America First Party Resolutions on James A. Traficant

Janet Reno and James Traficant should trade places. Hear Hear!!

Forget Mumia, Free Traficant!

1 posted on 08/12/2002 8:58:19 AM PDT by RFP

2 posted on 08/12/2002 9:06:10 AM PDT by AnnaZ

James Traficant is no conservative. Neither is he a friend of conservatives- he is VERY pro-abortion, pro NEA, pro Bill Clinton and anti-impeachment.

I think both he and Reno should share the same jail cell.

BTW, here is Traficant's miserable voting record.

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Representative James Traficant (D)
17th Congressional District, Ohio
Democrat, Years of Service: 17

ACU Ratings for Representative Traficant:
Year 2001	76
Year 2000	60
Lifetime	34

2001 Congressional Vote Breakdown:

Ergonomics Rules S.J. Res. 6 (Roll Call Vote No. 33 )
2001-03-07
This resolution set aside a last-minute Clinton Administration rule imposing deastic controls over workplace conditions.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: adopted
The vote was: 223-206

This Representative voted: Negative
Budget Resolution H. Con. Res. 83 (Roll Call Vote No. 68 )
2001-03-28
Flake (R-AZ) substitute to the budget resolution providing for $2.3 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years, $290 billion more in defense spending, and $440 billion less in non-defense spending
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 81-341

This Representative voted: Negative
Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment H.J. Res 41 (Roll Call Vote No. 87 )
2001-04-25
Passage of the joint resolution to propose a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority vote of the entire House and Senate to pass any legislation that increases federal revenues except in times of war or military conflict threatening nati
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 232-189

This Representative voted: Positive
Fetal Protection HR 503 (Roll Call Vote No. 89 )
2001-04-26
Passage of a bill making it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent crime. This bill excludes consensual abortion and the death penalty could not be imposed under the bill.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: adopted
The vote was: 252-172

This Representative voted: Positive
International Criminal Court HR 1646 (Roll Call Vote No. 106 )
2001-05-10
DeLay (R-TX) amendment to the State Department Bill protectins U.S. citizens, acting on behalf of the government, from prosecution by the International Criminal Court until the Senate ratities the treaty establishing the court.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: passed
The vote was: 282-137

This Representative voted: Positive
U.N. Back Payments HR 1646 (Roll Call Vote No. 107 )
2001-05-10
Hyde (R-IL) amendment to the State Department Bill delaying payment of sums claimed by the U.N. until the U.S. is restored to its seat on the UN Human Rights Commission
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: adopted
The vote was: 252-165

This Representative voted: Positive
Family Planning Funding HR 1646 (Roll Call Vote No. 115 )
2001-05-16
Hyde (R-IL) amdnement to the State Department Bill maintaining President George W. Bush's restrictions on funding for international family planning groups that provide abortion services, counseling or advocacy
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: passed
The vote was: 218-210

This Representative voted: Positive
School Vouchers HR 1646 (Roll Call Vote No. 135 )
2001-05-23
Armey (R-TX) amdnement to the Education Bill that would provide scholarships for students from consistently low-performing of dangerous schools. Scholarships could be used at private, including religious schools.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 155-273

This Representative voted: Negative
Energy Independence HR 2217 (Roll Call Vote No. 181 )
2001-06-21
Davis (D-FL) amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill that would prohibit production of oil and gas from a portion of the Gulf of Mexico until after 1 April 2002
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: passed
The vote was: 247-164

This Representative voted: Positive
National Endowment for the Arts HR 2217 (Roll Call Vote No. 184 )
2001-06-21
Stearns (R-FL) amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill that would reduce runding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 145-264

This Representative voted: Negative
Campaign Finance HR 2356 (Roll Call Vote No. 228 )
2001-07-12
Procedural vote on whether the campaign finance bill would have to be considered in one complete package, good and bad together, or whether improvements could be proposed to, or inappropriate or unconstitutional sections stricken from, specific parts of t
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 203-228

This Representative voted: Positive
Flag Desecration H.J. Res. 36 (Roll Call Vote No. 232 )
2001-07-17
Passage of a proposed Constitutional amendment to state that Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. ACU supported this amendment, which received the required two-thirds vote of the House.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: adopted
The vote was: 298-125

This Representative voted: Positive
Abortion Ban HR 2500 (Roll Call Vote No. 235 )
2001-07-17
DeGette (D-CO) to the Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Bill that would have permitted the use of taxpayer funds for abortion services in federal prisons.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 169-253

This Representative voted: Positive
Record-keeping on Gun Purchases HR 2500 (Roll Call Vote No. 244 )
2001-07-18
HR 2500 (roll call vote 244). Moran (D-VA) amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Bill that would have allowed instant background check information, on law abiding citizens, to be kept indefinitely. Now results must be destroyed within
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 161-268

