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The Suggestion Of The U.S. Congress

Posted on May 2 2011 by Congress Watcher

The earliest suggestion of a U.S. Congress was made in May 1774 and reads as follows…

Ancient Greek Religion Highest In U.S. Capitol

Posted on November 5 2010 by Congress Watcher

The new Republican leaders of the U.S. House should remember that, though the habit of mythological metaphors from the religious sphere persists, the strength of the USA comes from the separation of government from religious affairs.

Ted Poe Flaunts Ignorance On Islam and Cordoba

Posted on September 18 2010 by Congress Watcher

Ted Poe’s anger against Islam is more calculated to earn the support of voters back in his home district in Texas than to deal with any problem in New York City.

John Cornyn Celebrates Anti-Religion, Anti-Military Document

Posted on March 3 2010 by Congress Watcher

Why did John Cornyn celebrate a document that calls the military an eternal enemy of civil liberty? Why did Cornyn praise the document, which refers to priests as “ever ready minions of power”? Is Cornyn some kind of Communist?

House Oversight 197 Years Later

Posted on August 3 2009 by Congress Watcher

The Michigan-heavy sponsorship of this 1812 war oversight resolution looks like yet another symptom of a state that’s grasping at straws, looking for any tool it’s got to bring a little economic boost in these days of Motor City morbidity.

Arcuri Forgets Women’s History In His Own District

Posted on July 20 2009 by Congress Watcher

What did Congressman Arcuri have to say on the anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention today? Zilch. Representative Arcuri said nothing at all about the anniversary of this milestone in women’s rights. He made no speeches. He issued no statements. He did nothing.

14 In House Support Voting Discrimination

Posted on February 23 2009 by Congress Watcher

It is not within the power of Congress to establish governmental discrimination against non-English speakers. The Fourteenth Amendment protects the right of all American citizens, regardless of linguistic group, to be treated equally by federal election law.

Honor Harriet Tubman With A Bit Of Pork

Posted on February 18 2009 by Congress Watcher

Pork Barrel aside, Harriet Tubman is an important figure in American history, and to deny her importance is to deny the importance of resistance to slavery in the 1800s.

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