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  • Freep the GOP Reps who voted "aye" on special rights for gays

    09/15/2005 6:48:47 AM PDT · by Antoninus · 91 replies · 4,066+ views
    Free Republic ^ | 9/15/2005 | Antoninus
    Below is the roll call vote.The link you provided is the final vote on the whole bill. It appears to have received bipartisan support. Just before that vote, another vote was held on the amendment by Rep. John Conyers which inserted the "Hate Crimes" provision. Amendment #25 - Roll #469   AYES NOES PRES NV REPUBLICAN 30 194   6 DEMOCRATIC 192 5   5 INDEPENDENT 1       TOTALS 223 199   11 REPUBLICANS VOTING AYE DEMOCRATS VOTING NO Bass Biggert Boehlert Bono Castle Dent Diaz-Balart, L. Diaz-Balart, M. Fitzpatrick (PA) Foley Gerlach Johnson (CT) Kelly Kirk Kolbe...
  • 30-day penalty sought for cop: Denver chief makes recommendation in killing of invalid

    03/23/2005 3:21:02 PM PST · by billorites · 63 replies · 1,058+ views
    Rocky Mountain News ^ | March 17, 2005 | Brian D. Crecente And Javier Erik Olvera
    Police Chief Gerry Whitman recommended that Ranjan Ford Jr. receive a 30-day suspension for shooting and killing an unarmed invalid last summer. That Monday recommendation is 10 days more than the suspension Whitman recommended for officer James Turney, who fatally shot Paul Childs, a developmentally disabled teen, in July 2003. "I think a 30-day suspension is an arbitrary and capricious number," said Mike Mosco, president of the Denver Police Protective Association "We stand behind Ranjan and we are going to ensure that his due process rights are protected and enforced." The mother of Lobato's three children, Christina Gomez, said Wednesday...