This Representative voted: Positive
Cuba Embargo HR 2590 (Roll Call Vote No. 271 )
2001-07-25
Rangel (D-NY) amendment to the Treasury Appropriations Bill that would have effectively lifted the economic embargo on Communist Cuba.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 201-227

This Representative voted: Positive
Arsenic Standards HR 2620 (Roll Call Vote No. 288 )
2001-07-27
Bonior (D-MI) amendment affirming the last-minute Clinton Administration requirement for sharply lower arsenic content in drinking water. The standards impose enormous costs on small water systems, with no demonstrable gain in health.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: passed
The vote was: 218-189

This Representative voted: Positive
Human Cloning Ban HR 2505 (Roll Call Vote No. 302 )
2001-07-31
Greenwood (R-PA) amendment that would ban for ten years human cloning to begin a pregnancy but allow the cloning of embryos for medical research as long as a researcher registers with the federal government.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 178-249

This Representative voted: Positive
SUV Fuel Standards HR 4 (Roll Call Vote No. 311 )
2001-08-01
Boehlert, (R-NY) amendment to the Energy Plan that would require light trucks and sport utility vehicles to meet the same mileage standards as automobiles, thus requiring them to be smaller, and lighter, and less safe.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 160-269

This Representative voted: Positive
Alaska Drilling Ban HR 4 (Roll Call Vote No. 317 )
2001-08-01
Markey (D-MA) amendment to the Energy Plan that would maintain the current prohibition on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 206-223

This Representative voted: Positive
Medical Savings Accounts HR 2563 (Roll Call Vote No. 328 )
2001-08-02
Thomas (R-CA) amendment that would lift limitations and caps on medical savings accounts, allowing more people to take advantage of this avenue to lower medical costs.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: passed
The vote was: 236-194

This Representative voted: Positive
Domestic Partner Benefits HR 2944 (Roll Call Vote No. 352 )
2001-09-25
Weldon (R-FL) amendment prohibiting the District of Columbia Appropriations from spending local funds to extend city employees' health benefits to unmarried domestic partners.
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 194-226

This Representative voted: Positive
Boy Scouts HR 2944 (Roll Call Vote No. 353 )
2001-09-25
Norton (D-DC) amendment to the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill that would permit the use of local funds to force the Boy Scouts of America to reinstate two homosexual leaders and compensate them $50,000 each.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 173-243

This Representative voted: Positive
English Language HR 3061 (Roll Call Vote No. 380 )
2001-10-11
Istook (R-OK) amendment to the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill that would stop spending money to carry out an executive order that requires federal contractors and other recipients of federal assistance to provide translators for people with limit
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 156-262

This Representative voted: Negative
Aviation Security HR 3150 (Roll Call Vote No. 423 )
2001-11-01
Oberstar (D-MN) amendment that would federalize passenger and baggage screeners at the country's largest 140 airports and give the Justice Department responsibility for airport and airline security.
ACU opposed this bill.
This bill was: defeated
The vote was: 214-218

This Representative voted: Positive
Fast Track Authority HR 3005 (Roll Call Vote No. 481 )
2001-12-06
Passage of the bill allowing expedited negotiation and implementation of trade agreements between the executive branch and foreign countries. The bill would include provisions requiring increased consultations with Congress on any proposed changes of tari
ACU supported this bill.
This bill was: adopted
The vote was: 215-214

This Representative voted: Negative

3 posted on 08/12/2002 9:10:21 AM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar

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4 posted on 08/12/2002 9:11:12 AM PDT by AnnaZ

There was one dissenting debater during this resolution. The disagreement was that person thought that since Reno is responsible for 80 murders, 17 of them children, she should be hung, which though no longer used in federal cases I think it is still on the books.

Ravenstar

5 posted on 08/12/2002 9:11:44 AM PDT by Ravenstar

Janet Reno and James Traficant should trade places.

And the sooner the better.

6 posted on 08/12/2002 9:23:08 AM PDT by thepitts

To: 11th Earl of Mar

If he didn't have it he is getting it. Look at the last two years you have data for. He is seeing that where Washington is going with either the Democrats or Republicans is straight to the New World Order cesspool. Fast track trade approval will miraculously result in more exported American manufacturing and Gee when we are Bankrupt your nice elite "Demonicans" will tell you SORRY Guys but the UN is going to financially prop us up so we have to accept their rule and their court system even though W tried to exempt us from it. That is just the "way it happened".

Wake up, smell the cesspool.

