Posted on 11/20/2010 1:48:04 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March
[Next Lame Duck update will be after Monday’s session.]
There’s also the lame duck food regulation scheme. And the scheme to share our missile defense system with Russia.
I hadn’t noticed much on talk radio and heard that FoxNews is downplaying it. We can either hope they have good sources or we can apply pressure. Monday is the day they return. Hopefully, it will just be speeches.
If you want to help, please first help get the word out — outside the forum. Without public awareness, a phone campaign won’t make much difference.
If anyone has a facebook account, please contact this person:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1794667501
Please twitter and email. JustPiper is also trying to help from her website:
http://justpiper.com/2010/11/jp-vital-action-alert-harry-reid%E2%80%99s-dream-act-is-america%E2%80%99s-nightmare
Harry Reid: I’m bringing the DREAM Act to the floor — for a standalone vote
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/11/17/harry-reid-im-bringing-the-dream-act-to-the-floor-for-a-standalone-vote/
“The media’s been spinning this as a “small” amnesty, but as you can see from the last paragraph (and as Kaus, again, has repeatedly pointed out), there are a lottttt of people who fit that description. Says the boss emeritus, “The illegal alien student bailout will NOT be limited to ‘children’ — but, in fact, would put illegal aliens in their 30s and 40s on a ‘path to citizenship.’” And Obama is fully onboard, needless to say, having met with the Democrats’ leadership on amnesty at the White House yesterday.”
New headlines:
DREAM Act Would Allow Illegals With Criminal Records to Gain Residency, GOP Says
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2630663/posts
Modernization Act vote imminent: Would outlaw gardening and saving seeds
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2631095/posts
Update in post above. Another update coming some time after their Monday session.
[That’s it for now. Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.]
The Senate and House are off all this week until Monday the 29th.
Senate & House Schedule:
http://democrats.senate.gov/calendar/2010-11.html
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html
BTTT
Thanks for the alert and links!
Info on the Food Bill from this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2631774/replies?c=14
To: Peter from Rutland
Luckily Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is trying to block the bill. A bill that regulates ‘persons’ who manufacture food products and places the oversight with the TSA.
Section 111 - Requires the HHS Secretary to promulgate regulations on sanitary transportation practices for the transportation of food.
Section 204 - Requires the HHS Secretary to: (1) improve tracking and tracing of fruits and vegetables that are raw agricultural commodities in the event of a foodborne illness outbreak; and (2) establish standards for the type of information, format, and timeframe for persons to submit records to aid the Secretary in such tracking and tracing.
Section 101 - (2) require that each person (excluding farms and restaurants) who manufactures, processes, packs, distributes, receives, holds, or imports an article of food permit inspection of his or her records if the Secretary believes that there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to such food will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
21 posted on 11/23/2010 5:46:01 AM PST by WaterBoard
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Those seeds (so far) include:
*seeds eaten raw such as flax, poppy sesame, etc.;
*sprouting seeds such as wheat, beans, alfalfa, most greens, etc.;
*seeds pressed into oils such as corn, sunflower, canola, etc.;
*seeds used as animal feed such as soy ….
22 posted on 11/23/2010 5:48:07 AM PST by WaterBoard
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Guess we’ll see what they actually do tomorrow. We can lead a horse to water, but we can’t make it drink. If people want to feel snug and comfy, they are free to ignore us. I hope the relaxed majority is correct.
Famine Act passed just now. House version passed last year. [Funny how google concealed the House vote.]
Next Lame Duck threat:
Kerry: December START vote critical
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2634594/posts
Now checking Senate schedule. BRB ...
Famine Act passed just now. House version passed last year. [Funny how google concealed the House vote.]
Next Lame Duck threat:
Kerry: December START vote critical
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2634594/posts
Now checking Senate schedule. BRB ...
They are being secretive about next session I guess:
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm
If anyone catches wind about the next senate session, please let me know. That’s all the pinging I’m doing for today. FRegards ....
Thanks for your pings.
I’m increasingly of the perspective that praying for a certain . . . event . . . during a joint session of Congress could be an extremely patriotic thing to do.
Whether it would be 100% Christian . . . still pondering that.
Sigh.
BTTT!
The lame duck will continue to hold sessions this week. People are distracted and worn out.
God bless all of you guys.
And GOD BLESS you for your faithfulness.
House May Block Food Safety Bill Over Senate Error (That Dang Constitution)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2635477/posts
[This might also strengthen a case in court even if lame duck rats block.]
PRAISE GOD.
LORD, PLEASE SHRED THIS TRAITOROUS MONSTROSITY EVERY WAY POSSIBLE.
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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