Laws or issues that you support or want adopted

[Guest SP-1]

More guns, drugs, hookers, and gambling, too.

 

Oh, and Tax the churches. The fabulously wealthy televangelists don't deserve to have that much money.

I can see taxing ministry organizations that are within a certain monetary bracket. But not churches. Church plants have a hard enough time starting up as it is.

[MrRant 0]

My one un-movable stance is rather simple, really. Find all the illegal aliens, and kick them the fuck out.

Via catapult if necessary.

[Vyce 0]

Not suprising, but I find that I agree with Mike on his answers more so than anyone else who's shared in this thread.

[MrRant 0]

To Mike - As far as gambling goes I don't think you would want to have people able to bet on teams in their own state. Reason Vegas is like that is because the possiblity of getting to someone on a team is greater I believe. It's a minor inconvience IMO.

[Rob E Dangerously 0]

I'm leaning towards ending the embargo on Cuba, but I don't see it destroying Castro's regime easily.

 

Communism will end in Cuba when Fidel dies and the younger Communists go to war with Castro's brother. Then at the end, we can offer help to areas damaged.

 

One thing I'm an advocate of is following Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11, of the US Constitution, when it comes to Congress only having the power to declare war

[Guest CronoT]

My one un-movable stance is rather simple, really. Find all the illegal aliens, and kick them the fuck out.

Via catapult if necessary.

There was a program enacted about a year or so ago, and then halted shortly after, that was used to curb illegal crossings. As most people who pay attention to this kind of thing know, the #1 illegal crossig point in the US from Mexico right now is in Arizona.

 

In order to cut down on repeated crossers, i.e., people who got caught, were deported, and then tried again as early as the next day, the INS started taking border crossers, putting them on planes, and taking them from Arizona, and deporting them at the El Paso, Texas/Juarez, Mexico border. The INS reasoned, quite well, I might add, that the reason they were able to repeatedly keep crossing back over, was because they had friends or family across the border from Arizona.

 

So, if they got kicked back over the border into Juarez, they'd be SOL, and wouldn't try to cross back over as quickly. Unfortunately, Anmesty, Int., and other groups like them took the ILLEGAL ALIENS' side, and forced the INS to stop the program. Pussies......

[Rob E Dangerously 0]

and here are the amendments which have been proposed in this congress

 

H.J.RES.4: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (213)

 

This has passed the house and is in the Senate

 

H.J.RES.5 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office.

Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.6 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.

Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (1)

 

H.J.RES.7 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.

Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (1)

 

H.J.RES.8 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (2)

 

H.J.RES.9 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (3)

 

H.J.RES.10 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (2)

 

H.J.RES.11 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/7/2003)

Cosponsors (3)

 

H.J.RES.14 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years.

Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 1/27/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.15 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.

Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/28/2003)

Cosponsors (2)

 

H.J.RES.16 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 1/29/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.21 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding regulations on the amounts of expenditures of personal funds made by candidates for election for public office.

Sponsor: Rep Leach, James A. [iA-2] (introduced 2/5/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.22 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 2/13/2003)

Cosponsors (132)

 

this could be discharged from the Rules Committee with 218 signatures

 

H.J.RES.25 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution.

Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 2/25/2003)

Cosponsors (7)

 

H.J.RES.26 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the Pledge of Allegiance.

Sponsor: Rep Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3] (introduced 2/27/2003)

Cosponsors (2)

 

H.J.RES.28 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (41)

 

`SECTION 1. All citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. The right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, any State, or any other public or private person or entity, except that the United States or any State may establish regulations narrowly tailored to produce efficient and honest elections.

 

`SECTION 2. Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress. The Congress shall reconsider such election performance standards at least once every four years to determine if higher standards should be established to reflect improvements in methods and practices regarding the administration of elections.

 

`SECTION 3. Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.

 

`SECTION 4. Each State and the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall establish and abide by rules for appointing its respective number of Electors. Such rules shall provide for the appointment of Electors on the day designated by the Congress for holding an election for President and Vice President and shall ensure that each Elector votes for the candidate for President and Vice President who received a majority of the popular vote in the State or District.

 

`SECTION 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.'.

 

29. H.J.RES.29 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education of equal high quality.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (35)

 

H.J.RES.30 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of citizens of the United States to health care of equal high quality.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (33)

 

H.J.RES.31 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (5)

 

`SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

 

`SECTION 2. Reproductive rights for women under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State.

