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Congress proposes bill to allow worldwide war . . . including inside the U.S.

Posted on May 17, 2011 by stacyherbert| 33 Comments

Stacy Summary: I only see mention of one Democrat from California who has a problem with this. Any teaparty candidates or others speak in Congress against this? Links in comments please.

Congress proposes bill to allow worldwide war . . . including inside the U.S.

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Paul Craig Roberts: A Government Shut-down Imperils the Power of Congress

Posted on February 27, 2011 by stacyherbert| 11 Comments

Congress should think twice before forcing a government shutdown as the consequences could be the loss of the power of Congress to control spending through authorization and appropriation bills. Continue reading →

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Why not a quiet period during the legislative process?

Posted on September 1, 2010 by stacyherbert| 70 Comments

Stacy Summary: I see that some House members are being investigated for alleged bribery relating to the financial reform vote. If Americans want to bring some integrity to the marketplace for politicians, then why not consider a sort of ‘quiet period’ before the listing, or voting, on a piece of legislation? So, once a bill is introduced it is quiet period and so too late for any related corporate buyers to purchase a particular congressperson?

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