"We are talking about the emergence of a Deep State led by Barack Obama, and that is something we should prevent," Representative Steve King, of Iowa, said.
And so far it's been effective: It hasn't voted for a Democrat since it was redrawn to prevent Representative Tom Perriello from returning.
Many states have ethics rules that require election officials to wait a designated period before they can begin lobbying former colleagues, but few rules prevent industry representatives from becoming election officials.
There was no discussion at yesterday's meeting of the proposal that would prevent industry representatives from sitting on the board, while having them form an advisory committee instead.
Andy Purdy, the former head of the national-cybersecurity division of the D.H.S., told me that "a fear of retaliation," both institutional and personal, prevents government representatives from speaking out against Anonymous.
According to strategic details obtained by the Guardian, the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) – along with its localised sister organization, ACCE – is trying to prevent elected city representatives from raising the minimum wage to levels above those set by their states.
WASHINGTON — President Obama is planning a comprehensive effort to pass legislation and use executive orders to prevent gun violence, representatives of about a dozen gun control organizations were told Wednesday at a White House meeting.
The statement on behalf of four leading Jewish groups, including the Board of Deputies, implored Mrs May to make "every effort to prevent these Jobbik representatives from propagating their despicable views and hatred in the UK".
"After a tragedy like this, the first question we all ask is, 'Could this have been prevented?' " said Representative Cliff Stearns, Republican of Florida, who is chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
