Perhaps Congress may soon experience a surge in efficiency now that the House has voted in favor of legislation that would create guidelines for prohibiting access to pornography on federal government computers.
Assuming they can get the Senate on board and President Barack Obama is willing to lend a signature.
The porn measure was authored by Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and it’s “part of an underlying package the House passed on a vote of 241-181 to establish various government oversight reforms,” The Hill said.
House passes bill to block federal employees from accessing porn at work: https://t.co/LoyBu1SpsU pic.twitter.com/7U2XxVm1J1
— The Hill (@thehill) July 7, 2016
Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz said they’ve “heard numerous examples” of federal employees viewing porn while on the taxpayer’s dime.
“It’s kind of ridiculous that we have to legislate this, but it is such a pervasive problem in our work on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee,” the Utah Republican said.
As for the 181 members who voted against the measure, The Hill noted Democrats largely voted against the legislative package out of concern other provisions may curtail government employees’ due process rights.
This would be the same due process Democrats are far less concerned about should potential gun-owners find themselves mistakenly on the FBI’s “No Fly” list.
Ranking Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings countered Republicans who insist the provision would make it easier to remove employees found to have engaged in misconduct.
“This legislation is a mishmash of several bills that would damage employee rights, weaken public health and safety, and do little, if anything, to advance government reform,” the Maryland lawmaker said.
Here’s a quick sampling of how social media users reacted from Twitter:
@thehill Great, now everyone will want a private server!? #morningjoe #inners
— DC Ben (@DCBen5) July 7, 2016
@thehill this they can accomplish.
— Kaycee Nightfire (@KcNightfire) July 7, 2016
.@thehill seriously, this took a bill? unbelievable! No, wait… we’re talking about the government…
— DoMoreThanPray (@DoMoreThanPray) July 7, 2016
@thehill Uh… you think? Come on people!
— Patty Cakes (@Lamonte1971) July 7, 2016
@thehill Now they have NO reason to come to work. They could always go to Bill’s house and watch.
— Nick Titan (@nicktitanmill) July 7, 2016
@thehill Most employees get FIRED for accessing porn on company computers!
— Melissa (@onebigsister) July 7, 2016
.@thehill What a world we live in. Congrats for getting something done, I guess. https://t.co/PKv8vwnZkd
— Chris (@Cheeto377) July 7, 2016
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