I watched the debate on impeaching Slick Willie and it is true he voted against all impeachment Charges but if you are used to seeing James Trafficant in his normal style you could tell that he had been very likely kept up for either the last 24 of 48 hours by Democrat operatives telling him he better tow the line.

Ravenstar

7 posted on 08/12/2002 9:26:37 AM PDT by Ravenstar

You are impressed that Traficant's voting record improved when Republicans controlled the House? He voted more conservatively knowing that the Democrats could not kick him out of the House without support from the GOP.

So who did he try to please?

His voting record shows that he will vote with whomever is in power. If the Dems control the House, he has a 34 percent voting record. If the Republicans control the House and his impeachment, he votes 70 percent.

I think YOU need to wake up and smell the cesspool. It is people like Traficant who is making it stink.

8 posted on 08/12/2002 9:49:41 AM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar

Another example of how liberal the media has become - you almost never see it reported that Traficant is a democrat. The Washington Compost usually buries that tidbit near the second or last paragraph of any story on the man, while the banner headline usually reads "Rep. Traficant Fined" (the rep meaning representative, though they want you to think republican).

9 posted on 08/12/2002 10:02:25 AM PDT by YourAdHere

To: 11th Earl of Mar

If Trafficant is the stinker why did the house vote to stay Trafficant's removal until investigations could be done verbally but when votes were to be registered by electronic device he lost??? Why have 3 jurors now come out and said if they had even heard the testimony in the House ethics committee they would have voted to not convict him? One of the main prosecution witness was economically involved with Judge Wells husband. The same witnesses are involved in the Case of Richard Detore which Judge Wells HAS RECUSED HERSELF from the Detore case due to economic considerations involving her husband. Trafficant is a political prisoner. He had become dangerous because he was not a member of either Good Ol' Boy Club.

You wake up! I already have.

Ravenstar

10 posted on 08/12/2002 10:14:13 AM PDT by Ravenstar

Today's conservative thinkers sound like this:

"Traficant got a raw deal. [snif.. sniff] So I don't care that he was a flaming liberal who supported taking my tax dollars to pay for welfare abortions. I don't care that he supports the NEA, which puts out taxpayer funded trash. I don't care that he is a big labor socialist. And I don't care that he supported keeping a lying, perjuring sleazeball in the White House when Congress was given evidence the president broke the law."

This is the new conservatism? We would be in sorry shape as a nation if we had 435 of these guys in office.

11 posted on 08/12/2002 11:57:07 AM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar

To: 11th Earl of Mar

May I remind you then that George Bush did not replace any of Slick Willies hand picked U.S. Attorneys( and slick replaced all 1200 U.S. Attorneys when he got in) May I also remind you that SPENT LOTT a Republican manufactured the KANGAROO KOURT for Slick and Trafficant had quite evidently gone through alot before he caved. I didn't see an exhausted Spent Lott but a bright cheery one saying that "well it would be inappropriate to actually have witnesses in a trial". Who is the worse traitor??? The judge is conflicted and you dont care??? Read my previous posts. I don't care if he was a political adversary if he has been railroaded then it is wrong and all the indications I have seen is that he has.

Ravenstar

12 posted on 08/12/2002 12:13:34 PM PDT by Ravenstar

To: 11th Earl of Mar

By the way standing up for right regardless of a persons political persuasion is called PRINCIPLE. I haven't seen very many Republican or Democrat Senators that can stand for that. George Bush won't even tell the Justice Department to pursue the bribery for pardon of Mark Rich.
Now tell me how principled the Republicans are again???

Ravenstar

13 posted on 08/12/2002 12:18:46 PM PDT by Ravenstar

Reno, Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton, and few others should trade places with Traficant

14 posted on 08/12/2002 12:22:06 PM PDT by philosofy123

A political party inviting a bribery felon in prison into its camp shows the merits of that party. Don't give me the anybody does it cop out. Everybody doesn't take bribes. That arguement is like a alcholic trying rationalize his drinking problem.

15 posted on 08/12/2002 1:14:55 PM PDT by afuturegovernor

To: philosofy123

Reno, Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton, and few others should trade places with Traficant

No, all four belong in prison, Traficant included.

16 posted on 08/12/2002 1:16:48 PM PDT by afuturegovernor

Who is the worse traitor???

Can tell the difference between someone with a ACU rating of 96 (Lott) and an ACU rating of 34(Traficant)? Are you serious? You may not like Trent Lott's leadership style (I haven't been impressed with him as leader - and I was hoping he would be a big improvement over Bob Dole) but his voting record is conservative. He belongs in the Senate - just not as leader. Traficant's lifetime voting record doesn't reach the level of the GOP most liberal member Lincoln Chafee. On the issue of impeach which voted against Bill Clinton and which stood by his side? If the Senate trial lasted six months Clinton would not have been removed. 50 of 55 Republicans voted to remove Clinton and 0 out of 45 Democrats voted to remove him. The Democratic Party (and public opinion polls) were with Clinton the entire time and would not have suddenly changed if the trial lasted a few days/weeks/months longer.

