Legislative News- Beloved Defender of the Constitution Ron Paul Just Voted Against the Constitution Again
- New Sanctions Against Iran Smelling Very Oily
- 77 Democrats Sacrifice Medicare To Protect Military Spending
- Dozen Democrats Join House GOP To Demolish Nuclear Nonproliferation
- Republicans In Congress Whine That Their Political Destiny Isn’t Coming True
- Joe Wilson’s Odd Math On National Debt
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Refuses To Meet With Iowa Occupy Protesters
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the U.S. Representative for the 20th congressional district in Florida. She is also, however, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, second in power within the Democratic Party only to Barack Obama.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is in Iowa right now because of the presidential campaign caucuses that will take place there ...
Which Congressional Caucus Most Strongly Supported Constitutional War Standards in 2011?
According to Article I Section 8 of United States Constitution, the Congress and only the Congress is given the authority to declare war. No other person or body in government — not the Supreme Court, not the President — is the authority to do so anywhere in the Constitution. The first war in Iraq, ...
Obama Approves Law To Throw Americans In Prison Without Criminal Charge Or Trial
When a President of the United States waits to sign a bill into law on New Year's Eve, it's a sign that the President doesn't want anyone to notice what he's doing. The President knows that most Americans don't pay attention to news on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, and is hoping ...
Constitutional Amendment On Voting And Campaign Finance Proposed
On the last full day of work for the U.S. House of Representatives this year, John Yarmuth and Walter Jones introduced H.J. Res. 97, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
If the proposed constitutional amendment were enacted, there would be three major impacts:
1. Campaign spending and donations would no ...
The 5 Busiest Members of the House of Representatives in 2011 (and the 5 Slowest)
These five members of the House of Representatives were the most active in 2011, each introducing dozens of bills:
Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA): sponsor of 61 bills in 2011
Rep. Don Young (R-AK): sponsor of 50 bills in 2011
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX): sponsor of 47 bills in 2011
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA): sponsor of 42 bills in 2011
Rep. ...
Progressive Caucus Supports 5th and 6th Amendment Rights by Margin of 60-10
On December 14 2011, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1540, a bill that violates the 5th Amendment and 6th Amendment rights of people under the Constitution. These Amendments, part of the Constitution's Bill of Rights, prohibits the government from detaining people without charge forever, without a trial, without being informed of their ...
House Constitution Caucus Overwhelmingly Supports Indefinite Detention without Charge
The Constitution Caucus of the House of Representatives proclaims itself dedicated to keeping congressional action within the bounds of the United States Constitution:
"The Constitution is the guide I will never abandon." -- George Washington
Recognizing that the Constitution can only be preserved if it lives in the hearts and minds of the American people, the Constitution ...
Vern Buchanan Faces Heat On Campaign Law Breaking
In August, we mentioned a complaint filed by Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington against U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan. Congressman Buchanan was accused of paying his employees to make donations to his political campaign, directing them to illegally claim the money as their own, thus purposefully circumventing campaign finance laws.
Today, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune ...
New York Liberals Organizing Against Kirsten Gillibrand
Last week, New York's U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act, a law that allows the federal government to imprison Americans without criminal trial for extended periods of time. The act is in blatant violation of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, but Gillibrand seemed unconcerned by that.
Senator ...
Partial Effort To Reform National Defense Authorization Act Stuck In Committee
The National Defense Authorization Act passed this month to take effect in 2012 grants the federal government the unconstitutional power to seize people within the borders of the United States, including U.S. citizens, and throw them into prison without any time limit, without any trial, without criminal charge, and without substantiation of the evidence against ...