Comments on: The TARP Lobbying Rules: What They Say And What They Mean For Transparency http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/10/15/tarp-lobbying-rules/ Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel Schuman http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/10/15/tarp-lobbying-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-114660 Daniel Schuman Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:28:15 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=11213#comment-114660 I'm glad that people made it all the way to the end of this analysis. Part of what's interesting here (to me) is that the stimulus lobbying rules, which have a similar goal, cast a tighter net. Cliff, I don't know about a CCC, but there are a lot of lawyer out of work. I don't know if America's ready for a lawyer stimulus package, but my former classmates would thank you. There are many lawyers whose job is to translate legislative mumbo jumbo into English. They work for the Congressional Research Service, and a significant number of their reports are available at www.opencrs.com. If only we could convince Congress to make all of the reports available .... I’m glad that people made it all the way to the end of this analysis. Part of what’s interesting here (to me) is that the stimulus lobbying rules, which have a similar goal, cast a tighter net.

Cliff, I don’t know about a CCC, but there are a lot of lawyer out of work. I don’t know if America’s ready for a lawyer stimulus package, but my former classmates would thank you.

There are many lawyers whose job is to translate legislative mumbo jumbo into English. They work for the Congressional Research Service, and a significant number of their reports are available at http://www.opencrs.com. If only we could convince Congress to make all of the reports available ….

]]> By: Clif http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/10/15/tarp-lobbying-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-114641 Clif Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:42:51 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=11213#comment-114641 Your thorough analysis of what needs doing illustrates what a long long way it is from some general statement that a politician makes about a law and the final, specific application of that law. How many places there are for the ball to be dropped and how few there are like you who are willing/able to do the work to see that what is supposed to happen really does. Imagine that a diligent person was assigned to each paragraph in a law - to do as you are doing with it. Unemployment is high now, how about a new CCC (Civilian Context Corps) that would do this job - it would employ millions! Your thorough analysis of what needs doing illustrates what a long long way it is from some general statement that a politician makes about a law and the final, specific application of that law. How many places there are for the ball to be dropped and how few there are like you who are willing/able to do the work to see that what is supposed to happen really does.

Imagine that a diligent person was assigned to each paragraph in a law – to do as you are doing with it. Unemployment is high now, how about a new CCC (Civilian Context Corps) that would do this job – it would employ millions!

]]> By: Lyle http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/10/15/tarp-lobbying-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-114635 Lyle Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:58:38 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=11213#comment-114635 Wow Daniel, You done a good job boy! Being a newbie I'm sure the gang at Sunlight Foundation are impressed with this. You going to go far. CIO for Rev Desmond Tutu next we hope:) Keep up the good work! Wow Daniel,

You done a good job boy! Being a newbie I’m sure the gang at Sunlight Foundation are impressed with this. You going to go far. CIO for Rev Desmond Tutu next we hope:) Keep up the good work!

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