Did you know that the two trillion (and counting) dollar coronavirus (Covid-19) law started out as a January 24, 2019, revenue bill out of the House of Representatives? (HR 748, 116th Congress, 2019-2020)?
For the record, the 880 page enrolled bill (version passed by both Chambers) was signed by the President on March 27, 2020. [The P.L. number is 116-136.]
So, my question to colleagues was:
You can go directly to the Law Library of Congress “Coronavirus Resource Guide” or if you want additional information on what Congress is doing, visit Congress dot gov. (You can link on Law Library News from there, too.)
“This is intended as a guide to laws, regulations and executive actions in the United States, at both the federal and the state level, and in various countries with respect to the new coronavirus and its spread. We are also including links to Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports ….” [Link to Law Library of Congress blog post for more information and updates.]
Price gouging and war profiteering are as American as, um, apple pie (English origin, actually, or so they say), not that they (price gouging etc.) don’t exist worldwide as well – and neither requires a war. Sigh.
Reporting Price Gouging Violations to the Oregon Department of Justice:
“If you have been charged an excessive price for a product or service under normal circumstances, please file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Hotline by calling 503-378-8442, or using the online Consumer Complaint Form.” [Link to webpage.]
The constitutionally mandated U.S. census form (and a link to the online form) should be awaiting your attention, perhaps it’s on your kitchen table now.
Here’s an interesting story about the census and pandemic, from OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) News:
“COVID-19 Makes 2020 Census More Complicated Than It Already Was,” by Tom Banse, March 23, 2020
This OPB article and Bike Portland lawsuit might be interesting to people and their loved ones who walk, cycle, or drive in Portland, Oregon, and maybe beyond.
OPB News article: “Lawsuit Claims Portland Illegally Lets Drivers Park Too Close To Intersections,” by Donald Orr OPB Feb. 24, 2020 (archived here.).
The OPB article links to the Bike Portland news article (archived here) and a copy of the complaint filed in Multnomah County, 18 February 2020.
For more information, search, limit your search by date, and for heaven’s sake don’t click on the ads: dot org icann domain registry sale
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), among others, has been following this domain registry sale. See e.g.:
“ICANN Needs To Ask More Questions About the Sale of .ORG,” by Mitch Stoltz, January 17, 2020
“A Feminist Take on Information Privacy” by Maria Farrell [Link to through Schneier on Security 9/2019 blog post]
What is gaslighting? Among other descriptions, there is this: Gaslighting
Less wordy than the Mueller Report, and equally bloodless, but no less stunning. Link to report text from the BBC (and soon from many other URLs) or link to the Internet Archive version I saved today.
Note: “Day 1” refers to the Day After (i.e. Friday) an October 31, 2019, no-deal exit from the EU.
Links to the Martin Luther King, Jr. April 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Wikipedia article, “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (see under References for links to multiple sources)
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