Posts Tagged ‘Legislation’

America the Beautiful Has Never Been More Hideous

February 26th, 2008
President Bush and his Lawless Administration  No, this article isn't going to delve into the illegal war in Iraq, although the evidence is mounting on that case as well.  Today, I'd like to bring your attention to FISA.  While the war in Iraq is an issue that will yield debate for ...

House Representatives Fight Amongst Themselves

February 14th, 2008
Another day, another dramatic affair in the House of Representatives.  Republicans still  haven't gotten used to the fact that they are the minority party now and they've been struggling with Democratic rule on all matters, but especially national security.  Today, the House ended up with bitter partisan feuding as the ...

Torture Ban - The Other Hot Topic

February 13th, 2008
Aside from FISA, habeas corpus and torture are major issues in politics these days.  A decade ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find a group of statesmen that would support anything remotely resembling the trash legislation that passes for policy these days. There is some good news to report, although ...

Write, Call, E-mail Your Representatives

February 13th, 2008
Thank you all for your support, I received a strong response to my recent article on my disgust with American government.   I plan on drafting a response to the negative themes I noticed in e-mails and comments, but first I'd like to update you on the FISA legislation that inspired ...