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According to a statement by House Republican Leader John Boehner, ..."Democrats are looking at restricting Member content on websites outside the house.gov domain. Websites such as Youtube and other social networks would have to comply with government regulations before Members of Congress could post content on them."
Congressman John Culberson from Texas, (@johnculberson) has recently been communicating through these targeted websites, making him more accessible and accountable to his constituents. He has quickly become a "real time representative" by posting on Twitter.com, where he sends regular updates from the House floor and the halls of Congress, and on Qik.com, where he films and posts video updates on the Internet. This new technology has allowed him to bypass the mainstream media and shine sunlight into the darkest corners of Congress.
One recent "tweet" sent by the Congressman stated, "They are trying to ban my Twitters & every [web communication] from all Congressmen unless each communication has been preapproved/edited/censored."
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July 10th What will be interesting to see is how this sort of viewpoint changes as whomever is elected takes office next year. McCain has freely admitted that he hates bloggers and doesn't understand the Internet. Obama, on the other hand has embraced the Net and uses Facebook, Twitter and numerous other outlets to reach his constituents. How will the government's attitude toward the Net change depending on who takes office? Time will tell...  Reply
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