S.510 Cloture Update
• Farm WarsReid’s Deputy Communications Director Regan Lachapelle confirmed to Meatingplace that the senator is working on a unanimous consent agreement to ultimately bring about a vote on the legislation [S.510].
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Legislative Mischief
Facing ‘Obligations’ From Leadership, Dem Congresswoman Asks for Lobbyist Cash
• BreitbartA couple weeks ago, House Member Eleanor Holmes Norton made a fundraising call to a lobbyist. The lobbyist wasn’t available, so Holmes Norton left a voicemail. We have been given a copy of that message. The audio is below.
On more stimulus spending - by Ron Paul
Powell GammillThis administration is falling into the same dangerous trap we fell into during the Great Depression, as did the Germans leading into their hyperinflation of the 1920's. The temptation is to do something, anything, to attempt to stimulate the economy
Washington's Idea of Fiscal Restraint - by Ron Paul
Powell GammillMuch like the recently discovered exemption from Freedom of Information Act requirements for the SEC that was slipped into the equally massive and “urgent” financial reform bill, we are finally seeing other insidiousness has been hiding in the fine p
Arabs lobby US on anti-Israel vote
• APIgnoring a U.S. warning, Arab nations are urging Washington and other powers to end support of Israel’s nuclear secrecy and to push the Jewish state to allow international inspections of its program. The Arab League has directly approached Washington
The CLEAR ACT: They are stealing it all - Land, water, minerals and the air we breathe
• Farm WarsThose who ramble through the halls of the District of Criminals, who claim they have no time to write the bills; no time to read the bills, somehow found the time to vote to pass this federal, land, asset and natural resource grab through the House.
Aid package aimed at saving state jobs passes key hurdle in Senate
• Washington PostAn emergency plan to save the jobs of tens of thousands of public school teachers and other government workers overcame a key Senate hurdle Wednesday, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would summon lawmakers back from their August break to fini
Congressman: ‘The Federal Government Can Do Most Anything in This Country’
• Breitbart TVRep. Pete Stark takes questions at a town hall meeting.
H.R. 5577 The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act and the Organics Loophole
• Farm WarsH.R. 5577 Exempts the USDA Certified Organics Industry from the labeling requirement and testing even if producers use GMO processing ingredients.
Rep. Barney Frank has hissy fit demanding senior discount
• NY PostMassachusetts Congressman Barney Frank caused a scene when he demanded a $1 senior discount on his ferry fare to a popular gay haunt. "Frank made such a drama over the senior rate that I contemplated offering him the dollar to
National Ocean Council
• Farm WarsObama is sneaking the Law Of Sea Treaty (LOST) through the back door, by way of this Executive Order establishing the Council.
The CLEAR Act of Another Federal Land Grab
• Farm WarsCongressman Gohmert said that the bill was to “deal with the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico” but it contains plans for the federal government to acquire land and was introduced in 2009.
Internet Gambling License Considered Today
• PC WorldA licensing program for anyone taking bets on the Internet would be established by a bill receiving a public hearing this afternoon before the House Financial Services committee.
Abused staffers net nearly $1M a year
• PoliticoTaxpayers have paid out nearly $1 million per year in settlements to congressional employees who have been harassed or otherwise treated badly by their political bosses over the past 14 years. The payouts stem from hundreds of complaints from
Daniel Okrent on the Daily Show
• Daily Show with Jon StewartDaniel Okrent believes the lesson to be learned from Prohibition is that the government can't legislate against people's appetites.
House Democrats ‘Deem’ Faux $1.1 Trillion Budget ‘as Passed’
• Human EventsNever before has the House failed to pass a budget, failed to propose a budget then deemed the non-existent budget as passed as a means to avoid a direct, recorded vote on a budget, but still allow Congress to spend taxpayer money.
6 Laws That Were Great On Paper
• Cracked.comSometimes laws meant to help don't do anything at all, but in some cases they make the situation much worse, and by much worse I mean they completely backfire and cause bigger problems than whatever it is they were trying to fix in the first place.
Court strikes down part of Sarbanes-Oxley law
• ReutersThe Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law to prevent fraud committed by companies like Enron and WorldCom, saying a board to police public companies' auditors violated the Constitution.
Big banks escape toughest limits in new regulation bill
• McClatchy NewsLawmakers, narrowing the differences between legislation from the House of Representatives and the Senate, agreed to establish a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to address the shoddy lending and ineffective regulation that helped bring about
Too much government? Paul stands alone against spill subpoena power
• RawstoryWhen the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to grant subpoena powers to a presidential commission formed to investigate the BP oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, the sole "no" vote was cast by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX).
FBI details surge in death threats against lawmakers
• Politico"I voted for you," the caller said in a voice mail to Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler’s district office. “If you vote for that stimulus package, I’m gonna kill you. Simple as that.” The FBI says the caller was a 70-year-old resident of Shuler’s North Ca
Senate approves sweeping Wall St. reform bill
• ReutersThe U.S. Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s.
Restoring American Financial Stability Act: AKA Buggering America One More Time Act
• Marti OakleyMaybe the lobbyists were busy buying off other officials on a bigger deal or the “committee” might have just decided to have Henry Waxman insert the restrictive overtaking of nutritional supplements in the Restoring American Financial Stability Act.
Arizona Immigration Law Overreach
Terry BressiI want to send my thanks to Representative Russell Pearce who was the primary sponsor of Arizona's S.B. 1070 along with David Gowan, Chuck Gray, Linda Gray, John Kavanagh, Frank Antenori, Carl Seel and Ray Barnes. In one fell swoop, these eight p
MAXINE WATERS LET'S IT SLIP: ADMITS GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST AGENDA FOR OIL COMPANIES
Written By: • Letterst1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } She let it slip !! Maxine Waters of California Hummmm, I wonder what 'she' really meant to say? Yep. This is the game! This clip is showing Congresswoman Maxine Waters discussing drilling for &
Read Letter
Food “Safety” Reform and the Covert Continuation of the Enclosure Movement
• Nicole JohnsonThose who care about health – their personal health, the environment’s health and the health of local economies – must understand that the fate of healthy local food is on the line.
Eight Republicans who may break ranks on bank bill
• PoliticoA realization within Republican ranks that several of their own may find themselves voting with Obama when the final Wall Street reform deal comes together. “Some feel like you need to vote for it, just because it’s a popular measure,” said Sen. Lind
Video: Rockefeller Says Public Option Could Return Next Year
• Mondo FrazierFor his next trick, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) says that he’ll pull the public option out of his bag of legislative tricks next year. As a politician he hedges his bets, but it’s not hard to tell where his heart is by watching this video of the sena
House Judiciary Chairman Says Constitution's Non-Existent ‘Good and Welfare Clause’ Authorizes..
• By Nicholas Ballasy, cnsnews.com(CNSNews.com) -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said the “good and welfare clause” gives Congress the authority to require individuals to buy health insurance as mandated in the health care bill. However, there is no “
Healthcare Law Will Make Calorie Counts Hard To Ignore
• APA FDA empowerment tucked into the nation's massive health care bill will make more than 200,000 fast food and other chain restaurants will have to include calorie counts on menus, menu boards and even drive-throughs. Applies to any restaurant with 20
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