U.S. Representative Mo Brooks has declared atheists and agnostics to be his foes. The Secular Coalition for Alabama has reminded him that many of his constituents are atheists and agnostics.

An organizer for the January 17 political action called Occupy Congress reports on a call from Rep. Susan Davis: Congresswoman Susan Davis’ office called. She wants to meet with us in DC on #J17. “I want to support OSD you while you’re here” “OSD” refers to Occupy San Diego, the California encampment in Davis’ district [...]

On January 6 2011, U.S. Representative Trent Franks participated in a show in the U.S. Capitol Building: the reading of the United States Constitution. Rep. Franks was assigned to read the Fifth Amendment: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a [...]

On December 16 Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio voted to toss people into prison forever without charges, just because the government says that these people are terrorists. The Government doesn’t have to file charges or prove its accusations in court. That would be a trial, and trials are apparently out of date. In voting to [...]

Could someone tell Congressman Ted Poe that there is no ban on incandescent light bulbs. It’s a conspiracy theory, an urban legend, a myth.

This morning, the presidential nominating effort called Americans Elect introduced a new web feature called “Candidates,” in which it rates a select group of American politicians on the basis of their policy agreement with two documents: 1. Majority or plurality answers to a Ipsos Public Affairs Poll apparently commissioned by Americans Elect corporate staff, the [...]

A large amount of toxic coal ash containing heavy metals fell into Lake Michigan, fouling the waters that serve as a public resource for Gwen Moore’s constituents. So, what is Gwen Moore telling the voters of Wisconsin’s 4th district tonight about why she voted to prevent tough standards for coal ash disposal from going into effect?

The undemocratic appointment of Mark Erwin to the leadership of Americans Elect takes the new political party even further to the right, showing that Americans Elect is not at all the centrist organization it claims to be.

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan is spending a fair amount of time alone these days. When he declared the beginning of his run for President of the United States in July of 2011, some wondered whether the announcement was a fake. Debate moderators forgot to invite him onstage. When he declared the end of his [...]

Bernard Sanders praised the upcoming occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. to start on October 6, and said that he will attempt to attend that protest himself. “Any attention that we can pay to the greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street or to what the Fed is not doing is deserved attention, so I will see if I can be there,” Sanders said.