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Mike Honda Celebrates Ruling Against Prop 8

Posted on February 7 2012 by Congress Watcher

Today, Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. Supporters of the discriminatory law still have the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court, however.

Voters Want Less Military, Fewer Lobbyists, Sanders Poll Finds

Posted on January 24 2012 by Congress Watcher

Only 2.93 percent of respondents say that “Strengthening the U.S. military” is a top priority. However, 88.12 percent of respondents so far say that “Reducing the influence of lobbyists and special interest groups in Washington” is a “top priority”.

Barney Frank Blasts Martin Luther King Day Hypocrites

Posted on January 19 2012 by Congress Watcher

Republicans seem only able to accept one part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision: The broad outline of racial equality. That’s only one part of what Dr. King was working for. Dr. King also had a vision of economic justice for all people, a world in which a hard day’s work would be rewarded with fair pay, in which war would come to an end, in which health care would be a universally recognized human right.

Who Cares? Apparently, You. Top 3 Congressional Bills in Jan 2012 regard Civil Liberties

Posted on January 16 2012 by Congressional Aid

A common declaration in intellectual circles is that the American people don’t care about their freedoms as long as they get money or entertainment. But is that true? The top three bills searched for on Thomas, the online database of the U.S. Congress, each pertain to civil liberties. The National Defense Authorization Act takes up [...]

The Kingdom of Congress

Posted on December 14 2011 by Congress Watcher

Given that Americans have lived in a democracy, not a monarchy, for almost 240 years now, why are we having official religious rituals in Congress that use the language of the British Empire?

Congress Completely Ignores Pepper Spray Attacks Against Protesters

Posted on November 22 2011 by Congress Watcher

They’ve given speeches about football games. They’ve talked about renaming post offices. They’ve gobbled on about Thanksgiving. They’ve done nothing, however, to protect the American people from the recent surge in police brutality.

James Moran Takes On The One Percent

Posted on October 27 2011 by Congress Watcher

Corporations say that these changes are necessary to help them create jobs, but as James Moran pointed out, the truth is that corporations already have the resources necessary to create jobs, but are refusing to pitch in. They want those extra profits to go to the top 1 percent, not to create jobs for working America.

Rangel Speaks Out Supporting Wall Street Protesters

Posted on October 6 2011 by Congress Watcher

People are mad as hell. They really think that they’ve been let down. They worked so hard to achieve what they had achieved in this great country; and the greatest thing about America is not what you’ve achieved, in my opinion, it is having the hope that you can make it in America.

Citizen Clark: Occupation Movements A Wakeup Call For Congress

Posted on October 5 2011 by Congress Watcher

Citizen Stan Clark has a message for those in Congress who are hoping that the protests will go away: “People are pissed because it makes you feel as though this Administration and Congress are looking the other way, because they’re all involved.”

Jay Inslee Participates In Climate Reality

Posted on September 16 2011 by Congress Watcher

Congressman Jay Inslee and law professor Maxine Burkett were just two of the many citizens of the world who joined together yesterday in a special effort to bring the dangers of climate change to the attention of their neighbors and colleagues.

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