Meet Lamar Smith: Rep To Head House Committee On Science, Space, And Technology

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Post by simba-hiiipower » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 7:41 PM UTC

Meet Lamar Smith: Rep To Head House Committee On Science, Space, And Technology
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Re: Meet Lamar Smith: Rep To Head House Committee On Science, Space, And Technology

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Post by anilgupta » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 7:57 PM UTC

Here's a good breakdown of his voting history on technology issues:

http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Lamar_Smith.htm#Technology

Not a great picture. Voted against network neutrality, sponsored SOPA, although he did vote against taxing Internet access.

Re: Meet Lamar Smith: Rep To Head House Committee On Science, Space, And Technology

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Post by mtgx » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 8:04 PM UTC

anilgupta wrote: post #2

Here's a good breakdown of his voting history on technology issues: http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Lamar_Smith.htm#Technology Not a great picture. Voted against network neutrality, sponsored SOPA, although he did vote against taxing Internet access.

From all that I gather that the principle by which he votes is aiding his corporate friends. That's probably the most common trait with his voting record, and I doubt it has anything to do with any real beliefs of how politics should work.