FC: Wired News tech scorecard for U.S. House of Representatives

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

At Wired News, we've compiled a list of the technology voting records
of each member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

That meant picking seven tech bills and grading all 435 legislators --
at least the ones who showed up those days -- on their floor votes. If
they chose to take a hands-off approach, they got a "1", while
regulatory votes got a "0." (If you disagree with us, flip the scale
around.)

Here's the list sorted by last name (scoll down to find your legislator):
  http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,39637,00.html
Sorted by score, with the two California reps with 100 percent at the top:
  http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,39636,00.html

And a summary of the results, with some methodology:
  http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,39625,00.html

Some interesting results: Purported privacy advocates like Democrat Ed
Markey didn't score well, getting a 33% of 100%, in part because of
his opposition to financial privacy legislation. Republican Bob
Goodlatte, Internet caucus co-chair, got just 43% because of his
support for speech and gambling restrictions.

-Declan



The floor votes scored:

HR2031: A vote to restrict online sales of alcohol. (No is 1)
HR3615: A vote to create a new federal agency to spend $1.25 billion
on rural TV service. (No is 1)
HR3709: A vote to extend a temporary federal ban on Internet taxes. (Yes is 1) 
HR3125: A vote to prohibit Internet gambling. (No is 1) 
HR1501: A vote on an amendment to restrict the sale of violent
material such as videogames to anyone under the age of 18. (No is 1)
HR10: A vote on an amendment to protect financial privacy by
restricting government monitoring of bank accounts. (Yes is 1)
HR1714: A vote to allow the use of electronic signatures. (Yes is 1) 



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