{"id":21206,"date":"2012-11-05T19:29:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T00:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-08-13T17:14:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T21:14:41","slug":"michigan-reps-graded-on-tech-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/michigan-reps-graded-on-tech-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Reps Graded on Tech Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150924154522\/http:\/\/bullmarketthinking.com\/exclusive-interview-on-big-government-special-interests-more-with-jeff-deist-chief-of-staff-for-congressman-ron-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-98931\" title=\"Michigan Reps Graded on Tech Issues\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobbying.gif?resize=117%2C109&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Michigan Reps Graded on Tech Issues\" width=\"117\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobbying.gif?resize=150%2C140&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobbying.gif?resize=75%2C70&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Techcrunch\" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>TechCrunch<\/em><\/a> <a title=\"TechCrunch\u2019s technology policy leaderboard for Congress\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130430234111\/http:\/\/techcrunch.com:80\/policy\/leaderboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graded<\/a> each<strong> member of the House of Representatives<\/strong> on tech issues. TechCrunch studied how closely their voting records align with what they call consensus interests of the technology industry. <em>TechCrunch<\/em> explains that after finding <strong>patterns in technology lobbying<\/strong> through public records, they determined where there was industry consensus on particular bills by surveying the most prominent technology lobbies, which collectively represent most of the industry. There was consensus on 3 issues: immigration, crowdfunding, and an <strong>open Internet (SOPA)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-98933\" title=\"Michigan\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/michigan5-8.png?resize=89%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Michigan\" width=\"89\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/michigan5-8.png?w=134&amp;ssl=1 134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/michigan5-8.png?resize=67%2C75&amp;ssl=1 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 89px) 100vw, 89px\" \/><\/a><\/em>None of Michigan&#8217;s Rep&#8217;s earned an A from the site. <em>TechCrunch<\/em> ranked some well-known Michigan politicians way down.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"John Conyers\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171206002523\/https:\/\/conyers.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>John Conyers<\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Michigan&#039;s 14th District\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121212012748\/http:\/\/conyers.house.gov\/index.cfm\/14th-district?p=district-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MI-14<\/a> (D) who has in Washington for 47 years now, <strong>earned a D<\/strong> for his sponsorship of <a title=\"SOPA\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOPA<\/a>, <em>(Which I noted <a title=\"Congress Prepares to Destroy the Web\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p2wgaW-3ty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">earlier)<\/a>.<\/em> You tweet Conyers <a title=\"John Conyers\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/repjohnconyers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> and tell him to do better by tech.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"John Dingell\" href=\"http:\/\/dingell.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>John Dingell<\/strong><\/a> <a title=\"Michigan&#039;s 15th District\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141206035421\/https:\/\/dingell.house.gov\/our-district\/map-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MI-15<\/a> (D) who has been a politician in DC for 58 years <strong>earned a grade of C.<\/strong>\u00a0You can tweet Dingell <a title=\"John Dingell\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/john_dingell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. OMG yes, he has a Twitter account, probably run by some staffer.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hansen Clarke\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hansen_Clarke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\"><strong>Hansen Clarke<\/strong><\/a> MI-13 and <a title=\"Gary Peters (Michigan politician)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gary_Peters_%28Michigan_politician%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\"><strong>Gary Peters<\/strong><\/a> <a title=\"Michigan's 9th congressional district\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michigan%27s_9th_congressional_district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">MI-9<\/a> received grades of B.<\/p>\n<p>You check out all <em>TechCrunch&#8217;s<\/em> ratings <a title=\"TechCrunch\u2019s technology policy leaderboard for Congress\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130430234111\/http:\/\/techcrunch.com:80\/policy\/leaderboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Hows does your Representative rate for tech leadership?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Get out and VOTE !!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121116013321\/http:\/\/blog.newrelic.com:80\/2012\/11\/05\/were-headed-to-the-great-white-north-for-techcrunchs-northern-meetups\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We&#8217;re Headed to the Great White North for TechCrunch&#8217;s Northern Meetups<\/a> (newrelic.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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