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A Very Interesting (And Unusual) Piece of Legislation

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Most legislation submitted for consideration in Congress is difficult and time consuming to work through in its’ entirety.
Not so with H.R. 6615 authored by Representative Louis Gohmert (R-TX):
To provide for the transport of the enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Washington, DC, where the United States Supreme Court will be able to more [...]

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Representative Stark jumps the shark

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

The remarks made today by Representatative Stark on the floor of the House are reprehensible.
To accuse a sitting President of amusing himself with the death of our troops goes well beyond behavior which should ever be condoned by any of our elected officials.

These words were uttered during the debate to override the President’s [...]

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Prostitutes face jail under tougher law.

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Leave them alone; they are just trying to do their job.
UK The government was last night accused of turning the clock back 25 years by introducing a law that will allow courts to imprison prostitutes who are arrested for soliciting. The move has provoked the fury of women’s support groups, who say the move will [...]

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There is calm in the midst of the storm

Friday, May 18th, 2007

It has been another whirlwind day on Republican blogs. Many see the death of the Republican Party due to the upcoming Illegal Immigration legislation. As I wrote in the wee hours of yesterday morning, they are entitled to their thoughts. I for one do not respond well to shrill rhetoric and tend to [...]

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A Matter of Principle

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

President Bush has reaffirmed to Congress his intention to veto any bill which would federally fund abortion according to this article at NRO.
President Bush took the extraordinary step of preemptively issuing a veto threat against an entire category of potential legislative tactics on Thursday afternoon. In a letter to congressional leaders, Bush warned that [...]

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