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Congress Gets Their Own Piece of YouTube to Host Videos
YouTube has promised a commercial-free zone in the near future to help Congress deal with the problem of hosting campaign videos that were technically breaking the rule of not redirecting constituents to a commercial site. "Within a month, the one and only responder, YouTube, should have its commercial-free zone up and running, Capuano said. Republicans on the commission still fret that with only one such site, the House could be seen as picking winners and losers on the Web. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), another commission member, said the panel's Republicans want to keep the new rules fluid enough to use any future Web site that comes forward with a better plan. 'Technology moves fast. Congress moves slow,' he said."
YouTube will have a channel dedicated to campaign videos. The videos will not link to "commercial" sites after being played.
How is this newsworthy?
A dedicated channel for lies, and shitty political commentary by youtube users? Where do I opt out?
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So, RIAA and friends hand over 2-3 million dollars to their favorite Congress-Critter. Now he happily obeys his new corporate overlords.
In it (can't remember where it was) he talks about going around the media going directly to the people to bypass the corrupt culture in government... and mentions he will make transparency a big part of his platform, and youtube all white house meetings.
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It might assuage your anger somewhat to know that very few candidates running for national public office in the United States take the public or so called "hard-money" anymore because of the restrictions attached to accepting such funding. One simply cannot buy the necessary advertising on the national television networks and websites at the going rates these days with the meager tax-payer funded "hard-money". That is why every serious candidate opts-out of public funding and takes "soft-money" from private political donors and groups because you just about cannot be a serious candidate at the national level without opting-out.
I can't see why this is a troll. I was question Ann Coulter in a sarcastic way.
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"Hard" and "soft" money has nothing to do with opting out of public funding. In fact, the record amounts of money raised in the primaries HAS been "hard" money -- or money raised under the ~$2,000 per person limit to candidates.
Soft money refers to ulimited donations to interest groups that, because of free speech laws, are able to run ads and perform other activities to support particular ideas and parties (which may just happen to align perfectly with one candidate).
The reason the candidates aren't accepting public funding is that while it gives candidates a bonus per dollar raised, it also limits how much they can spend. The amounts a major national figure can raise today is actually larger than the most they can collect under public funding plus the government subsidy.
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If I can host flash video and a simple player on my £30/year web host, is there any good reason their in house tech is 'slow and cumbersome'? Flash video is not rocket science.
Come as you are, do what you must, be who you will.
Republicans on the commission still fret that with only one such site, the House could be seen as picking winners and losers on the Web.
Every time I see popular political videos on You Tube it looks to me like Republicans are the losers on the web.
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The congress part does not have a reviews. Instead you can bribe^h^h^h^h lobby the congressmen.
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You are quite correct, I had two separate but often associated concepts intertwined. Thank you for clarifying.
We'll all be connected up the ass with CONgresspeople. I imagine OurTubes will be immune from persecution (and PROsecution?) for testifying or implicating ourselves...
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Yeah, I once embedded my video in a myspace page and watched my bandwidth disappear down a black hole. However if they can handle the web traffic, adding flash video is not as huge extra.
Come as you are, do what you must, be who you will.
Also vote buying is a bit of a myth. People don't try to pay a congressman's campaign enough to convince the candidate (if he is elected) to vote their way, they support the candidate that already would vote their way. Think about it, if you are with Smith and Wesson and you want to ensure no new assault weapons ban comes into place, will you donate to the member of Mothers Against Gun Violence or to the card carrying NRA member?
How can we tell if votes are bought? Simple. A few studies looked at congressman who had made a promise to retire. After getting into office for that last term if their votes were truely being bought you would expect them to suddenly vote differently as they have no incentive to listen to their donors, since they can't run again anyway. But last term congressmen overwhelmingly tend to vote how they always have, which means their votes are not bought.
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I've had the good fortune of being represented by Capuano in Boston. He's great, because he maintains an electronic newsletter detailing issues faced by the House and his rationale for voting. Regardless of where you're from, I recommend visiting his site and taking a look at his "e-updates" to get a sense of the political process.
http://www.house.gov/capuano/
Awesome, awesome congressman.
(Not, of course, that it is anywhere near above board currently.)
should get a PBS channel. With a semi-annual begathon and everything. Of course sites like vote smart, open secrets, and c-span are good enough for me. They show what the politicians do, not just what they say. And crooks and liars is always good for a few laughs.
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He wants to cut the VSE budget to use the money for education.
If this happens then the VSE will flounder and it will be the end of human spaceflight. Some of you may think that's a good thing. If you are not one of these people, please, STOP OBAMA.
How we know is more important than what we know.
However, there are people who, despite Obama's and McCain's wishes, will run a hugely negative campaign and it's not going to be pretty. It demeans the American people, treating us like cattle. I'd rather keep the rich people to a minimum or at least make their jobs shuffling funds around more difficult.
I have a very strong belief that no one should be able to buy their way into office, even indirectly. McCain shot himself in the leg with his campaign finance bill he helped pass. Guess he wasn't thinking far enough ahead...
I can't wait for that video to get released.
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It's worse than that. In a two-party system, it's easy enough to split that amount evenly, effectively buying both candidates.
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I wouldn't expect that at all. If anything, I'd expect more votes bought from last term congress people. They have retirement to think about. No more cushy congress salary, so better get the most out of it while they can. And if they get caught, they were finished anyway.
Maybe not
WTF is all the nonsense about trying to make Youtube of any other commercial site suitable, and should the video then go on to also be hosted by commercial video streaming sites, who cares.
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Next, suggesting delaying the Joint Strike Fighter makes you anti-military.
Suggesting restricting funding on school sports makes you anti-children, and anti-sports.
It's fucked up arguments like this which result in pandering politicians promising you everything you want to hear.
You might like to know that we tried that... It didn't work. A single wealthy individual could finance an entire campaign, and have a politician totally indebted to them. Wasn't very much fun for everybody else.
The system we have today where anybody can give any amount they want up to a limit of $2400 works great. Just look at Obama's fundraising totals.
Of course, qualifying videos must be handheld, shaking, out of focus, and pointing in the opposite direction of the subject.
Who are you to tell me what I can do with my money? Regulating campaign finance is not an enumerated power in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
Its = possessive. It's = "it is"
You may expect more votes bought, but the facts beg to differ.
Its = possessive. It's = "it is"
Please explain how this "ownership" works. Why, exactly, can't the Congressman simply vote exactly as he pleases and pick up 2-3 million dollars from someone else the next time around, or retire?