Representative Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee in the House of Representatives, took to the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday to explain why he would not comply with requests to vote for reauthorization of the Patriot Act without reform: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this motion to concur in the [...]
On Saturday, November 21 2009, author and public advocate Lois Herr drew attention in her congressional campaign against Republican congressman Joseph Pitts when she appeared at a rally to speak against the Stupak-Pitts Amendment. This amendment, which would prohibit private health care plans paid for with private money from covering abortion, is a major effort [...]
In a special fundraising site set up in response to Joe Wilson shouting at Obama, Rob Miller’s campaign has taken in $42,780 in donations so far. 700 dollars of that has been donated in the last 30 minutes alone – early in the morning.
Dan Maffei, running for the House of Representatives in the 25th congressional district in upstate New York, doesn’t have the big money connections Al Franken has. Yet, Dan Maffei has had the courage Al Franken hasn’t had. Dan Maffei has spoken out against the unjust and unconstitutional FISA Amendments Act.
Just before he voted on June 20, 2008 for H.R. 6304, legislation that guts the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, Republican Representative Randy Forbes of Virginia took to the floor of the House to identify the real problem with America. What, pray tell, is the real problem with America? Could it [...]
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