This Senator hasn't sent an email. Why is he on a subcommittee focused on tech?

Posted by serelo on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @05:22PM
from the pando.com dept.

http://pando.com/2015/03/09/this-member-of-congress-has-never-sent-an-email-even-though-hes-on-a-tech-and-privacy-focused-subcommittee/?utm_content=bufferdf03c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Re:This Senator hasn't sent an email. Why is he on a subcomm... by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @05:43PM (#9180867)

Ok that's extreme. But Senators sit on subcommittees on war, medicine, poverty, criminal justice and on and on. And they aren't any of those things either (well not most of them).

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Re:This Senator hasn't sent an email. Why is he on a subcomm... by walshemj on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @05:44PM (#9180874)

Because committees are handed out on seniority especially the ones with lots of pork and not by the executive (which has its own problems)

do tech journalist have no idea how politics works

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