 

`SECTION 3. The Congress shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

`SECTION 4. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.'.

 

32. H.J.RES.32 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (5)

 

33. H.J.RES.33 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (5)

 

H.J.RES.34 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxing the people of the United States progressively.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (5)

 

H.J.RES.35 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)

Cosponsors (5)

 

H.J.RES.37 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/12/2003)

Cosponsors (202)

 

H.J.RES.39 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on United States coins and currency.

Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 3/13/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.40 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.

Sponsor: Rep Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [MS-3] (introduced 3/18/2003)

Cosponsors (11)

 

H.J.RES.42 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/20/2003)

Cosponsors (4)

 

H.J.RES.43 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Sponsor: Rep Vitter, David [LA-1] (introduced 3/26/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.44 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth.

Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 3/31/2003)

Cosponsors (16)

 

H.J.RES.46 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.

Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 4/9/2003)

Cosponsors (103)

 

H.J.RES.47 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a home.

Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 4/9/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.48 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Sponsor: Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 4/10/2003)

Cosponsors (23)

 

H.J.RES.50 : Proposing a tax limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 4/10/2003)

Cosponsors (75)

 

H.J.RES.53 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require Members of Congress and the President to forfeit the compensation paid to them starting at the conclusion of each fiscal year until all of the general appropriations bills for the following fiscal year are enacted.

Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] (introduced 4/12/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.54 : Proposing a tax limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] (introduced 4/12/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.55 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that Federal district court judges be reconfirmed every ten years by the executive and legislative authorities of the State in which they serve.

Sponsor: Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] (introduced 5/7/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.56 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Sponsor: Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] (introduced 5/21/2003)

Cosponsors (131)

 

H.J.RES.59 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.

Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 6/11/2003)

Cosponsors (6)

 

H.J.RES.60 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.

Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] (introduced 6/16/2003)

Cosponsors (7)

 

H.J.RES.61 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income tax.

Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 6/24/2003)

Cosponsors (5)

 

H.J.RES.65 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting real and virtual child pornography.

Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [sC-1] (introduced 7/18/2003) Cosponsors (17)

 

SECTION 1. Neither the Constitution nor any State constitution shall be construed to protect child pornography, defined as visual depictions by any technological means of minor persons, whether actual or virtual, engaged in explicit sexual activity.

 

`SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

66. H.J.RES.66 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for terms of office for Members of the House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Rep Stenholm, Charles W. [TX-17] (introduced 7/24/2003)

Cosponsors (2)

 

67. H.J.RES.67 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.

Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 9/3/2003)

Cosponsors (1)

 

H.J.RES.68 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

Sponsor: Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] (introduced 9/17/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.71 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States deeming Presidential nominees to be appointed at the time of nomination subject to disapproval by the Senate within 120 days of receiving the nomination from the President.

Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 10/1/2003)

Cosponsors (9)

 

H.J.RES.77 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 11/19/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.81 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of consecutive terms that a Senator or Representative may serve and providing for 4-year terms for Representatives.

Sponsor: Rep Owens, Major R. [NY-11] (introduced 11/21/2003)

Cosponsors (None)

 

SECTION 1. No person who has been a Senator for 4 full consecutive terms shall again be a Senator.

 

`SEC. 2. No person who has been a Representative for 24 full consecutive years shall again be a Representative.

 

`SEC. 3. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every 4th year by the people of the several States.

 

`SEC. 4. For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the 1st day that this article is valid as part of the Constitution shall not be included in determining the number of full consecutive terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.'.

 

H.J.RES.83 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 12/8/2003)

Cosponsors (2)

 

H.J.RES.85 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the maintenance of a system of social insurance that provides Social Security for its citizens.

Sponsor: Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] (introduced 1/20/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.86 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Jenkins, William L. [TN-1] (introduced 1/21/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.88 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain trust funds are outside the budget of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] (introduced 1/28/2004)

Cosponsors (7)

 

H.J.RES.89 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] (introduced 3/11/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.90 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives when, in a national emergency, a significant number of Members are unable to serve.

Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 3/11/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.92 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to Congressional succession.

Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] (introduced 4/2/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.94 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish English as the official language of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 4/29/2004)

Cosponsors (12)

 

H.J.RES.96 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of Representatives when, in a national emergency, a significant number of Members are unable to serve due to death, resignation, or incapacity.

Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 5/4/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.101 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.

Sponsor: Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] (introduced 7/22/2004)

Cosponsors (2)

 

H.J.RES.103 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 9/14/2004)

Cosponsors (7)

 

H.J.RES.104 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years.

Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] (introduced 9/15/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.105 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to lower the age qualification for Senators from 30 years of age to 21 years of age and for Members of the House of Representatives from 25 years of age to 21 years of age.

Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 9/15/2004)

Cosponsors (None)

 

H.J.RES.106 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Sponsor: Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] (introduced 9/23/2004)

Cosponsors (121)

 

{yes, the FMA}

 

H.J.RES.109 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.

Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [iL-2] (introduced 10/8/2004)

Cosponsors (2)

 

Proposed Constitutional Amendments: Most of them suck

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

I think people are in love with Che because of Rage Against the Machine, or something. He was as much a revolutionary as Fidel, Mao, or Ho Chi Minh. That last example is quite exemplified in this brief biography I found for ya here..

Source: http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/g/u.htm#guevara-che

Guevara, Che (1928-1967)

 

Argentinian doctor; joined Castro in Mexico in 1954; a leader of the 1956-59 Cuban Revolution. Che served as president of Cuba's national bank and as Cuba's minister of industry in the period immediately following the Cuban Revolution.

 

Towards the end of his formal affiliation with the Cuban government, Che came to implicitly criticize Soviet bureacracy. His positions put him at odds with the party line of the Cuban CP and this ultimately led to his resignation and his return to revolutionary work abroad.

 

During Che's subsequent revolutionary campaigns, he wrote his Message to the Tricontinental (1967) in which he openly criticized the Soviet Union; claiming that the Northern hemisphere of the world, both the Soviet Union and the US, exploited the Southern hemisphere of the world. He strongly supported the Vietnamese Revolution, and urged his comrades in South America to create "many vietnams".

 

In 1965 Che left Cuba to set up guerrilla forces first in the Congo and then later in Bolivia, where he was ultimately captured and killed in October 1967. Accounts of his execution have varied over the years, but many contemprary accounts indicate some degree of collaboration between Bolivia's government troops and the United States CIA.

 

Guevara developed a theory of primacy of military struggle, in particular concept of guerilla foquismo. Many of Che's theories regarding guerilla tactics are articulated in his 1961 work "Guerilla Warfare."

 

There's a movie coming out soon titled "The Motorcycle Diaries" detailing his life, although surely in a positive light as a revolutionary. What many people don't realize is his influence, along with Castro's, is the cause of a great deal of many of the revolutions and guerillas you see in Central and South America nowadays, and even worse was Che's death has been spinned since then to make him a martyr of a revolutionary cause.

 

Then all these braindead teenage twats in America see a t-shirt with his face on it and think it'd be cool to wear it, mindless of who the person is or what he may have stood for. *sigh*

I always thought it was because he felt the need to help out the poor or fight for those that couldn't fight for themselves, and were living in poverty? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that seems pretty noble in and of itself.

[Guest MikeSC]

Um, Che had NO qualms about slaughtering anybody who opposed him.

 

Che was not in the same state as a good or decent person.

 

Hell, we wanted to drop nukes on HIS OWN COUNTRY in case the US tried to invade.

-=Mike

[Slayer 0]

Most all the big things I would want have been covered (mostly by DocTom... that makes me feel dirty)

 

Relatively minor things I want:

 

End the fucking "War on Indecency"

 

Change/repeal the Telecomm Act of '96. Bring back competition and diversity to media

 

Change the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Copyrights are important and updates for the digital age are necessary, but this bill was by far the wrong way to go about it

 

Proclaim Slayer "Lord God and Emperor of TSM"

 

Abolish MTV off the face of the earth... or at least make them air videos most of the time again... and I want diversity in the videos, not 24 hours of divas and "hardcore"

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

I'd be more for cutting Senate terms down to 4 years. No more of this doing whatever you want for three years and then behaving the next three so people forgot how shitty you were for the first half.

 

I'd also say 18 years would be a fair enough limit for the current system but something definately needs to be done. You can just see Teddy Kennedy going senile and he's had no use as a Senator since the 80s. He's going to probably end up worse than Strom Thurmon was by the end.

[Guest Vitamin X]

I'm leaning towards ending the embargo on Cuba, but I don't see it destroying Castro's regime easily.

