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
Putting the Parker Griffith Party Switch in Context
Let's put the news that Alabama Representative Parker Griffith has switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in its proper context: that of his policy behavior in the House of Representatives. In his consequential voting and cosponsorship behavior, it's clear that Parker Griffith switched over to the Republican Party long ago.
To his ...
A Libertarian Ignorance Of General Welfare Challenges Jared Polis
It doesn't take a genius to identify the political ideology of Stephen Bailey, a Republican who is challenging progressive Democrat Jared Polis for Congress in 2010. Bailey fits within the trend within the Republican Party of emphasizing libertarian ideas.
Bailey's frequent references to Ayn Rand are the first big clue. Bailey's suggestions ...
Toothless Anti-Slavery Resolution Is An Insult
Yesterday, the United States unanimously passed S. 382, "A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month from January 1 through Feruary 1, 2010, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, modern slavery." And what did this resolution change? Nothing.
Coming from the most powerful legislative body ...
Marion Berry Challenged On The Left
As a Blue Dog Democrat, U.S. Representative Marion Berry has had a fairly convenient political career. He has the support of the establishment Democratic Party in the 1st congressional district of Arkansas, which tends to lean toward the right. So, the only political opposition he gets comes from the Republican Party which is ...
War on Drugs Heads Up: Sentencing Fairness Bill Up For Consideration on Christmas Eve
If you're interested in federal policy regarding the "War on Drugs," consider watching the Senate Judiciary Committee as it meets this Christmas Eve to consider S. 1789, at which time the committee will either send the bill to the floor of the Senate or kill it.
S. 1789, also called the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009, ...
Feingold Sole Democrat To Vote Against Military Waste
Yesterday morning, the United States Senate voted to approve a shocking 636.3 billion dollars of spending for just one year of military operations. Remember when 87 billion dollars a year seemed outrageous?
Only one Democratic Senator had the guts to vote against this expenditure of American wealth, filled of pork barrel projects to earn members ...
FBI Oversight Canceled, Football Hearings Continue
The website of the House Judiciary Committee reveals that this month's scheduled hearing, bringing FBI officials to answer questions about the bureau's domestic surveillance of law-abiding Americans, has been canceled.
The second of two hearings regarding the government's role in preventing head injuries in football, on the other hand, will proceed as scheduled.
Priorities, priorities.
Senator Bunning Says Guantanamo Prisons Are Like Statue Of Liberty
A great deal about the Republican vision of America was revealed yesterday by Senator Jim Bunning. As Bunning took to the floor to comment on a military spending bill of over 626 billion dollars, he made the following comments:
"Throughout the debate on whether closing Guantanamo is good policy, supporters of the idea have consistently ...
Challenger to Betsy Markey Doesn’t Understand the Constitution
Colorado's 4th district U.S. Representative Betsy Markey made a rather desperate political move this week, joining the the Blue Dog Democrats at a time when the popularity of the Blue Dogs may be at an all-time low, due to their role in helping the Republicans obstruct the implementation of the agenda that gained the Democrats ...
Betsy Markey Shows Terrible Timing Joining Blue Dogs
Word has spread quickly that U.S. Representative Betsy Markey is in a precarious political position entering the 2010 election season, and an announcement she has made today indicates something of the reason she has become vulnerable in the first place. Markey announced that she will be joining the right wing Blue Dog Coalition.
Markey's legislative ...