An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 14, 2024
- April 13, 2024
- April 12, 2024
- April 11, 2024
- April 10, 2024
- April 9, 2024
- April 8, 2024
Some of Our Sources
- Slashdot
- BoingBoing
- Techcrunch
- Technology Review
- Smashing Magazine
- Six Revisions
- TutsPlus - Design
- Reencoded
- Stylized Web
- The Verge
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
February 18, 2014 12:11 am GMT
Coming off a day of global protest — both offline and off — that sent tens of thousands of emails and phone calls into the United States Congress, it appears that the USA Freedom Act hasn’t budged on Capitol Hill. According to The Hill, the bill is stuck fast. Despite the recent protests dubbed “The Day We Fight Back” that argued in favor of the Act, Congress hasn’t yet changed its mind in terms of action when it comes to the NSA; Legislators appear to be waiting for the administration to nod its head one direction or the other on the bill. As The Hill’s Hillicon Valley wrote today: In the House, Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) seems to be waiting for the Obama administration to take a formal position on the USA Freedom Act, authored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), before scheduling a markup. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) wants to see what recommendations Attorney General Eric Holder and top intelligence leaders make by aMarch 28deadline set by President Obama. With both chambers apparently in a holding pattern, it is not clear what immediate impact the protests had. This is of course not surprising; anyone expecting massive, and immediate change was hoping for too much. If you need a quick primer on the USA Freedom Act, head here. (Don’t worry too much over the name of the bill. Yes it’s rah-rah, but in this case, not ironically so.) TechCrunch recently spoke toTrevor Timm, theco-founder and the executive director of theFreedom of the Press Foundationon the protests, a conversation during which he noted that at one point, the day of protest was kicking 5,000 calls per hour into Congressional offices. His take on the potential impact of the prior day’s protest: What impact may the day’s protests have? In Timm’s view, the effort will perhaps encourage Congress to debate the USA Freedom Act, and oppose Senator Feinstein’sFISA Improvements Act, which in his view would “legalize mass surveillance.” According to Timm, the “USA Freedom Act has the best shot of real reform.” Given The Hill’s reporting, I’d warrant that the protests had the warmest of reactions in its simple volume. But that appears to be it. TechCrunch spoke again with Timm, who indicated optimism for change: It’s a shame Congress is not moving quicker on an issue that clearly means a lot to millions of Americans across party lines.
Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NOGCze9Hd_w/
Despite Protest, The USA Freedom Act Remains In Holding Pattern
Coming off a day of global protest — both offline and off — that sent tens of thousands of emails and phone calls into the United States Congress, it appears that the USA Freedom Act hasn’t budged on Capitol Hill. According to The Hill, the bill is stuck fast. Despite the recent protests dubbed “The Day We Fight Back” that argued in favor of the Act, Congress hasn’t yet changed its mind in terms of action when it comes to the NSA; Legislators appear to be waiting for the administration to nod its head one direction or the other on the bill. As The Hill’s Hillicon Valley wrote today: In the House, Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) seems to be waiting for the Obama administration to take a formal position on the USA Freedom Act, authored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), before scheduling a markup. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) wants to see what recommendations Attorney General Eric Holder and top intelligence leaders make by aMarch 28deadline set by President Obama. With both chambers apparently in a holding pattern, it is not clear what immediate impact the protests had. This is of course not surprising; anyone expecting massive, and immediate change was hoping for too much. If you need a quick primer on the USA Freedom Act, head here. (Don’t worry too much over the name of the bill. Yes it’s rah-rah, but in this case, not ironically so.) TechCrunch recently spoke toTrevor Timm, theco-founder and the executive director of theFreedom of the Press Foundationon the protests, a conversation during which he noted that at one point, the day of protest was kicking 5,000 calls per hour into Congressional offices. His take on the potential impact of the prior day’s protest: What impact may the day’s protests have? In Timm’s view, the effort will perhaps encourage Congress to debate the USA Freedom Act, and oppose Senator Feinstein’sFISA Improvements Act, which in his view would “legalize mass surveillance.” According to Timm, the “USA Freedom Act has the best shot of real reform.” Given The Hill’s reporting, I’d warrant that the protests had the warmest of reactions in its simple volume. But that appears to be it. TechCrunch spoke again with Timm, who indicated optimism for change: It’s a shame Congress is not moving quicker on an issue that clearly means a lot to millions of Americans across party lines.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NOGCze9Hd_w/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Techcrunch
TechCrunch is a leading technology blog, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.More About this Source Visit Techcrunch