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		<title>Congress: Respect for Rights of Conscience (That We Agree With)</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/08/15/congress-respect-for-rights-of-conscience-that-we-agree-with/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[H.R. 1179 in the House and S. 1467 in the Senate are two copies of the same bill, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act. If passed, this bill would let doctors, pharmacists and health insurers block patients from obtaining abortions or insurance coverage for abortions even in places and circumstances where abortions are legal. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By the Numbers: Your Rights, Liberty, the Constitution and S. 3081</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2010/03/14/by-the-numbers-your-rights-liberty-the-constitution-and-s-3081/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Number of Senate bill introduced by John McCain that allows the U.S. military to pick up U.S. citizens on U.S. soil and detain them indefinitely without charge: 3081 Number of times the word &#8220;rights&#8221; is used in S. 3081: 2 Number of times the word is used to indicate the lack of Americans&#8217; rights: 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louie Gohmert Thinks Equality Is Something To Be Ashamed Of</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/10/11/louie-gohmert-thinks-equality-is-something-to-be-ashamed-of/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some in Congress, like Representative <a href="http://thatsmycongress.com/house/repFrankMA4111.html">Barney Frank</a>, who want to keep the movement for equality hidden in the Congressional closet, taking place in whispered tones with paid lobbyists behind closed doors.  The extreme antipathy of some members of Congress, such as Louie Gohmert, demonstrates that a soft, meek, deferential approach has not been enough.]]></description>
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		<title>Lamar Smith Wants Suspects Guilty Until Proven Innocent</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/06/15/lamar-smith-wants-defendents-guilty-until-proven-innocent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Lamar Smith's imagination, everyone who is accused of a crime is guilty, and constitutional rights are for wimps.  Congressman Smith is betting that his constituents back in Texas agree with him, and will reward his blunt, get tough without trial, approach to the law.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans Seek to Diminish New Equality in the States</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/04/08/republicans-seek-to-diminish-new-equality-in-the-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The amendment would also nullify civil union laws, or any other state of union <i>"having the legal incidents of marriage"</i>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Bill of Mights: Jesse Jackson Jr. Introduces 9 Constitutional Amendments to Zero Fanfare</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/04/02/the-bill-of-mights-jesse-jackson-jr-introduces-9-constitutional-amendments-to-zero-fanfare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If volume were an indicator of success, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2) would be a knockout. Jackson has introduced no fewer than nine amendments to the Constitution of the United States this year. Let&#8217;s take a peek at these, the Jackson Nine: Jackson Amendment 1: H.J. Res. 28, providing a universal right to vote for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McConnell Says We Have The Right To Give Away Our Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[His statement during the debate over the FISA Amendments Act reveals that Senator Mitch McConnell either doesn't know what the Constitution actually says, or he doesn't care.  Whichever is the case, Senator McConnell has proved himself to be incompetent to serve as a member of the United States Senate.]]></description>
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		<title>Status of the Equal Rights Amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 03:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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