In the 1980s and early 1990s, groups formed within the U.S. House of Representatives to pursue interest in a subject were called Legislative Service Organizations. In the later 1990s, LSOs went out of official existence altogether but continued informally as caucuses. Today, congressional caucuses are officially called Congressional Member Organizations and are cataloged by the [...]

“No offense to my colleagues here, but we’ve created a caucus for just about everything under the sun except creating a job.” — Republican Representative Reid Ribble, March 29 2011 This was the claim made by Reid Ribble in announcing his new Congressional Job Creators’ Caucus. But is Ribble really the first member of Congress [...]

Candidate Allen West on Banning Mosques in the United States of America Letter to opponent, Representative Ron Klein: August 18, 2010 Dear Congressman Klein, Last week, President Obama made the following comment regarding the proposed mosque at Ground Zero: ‘As President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone [...]

If there is one clear winner in the muddled war going on in Libya, it is the Raytheon Corporation. Raytheon sells the Tomahawk cruise missile to the United States government with a price tag of more than $1 million per missile. When the arsenal of American cruise missiles needs replacing, Raytheon will supply them at [...]

1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days from today, New York’s 26th congressional district will hold a special election to fill the seat vacated by family-values adulterer Christopher Lee. Green Party candidate Ian Murphy knows that he doesn’t hold the institutional advantages of his rivals. Unlike Kathy Hochul, he won’t be able to rely on [...]

House of Representatives: Homeland Security Committee, Thursday March 31, 10 AM: A hearing on US involvement in the drug war in Mexico, with updates on drug-related violence in Mexico. Judiciary Committee, Wednesday March 30, 10 AM: The Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee will be holding a hearing on the permanent surveillance provisions of the [...]

There are three main candidates for Jane Harman’s seat in the House of Representatives: Janice Hahn, Debra Bowen and Marcy Winograd. All three candidates make some sort of statements in favor of peace, but only one of those candidates actually has a strong history of working for peace.

The government did not attack the United States, and so the War Powers Resolution forbids the current military action in Libya. Read a legal analysis of the War Powers Act 60 days myth.

Wars over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region have flared between Armenia and Azerbaijan for a century, and disputes over the the identity of the region simmered long before that. With a new war between Armenia and Azerbaijan looming over the horizon, it is interesting to note that the United States Congress maintains congressional caucuses to represent [...]

More Republicans are joining the conservative antiwar protest begun by Amash. Yesterday, Congressman Tom McClintock sent a letter to President Obama directly accusing Obama of violating the law in his initiation of war without congressional authorization.