http://austinist.com/2007/04/18/new_wrinkle_at_texas_governors_office_the_texas_data_exchange.php All comments for New Wrinkle at Texas Governor's Office: The Texas Data Exchange en-us 2009 Adam S Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:41:20 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss aschragin@gmail.com aschragin@gmail.com 60 http://austinist.com/2007/04/18/new_wrinkle_at_texas_governors_office_the_texas_data_exchange.php#comment-1069267 http://austinist.com/2007/04/18/new_wrinkle_at_texas_governors_office_the_texas_data_exchange.php#comment-1069267 Comments Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:41:47 -0600 <p>This is fascinating. One of the conspiracy theories about why the Republicans kept voting for Bush's legislation even after it became completely ridiculous was that the Bush administration was using the warrentless wiretapping capabilities it had acquired not to spy on Democrats, but to spy on Republicans and keep them in line. With Perry and Craddick having such control over the legislature, this seems like a perfect next step to make sure that everyone keeps voting exactly the way they want.</p>