Congress sounded like a good idea when first established but has turned out to be a terribly expensive joke. Paying 550 fat asses to continuously make laws for our land was not well thought out. We are paying a dear price now.
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News Congress 'Un-Declares' War with Iran
05-23-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Kate Gould
All 535 members of Congress are now on the record declaring that they have not authorized the use of military force against Iran in the latest round of legislation passed in the House and the Senate.
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News Devil's bargain
05-23-2012
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toledoblade.com
Attempts to reduce the federal deficit are supposedly Congress' priority. But the military budget the House passed last week gives the lie to that notion. Even though they agreed to do so last year, Republicans -- and some Democrats -- can't bring th
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News U.S. House Defies Obama With $554 Billion Defense Bill
05-18-2012
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Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $554 billion defense bill that rejects Pentagon proposals to curtail or slow weapons programs, bans same-sex marriages on military bases and backs indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.
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News House Rejects Effort to End Afghan War
05-18-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
One of 142 different amendments to the House military spending bill for 2014, Rep. Barbara Lee (D – CA)’s amendment that would effective end the Afghan War, allowing spending only for the “safe and orderly withdrawal of US troops and military contrac
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News In Congress, Dem and GOPer Working Together to Change the NDAA
05-09-2012
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http://www.motherjones.com, By Adam Serwer
With Congress getting ready to assemble the next big defense authorization bill, two House members are coming together across party lines to ensure that everyone arrested in the United States—even suspected terrorists—gets a fair trial.
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News Key Underwear Bomber Witness Runs for U.S. Congress
05-02-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
Just wanted to post something for all of you following along that Kurt Haskell decided yesterday that he is going to run for Congress!
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News Executive Orders Unleashed: Obama “Can’t Wait” to Bypass Congress
04-25-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Prisonplanet
Apologists here for Obama’s use of executive orders point out the other recent presidents who’ve also overreached their use of executive orders.
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News Shift on Executive Power Lets Obama Bypass Rivals
04-23-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, CHARLIE SAVAGE
One Saturday last fall, President Obama interrupted a White House strategy meeting to raise an issue not on the agenda. He declared, aides recalled, that the administration needed to more aggressively use executive power to govern in the face of Cong
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News The Duty of the Military in a Militarized Empire
04-23-2012
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http://batr.org
Ever since Congress abrogated their lawful war power authority to declare war, the military industrial complex has embarked on a path of global empire.
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News A Vote to Amend: Progressives in Congress Support Constitutional Change to Overturn Citizens United
04-20-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse a declaration in support of a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court’s recent Citizens United v. FEC decision.
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Headlines: A Vote to Amend: Progressives in Congress Support Constitutional Change to Overturn Citizens United -- The Duty of the Military in a Militarized Empire -- Shift on Executive Power Lets Obama Bypass Rivals -- Executive Orders Unleashed: Obama “Can’t Wait” to Bypass Congress -- Key Underwear Bomber Witness Runs for U.S. Congress -- In Congress, Dem and GOPer Working Together to Change the NDAA -- House Rejects Effort to End Afghan War -- U.S. House Defies Obama With $554 Billion Defense Bill -- Devil's bargain -- Congress 'Un-Declares' War with Iran --
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