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 [...]
Where was Ron Paul, the supposed defender of liberty, during this vote? He didn’t even come to Congress for it. He was too busy, out on the campaign trail, promoting himself as a champion of the Constitution, to be bothered to actually show up to defend the Constitution.
Why would any Democrats oppose a bill to increase energy efficiency and reduce spending on nuclear weapons, without increasing the federal budget deficit? Ask one of the 66 House Democrats listed here.
Barack Obama is being sued by a group of U.S. Representatives, including four members of his own political party, in order to force him to stop the illegal U.S. entry into war in Libya.
Tthough Ron Paul now seeks an end to war in Afghanistan, he was among those who originally granted President Bush the power to start the decade of war.
Although it has been much discussed, the text of the Defense of Marriage Act is both short and simple: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Defense of Marriage Act’. SEC. 2. POWERS RESERVED TO THE STATES. (a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by [...]
A sharp division within the Democratic Party on matters of war and peace was revealed in the vote, with 85 Democrats voting for peace, and 99 Democrats voting against peace.
From John Conyers to Ron Paul, the co-sponsors of a resolution to require the end of the U.S. involvement in the Afghanistan War can be found in a list here.
Ed Markey accuses Senate Republicans of blocking the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling from effectively doing its work.
H. Con. Res. 301 would have required a complete American military pullout from Pakistan by the end of this December.
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