Month: November 2009

Government agency YouTube takedown was about ethics, not content, per EPA

GovExec reports on the latest in the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to get two of its lawyers to change or remove a YouTube video of theirs discussing climate protection. The issue, according to EPA, is not the content of the video but whenever agency employees use their profession “to accent the credibility of your personal […]

Arizona’s Quelland not out of office, yet

Following up on this May post, an Arizona state representative is still fighting removal from office for alleged campaign finance violations. Quelland attorney Tim Casey said an appeal will be filed with the Maricopa County Superior Court and pledged that Quelland was innocent and will benefit from discovery and due process available at the trial […]

Sen. DeMint proposes constitutional amendment for term limits

The Washington Times reports that Sen. DeMint proposes a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on U.S. Senators. Senate leaders and longtime Washington watchdogs said Mr. DeMint’s bill had a zero chance of becoming law, mostly because of a general lack of interest and the high hurdles to amending the Constitution. Here’s another term limits-related […]