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Commented on: H.R.1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

2008-01-18T09:16:54Z

blueboyspaz wrote: Here's a reply from my representative, Tammy Baldwin, who is one of the most progressive representatives but still voted for this bill. "Additionally, this bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically-based violence and homegrown terrorism from violating the constitutional and civil rights, and civil liberties of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. The bill also states that individuals should not be targeted based solely on race, ethnicity, or religion. While I understand concerns that have been raised about the possible exploitation of this bill, it was these inclusion of these provisions that prompted me to vote for this measures when it passed the House by a vote of 404 to 6 on October 23, 2007. The bill is now pending in the U.S. Senate." That seems like a narrow exception of groups from being persecuted. Though since only recently George Bush stated that Hmong are not terrorist, it is a good based line.
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Tracking the Issue of Homosexuality

2008-01-16T10:43:33Z

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Tracking H.R.2221: Uniting American Families Act of 2007

2008-01-16T10:39:32Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
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Commented on: H.R.2221: Uniting American Families Act of 2007

2008-01-16T10:39:21Z

blueboyspaz wrote: Where is this now? Is there a good chance that this bill is going to die in committee?
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Voted Aye on: H.R.2221: Uniting American Families Act of 2007

2008-01-16T10:33:33Z

Tracking H.R.1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

2008-01-16T09:36:13Z

To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.
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Voted Aye on: H.R.4232: Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2007

2008-01-16T09:20:52Z

To improve mental and substance use health care.
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Voted Nay on: H.R.4893

2008-01-16T09:14:14Z

To penalize States that prohibit oil and gas exploration within their borders by denying them the use of any oil or natural gas produced domestically elsewhere.
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Voted Aye on: S.2514: Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007

2008-01-15T14:47:04Z

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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Voted Nay on: H.J.Res.74

2008-01-15T14:42:04Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
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Became Friends with donnyshaw

2008-01-15T14:35:40Z

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Tracking the Issue of Same-sex marriage

2008-01-15T12:27:39Z

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Tracking the Issue of Civil liberties

2008-01-15T12:18:42Z

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Tracking the Issue of Foreign policy

2008-01-15T12:16:41Z

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Commented on: H.R.27

2008-01-15T12:06:41Z

blueboyspaz wrote: Something to do with Trickle Down economics, I'm sure. The water analogy runs rampant once again.
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Commented on: H.R.1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

2008-01-15T10:35:59Z

blueboyspaz wrote: I think the big thing I have against the bill is it doesn't clarify what exactly "terrorism" is. This is how we got screwed in the Patriot Act. But I have to say that if this bill could be reworded to focus on organizations, corporations, or other established entites whose mission whether directly or indirectly stated, is to "terrorize" American citizens with violence then I would be more in support of it. This would include White Seperatist, Pro-life organizations that have been linked to violence, as well as some local police. Though I'm pretty sure that isn't what they were thinking when writing it up. Though I would think it would be unconstitutional, both against the first and second amendment. If you equate guns to violence and as tools of "terorism", whether justified of not, it seems like it would cause major conflicts with the NRA.
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Tracking Sen. Tammy Baldwin D-WI

2008-01-15T10:15:05Z

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Tracking Russell Feingold D-

2008-01-15T10:15:02Z

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Tracking Herbert Kohl D-

2008-01-15T10:14:58Z

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