 

Communism will end in Cuba when Fidel dies and the younger Communists go to war with Castro's brother. Then at the end, we can offer help to areas damaged.

 

One thing I'm an advocate of is following Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11, of the US Constitution, when it comes to Congress only having the power to declare war

Well I don't think the embargo has really done anything to harm the government as much as the people. You can see anyone who has ties with the government living pretty damn well out there, while everyone else is stuck with the same shitty rations and lack of medicine, among other necessities.

 

When Fidel dies, his brother Raul takes over, and there's really not so much a thing as a "younger communist party", but the Castros do have a select group of trustees around them to maintain their power, though it certainly doesn't in clude the majority... Most of the people who live there would welcome a US invasion, and if there was such a thing like the Mariel (which was in 1979-1980) again, you'd see just as many if not more people rafting the Florida Straits to get here again.

 

I always thought it was because he felt the need to help out the poor or fight for those that couldn't fight for themselves, and were living in poverty? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that seems pretty noble in and of itself.

Of course he would say something like that, that's pure Communist rhetoric right there, going back to Lenin's revolt against the Tsar in Russia.

[Guest MikeSC]

The embargo has virtually nothing to do with Cuba being flat broke. Keep in mind, we're, I'm fairly certain, the ONLY country with an embargo on them.

 

Meaning they can trade with about ANYBODY in the world except us and are still flat broke.

 

They're broke because Communism is singularly incapable as an economic/government system to produce a decent economic life for the citizenry.

-=Mike

[EricMM 0]

Hell no, I use several lawn bags every time I mow my lawn.

 

Have you ever heard or compost or mulching, you fucking wastrel

 

Here's a fucking tip: that which grass uses to make itself bigger, greener, etc. is IN that grass you're bagging and trashing. Put it back into your lawn, not the landfills. Shit, clippings aren't polluting or anything, this is just waste that I disagree with. Efficency and Ecology go hand and hand, and I wish people would see that.

 

Heres something else I'd do. Create an anti-fatty campaign and anti-fatty movement as sweeping as the anti-smoking campaign we have now. Obese people are going to be such an economic drain on this country for so many reasons it's staggering. Make PE a daily routine in schools of all levels. I don't care how smart Americans become, if they keep missing work because they're sick from Diabetes or Hypertension, they won't help us out. And this problem needs to be NIPPED in the BUD.

[Guest Vitamin X]

The embargo has virtually nothing to do with Cuba being flat broke. Keep in mind, we're, I'm fairly certain, the ONLY country with an embargo on them.

 

Meaning they can trade with about ANYBODY in the world except us and are still flat broke.

 

They're broke because Communism is singularly incapable as an economic/government system to produce a decent economic life for the citizenry.

-=Mike

While I agree with you about Castro and his economic policies ruining Cuba, it's not as if the embargo helps the people any.

[Guest MikeSC]

The embargo has virtually nothing to do with Cuba being flat broke. Keep in mind, we're, I'm fairly certain, the ONLY country with an embargo on them.

 

Meaning they can trade with about ANYBODY in the world except us and are still flat broke.

 

They're broke because Communism is singularly incapable as an economic/government system to produce a decent economic life for the citizenry.

          -=Mike

While I agree with you about Castro and his economic policies ruining Cuba, it's not as if the embargo helps the people any.

Oh, the embargo isn't helping things, but the poverty cannot be blamed on it --- something Castro has tried to do for years.

-=Mike

[Rob E Dangerously 0]

On checking.. my Congresswoman has introduced 2 bills and two resolutions in the 108th congress

 

H.CON.RES.34 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that private health insurance companies should take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, and for other purposes.

 

H.CON.RES.421 : Recognizing the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as "America's National World War I Museum", and for other purposes.

 

H.R.4579 : To modify the boundary of the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.

 

H.R.4736 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the production of independent motion picture films in the United States.

 

but she also fell down an escalator while intoxicated and she's not running for re-election

 

I'm sure your congressmen are better, unless your congress is sponsoring a child porn-related Constitutional amendment or if he's the son of Jesse Jackson

[Guest MikeSC]

So, uh, which special ed class did you elect her from?

-=Mike

[Rob E Dangerously 0]

I've never had the chance to vote for her, since i've been a voter for under a year.

