/yourvision

The change.gov website specifically asks for your ideas. Why not use the opportunity to suggest to them to look into appointing such people as Lawrence Lessig or Bruce Schneier to positions where they can do good? (And of course to give your ideas on all other subjects which you care about.)