17 posted on 08/12/2002 1:30:08 PM PDT by afuturegovernor

18 posted on 08/12/2002 1:37:04 PM PDT by StriperSniper

By the way standing up for right regardless of a persons political persuasion is called PRINCIPLE.

As long as we agree that Traficant is a flaming liberal with no principle, we have little to disagree about.

19 posted on 08/12/2002 2:17:40 PM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar

To: afuturegovernor

I could care less about an ACU Rating. The actions are what matter and when SPENT LOTT held a KANGAROO KOURT FOR slick willie he forever became a traitor, What you don't apparently know was that until the most liberal of the Senators got to SPENT LOTT, probably with threats of his FBI file getting out, There were 64 Senators willing to vote to convict Sick Willie( this is not a typo but intentional). The trial only needed to convince three more which was within the realm of possibility. I was tracking this a little bit closer probably than you. If you doubt it delve into the archives. I was the one keeping tabs on the Congress critters positions. It is true that Many Senators didn't make that list but many were not as lock step until SPENT LOTT gave in.

Ravenstar

20 posted on 08/12/2002 4:34:56 PM PDT by Ravenstar

To: afuturegovernor

The ACU probably calls Fast Track, NAFTA and GATT conservative votes too when all it does is increase the trade deficit so we send our dollars overseas along with any and all manufacturing jobs. How long do we call people conservative when they gut American Manufacturing????

Ravenstar

21 posted on 08/12/2002 4:39:24 PM PDT by Ravenstar

And where was Traficant during impeachment? In Bill Clinton's corner. Lott, even with all his warts, voted to convict Clinton. Your man Traficant voted NOT to impeach and not to even investigate.

I hope you aren't one of the people who complained that the 'spineless GOP' allowed a homosexual to address the convention. After all, he was not a convict, an no doubt had a better voting record than your liberal Democrat.

22 posted on 08/12/2002 5:03:23 PM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar

I could care less about an ACU Rating.

When all else fails, claim a conservative voting record doesn't really matter. Besides what is really important is if you have a hair piece and give colorful one-minute speeches.

until the most liberal of the Senators got to SPENT LOTT, probably with threats of his FBI file getting out, There were 64 Senators willing to vote to convict Sick Willie

64 senators willing to convict during the impeachment trial? That's really laughable. I wish their had been 67 votes to convict but the Senate (and public opinion) were nowhere close to being 64% in favor of removing Bill Clinton. Where do you could up with this? Do you have a REAL hard news source? (Like Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox News) Not some idoit with a website and a theory. When stuff doesn't go you way just blame it on the secret FBI files.

23 posted on 08/12/2002 7:45:51 PM PDT by afuturegovernor

To: afuturegovernor

I am a little closer to it then just any website. For example one of the "nearly convinced" democrats was my own states Senator Bob Graham another was Senator Byrd. Are you telling me you believed the lamestream "let's move on" media?? You are dumb if you believe the "let's take another poll" media. If you are so far gone on mainstream media perhaps then you can so elegantly answer a question that they won't. What is an impeachable misdemeanor? If you can answer that your screen name may really mean something.

There were Senators on bothsides willing to convict but the Slick Willie machine went into full "let's move on mode". I am willing to bet those polls you refer to were taken in Washington D.C. of most of the welfare recipients.

Ravenstar

24 posted on 08/13/2002 4:48:28 AM PDT by Ravenstar

Are you telling me you believed the lamestream "let's move on" media??

If the liberal media's polling had been off by more than a few points the conservative media poll's (Fox News, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal) would have shown that. But, polling from across the political specturm showed between 60% and 70% of the nation supporting Bill Clinton during impeachment. Of course I believe the liberal pundits in the media did press a "let's move on agenda." But who are the mystery senators who were going to convict Clinton. Robert Byrd (and Russ Feingold too a very limited degree) were the only Democrats that I ever saw signal that they were even considering how to vote. The rest of the Democratic Party was just a bunch of rubber stamp Clinton appologists. Not a single Democrat in the Senate voted guity and only five southern Democrats in the House (wanting to be re-elected) voted to impeach Clinton. Btw, an impeachable offense is anything the House of Representatives says it is.

25 posted on 08/13/2002 10:16:18 AM PDT by afuturegovernor

To: afuturegovernor

Bob Graham of Florida was another I would have to go back to my notes during that time to find the others.

Ravenstar

26 posted on 08/14/2002 8:29:46 AM PDT by Ravenstar

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