 

The Almanac of American Politics thing on Congresswoman McCarthy

 

The congresswoman from the 5th District is Karen McCarthy, a Democrat first elected in 1994. She moved to Kansas City to teach school, and shortly thereafter, in 1976, at 29, was elected to the Missouri House. She served there 18 years, rising to become chairwoman of Ways and Means in 1983 and president of the National Conference of State Legislators in 1994. In 1994 Congressman Alan Wheat ran for the Senate, and lost to John Ashcroft. McCarthy ran for his House seat and managed the not inconsiderable feat of winning 41% in an 11-candidate primary; the next two finishers were also women. McCarthy was supported by unions, environmentalists, black organizations and Kansas City Mayor Emanuel Cleaver. The Republicans had a serious candidate, Ron Freeman, an African American who played professional football in the short-lived United States Football League and then worked with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. McCarthy was supported by business leaders and had a $250,000 edge in PAC money. In the face of the Republican tide, she won 57%-43%, carrying Kansas City 2-1 but losing the suburban half of the district. She has not been seriously challenged since.

 

McCarthy calls herself a New Democrat and her voting record has leaned toward the center of House Democrats. She supported the balanced budget amendment and a capital gains tax cut, and opposed unfunded federal mandates. She has been pro-gun control, pro-choice on abortion, against the flat tax and school vouchers.

 

On the Energy and Commerce Committee she advocated prescription drug coverage under Medicare. After delaying long enough to include herself in the "anxiety caucus," she opposed PNTR with China because of reservations about the World Trade Organization. McCarthy voted against trade promotion authority and the use of force in Iraq. Backing the interests of an important local company, she urged the Justice Department to abandon its plan to end the tradition of donating Hallmark greeting cards to millions of prison inmates during the Christmas season; the department maintained the tradition.

 

McCarthy has been reelected by wide margins. She was embarrassed when, during a late night session in March 2003, she fell down an escalator and injured herself in the Rayburn Office Building while she reportedly was drunk; she missed two key votes as a result. The next day, she issued a statement of apology and regret acknowledging her alcoholism, and recognizing "I have hit bottom and I realize I must take action to change." She underwent treatment for addiction at an Arizona clinic; after returning from a month-long stay, she said she was committed to running for reelection. "I tried so hard to be this perfect legislator," she told the Kansas City Star. "I don't have to be perfect anymore."

 

 

Update: February 4, 2004

On December 21, 2003, McCarthy announced she would not seek reelection in 2004.

 

I'm expecting the next Congressman from my district (Rev. Emanuel Cleaver) to be a bit more useful

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

Well at least you can always say you don't have California's congresspeople. Their probably the biggest collection of brain dead people I've ever seen.

[Guest MikeSC]

Well at least you can always say you don't have California's congresspeople. Their probably the biggest collection of brain dead people I've ever seen.

Hell, I don't get how Maxine Waters even garnered a high school diploma, much less a seat in the House.

-=Mike

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

I find the hardest to believe is that Dianne Feinstein still has a political career after basically giving the Nightstalker a warning so he could destroy evidence against him.

[Guest MikeSC]

I find the hardest to believe is that Dianne Feinstein still has a political career after basically giving the Nightstalker a warning so he could destroy evidence against him.

Who are we to not give somebody a second chance?

 

Well, a (fill in the number) chance?

-=Mike

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

Yeah I guess we should give her a break until she aides the second or third serial killer.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Here's a fucking tip: that which grass uses to make itself bigger, greener, etc.

Yeah, I tried letting the hippie grass go back into Mother Earth's precious soil and that was some advice I should not have accepted because the yard now looks like shit.

 

And I'm not having a stinky-ass compost pile like my neighbor has.

 

Buy your own house first, complete with lawn, then you can have all solar-powered lawnmowers you want...

[EricMM 0]

Eh, just cuz you didn't do it right, (or in the case of compost WON'T) doesn't mean it's wrong, bud.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

Eh, just cuz you didn't do it right, (or in the case of compost WON'T) doesn't mean it's wrong, bud.

It's not practical though. My yard is huge and at some point bagging all of it is the only viable option.

[EricMM 0]

But then what do you DO with all the grass clippings you bag?

[2GOLD 0]

But then what do you DO with all the grass clippings you bag?

 

Dump them in the woods and let the animals eat them.

 

Or something.

[Guest MikeSC]

But then what do you DO with all the grass clippings you bag?

Personally, I stick them in styrofoam coolers and spray it with aerosol.

-=Mike