Meehan first ran for Congress in 1992 on a platform of reform, as part of that platform Meehan made a pledge to not serve more than four terms, a central part of his campaign. This breaking of the pledge has been a controversial issue in the 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts.
后来被改为:
Meehan was elected to Congress in 1992 on a plan to eliminate the deficit. His fiscally responsible voting record since then has earned him praise from citizen watchdog groups. He was re-elected by a large margin in 2004.
后来又再次被人改回,指出他的食言,但是不久以后又被来自国会的IP更改为:
(Meehan) also supported term limits, pledging to serve no more than four terms.
于此同时,Marty惊人的高达4百80万的竞选筹款也从维基百科中删除,至今也没有在被加入。
Marty只是这1000多次的修改中的一个例子。议员的雇员们不仅修改他们老板的个人历史,还相互谩骂,佛吉尼亚议员Eric Cantor 曾在维基百科上被骂,说他“闻起来像牛粪”,而做这次更改的IP也是来自于国会的。
因为来自国会的访客大量的修改维基百科的内容,维基百科曾于去年11月和12月封掉了国会的IP,禁止他们修改百科内容,并指责他们进行 “deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia”