Filibuster Alito by John Kerry (Kerry's moonbat blog post on Daily Kos)

Daily Kos | January 26, 2006 | John Kerry

[Calpernia]

Kerry's drivvle, er, blog.

[msnimje]

But he has one of these, just like John Kerry.

[HHFi]

"Here's the bottom line though and I'll just be blunt and direct about it. It takes more than one or two people to filibuster."

Not if you're John Kerry, it doesn't.

[neodad]

Davos is a great forum for idiocy. Remember Eason Jordan?

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0502/13/rs.01.html

[You Dirty Rats]

I don't have a shred of doubt in my opposition to Sam Alto's nomination.

Sam Alto? He's a High Talker? I would have thought he was a Tenor or Baritone!

Seriesly, WTF is up with Senators from the Bay State? Alto, Alioto -- what, have they never met an Italian in their pathetic lives? These two mental midgets are ready to filibuster a guy whose name they can't spell! Might as well elect Terry Bradshaw to represent that state.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

For those who "forgot" what Hanoi Kerry
did in the past read on and learn the truth.

Hanoi Kerry was still a USNR officer while he:
gave false hearsay testimony to Congress
negotiated with the enemy
helped the US lose a war
abetted in the deaths of millions
created a hostile environment for all servicemen

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/index.php?topic=Documents

Call to action!
Please help get this bill passed
AND signed into law
BEFORE the '06 elections!

Stolen Valor Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)
HR 3352 IH
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:h.r.3352:

Call or write your media
http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/

Write every Senator and Representative.

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt?command=congdir

Spread the word far and wide.

This is a no brainer, conservatives control Congress
and the White House

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Stolen Valor Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)
HR 3352 IH

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3352

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to protections for the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 19, 2005

Mr. SALAZAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to protections for the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Stolen Valor Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--

(1) fraudulent claims surrounding receipt of the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished-Service Cross, the Air Force Cross, the Navy Cross, the Purple Heart, or any other medal or decoration awarded by Congress or the armed forces damage the reputation and meaning of these medals;

(2) Federal law enforcement officers are currently limited in their ability to prosecute fraudulent claims of receipt of military medals; and

(3) changes to the current statute are necessary to allow law enforcement personnel to protect the reputation and meaning of these medals.

SEC. 3. MILITARY MEDAL PROTECTIONS.

Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)--

(A) by inserting `purchases, attempts to purchase, solicits for purchase, mails, ships, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt,' after `wears'; and

(B) by inserting `attempts to sell, advertises for sale, trades, barters or exchanges for anything of value' after `sells';

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting `or (b)' after `subsection (a)'

(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);

(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

`(b) False Claims About Receipt of Military Medals- Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.'; and

(5) by adding at the end the following:

`(d) Other Medals- If a decoration or medal involved in an offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a Distinguished Service Cross awarded under Section 3742 of title 10, an Air Force Cross awarded under section 8742 of section 10, a Navy cross awarded under section 6242 of title 10, a silver star awarded under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of title 10, or a Purple Heart awarded under section 1129 of title 10, or any replacement or duplicate medal as authorized by statute, in lieu of the punishment provided in that subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.'.

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"From Ray Funderburk, MOPH

The greatest threat to the sanctity and significance of the Purple Heart comes from the medal's easy availability. Anyone can buy one at flea markets, pawnshops or on the Internet, where Web sites offer the decoration, no questions asked, for as little as $35. An accompanying certificate on onion skin parchment and personalized with your name and any rank you choose costs about $25.

Such commerce in the symbols of American courage and sacrifice would be outlawed by a measure spearheaded last July by Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo.

His "Stolen Valor Act" would make it a federal crime to falsely wear the Purple Heart and other top military decorations, or to even list them on a resume if they were not officially earned.

But the proposed bill now sits in the House Judiciary Committee, and its fate remains unclear.
"We're waiting for the committee to act," said Salazar

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1560750/posts?page=2#2

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Any Republican or Democrat politicians who don't get this bill passed is
as guilty as the phonies that this bill targets.

The Swift Boat Vets already proved, beyond a doubt,
that hanoi kerry's 1st Purple Heart is fraudulent.

A US Attorney General can get ALL of hanoi kerry's
records and once and for all prove that the
Swift Boat Vets were accurate and true.

All that has to be done is to get this bill passed and signed into law now, before the '06 election.

Since hanoi kerry will be under indictment he'll
have to sit out the '06 election for his illegal seat
in the US Senate.

AND the best part is that it is a Democrat sponsored
bill that will his downfall.

COSPONSORS(60), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)

Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] - 7/27/2005
Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] - 7/28/2005
Rep Barrow, John [GA-12] - 7/27/2005
Rep Beauprez, Bob [CO-7] - 9/6/2005
Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] - 7/27/2005
Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] - 7/27/2005
Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 7/27/2005
Rep Boyd, Allen [FL-2] - 7/27/2005
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 9/6/2005
Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] - 7/27/2005
Rep Case, Ed [HI-2] - 7/27/2005
Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] - 7/27/2005
Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] - 7/27/2005
Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] - 7/28/2005
Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] - 7/27/2005
Rep Cuellar, Henry [TX-28] - 7/27/2005
Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] - 7/26/2005
Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] - 7/27/2005
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 7/26/2005
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 7/29/2005
Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 7/28/2005
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 7/26/2005
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 7/28/2005
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 7/26/2005
Rep Herseth, Stephanie [SD] - 7/27/2005
Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] - 7/28/2005
Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 7/27/2005
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 7/28/2005
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 7/27/2005
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 7/28/2005
Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] - 7/28/2005
Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-3] - 11/2/2005
Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] - 7/26/2005
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 9/7/2005
Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 9/14/2005
Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] - 7/26/2005
Rep Melancon, Charlie [LA-3] - 7/27/2005
Rep Menendez, Robert [NJ-13] - 10/6/2005
Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] - 7/27/2005
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 7/27/2005
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 10/17/2005
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 7/27/2005
Rep Northup, Anne M. [KY-3] - 9/15/2005
Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] - 7/28/2005
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 7/27/2005
Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] - 7/27/2005
Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 7/27/2005
Rep Rogers, Harold [KY-5] - 9/7/2005
Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] - 7/27/2005
Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 7/26/2005
Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] - 7/27/2005
Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 7/29/2005
Rep Strickland, Ted [OH-6] - 9/27/2005
Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] - 9/6/2005
Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] - 7/27/2005
Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] - 7/27/2005
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] - 7/27/2005
Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] - 7/22/2005
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 7/28/2005
Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 9/20/2005

There is no valid reason why this bill can't pass both Houses of Congress
and be signed by President Bush
BEFORE the '06 elections.

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http://www.frontsteps.com/movies/john_kerrys_bad_rap/

Karl Rove knew, Nov. 7, 2004 , that hanoi kerry would try to run in '08
and knew Swift Boat Vet's would be called upon,
again, to serve our country.

Rove Credits Swiftvets With 'Energizing' Bush Vote (Thank You Karl Rove!)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1345603/posts

[Tzimisce]

Do I support a filibuster? The answer is yes.

WOW! I'M TRULY SHOCKED THAT A LEFTY WOULD OPPOSE ALITO.

Yesterday Senator Kennedy and I spoke with our colleagues about it. I don't have a shred of doubt in my opposition to Sam Alto's nomination. I know Senator Kennedy does not either. He has truly been a great leader in the effort to oppose Judge Alito.

AND BY "COLLEAGUES" I MEAN THE ACLU, ELF, ALF, CINDY SHEEHAN...

I spent a lot of time over the last years thinking about the Supreme Court and who America needs on the highest court in the land. So I don't hesitate a minute in saying that Sam Alito is not that person.

HE'S NOT THE TYPE OF SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST WE NEED ON THE COURT...

His entire legal career shows that, if confirmed, he will take America backwards.

HE'LL THROW OUT THIRTY YEARS OF FAILED, LEFT WING, DINOSAUR LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE NO BEARING IN THE MODERN DAY.

People can say all they want that "elections have consequences." Trust me, more than anyone I understand that.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REJECTED MY BID FOR PRESIDENT AND NOW IT'S TIME THEY PAY!!!

But that seems like an awfully convoluted rationale for me to stay silent about Judge Alito's nomination.

I'M A LEFTY AND I'M PREPARED TO DIE FOR THE PEACENIK VOTE!

John Kerry's diary :: :: I voted against Justice Roberts, I feel even more strongly about Judge Alito. Why? Rather than live up to the promise of "equal justice under the law," he's consistently made it harder for the most disadvantaged Americans to have their day in court.

ONLY WHEN OUR COURTS FAVOR MINORITIES, WOMEN, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, ENEMIES OF OUR STATE AND WEIRDOS WHO HATE AMERICA WILL WE TRULY BE FREE FROM OBNOXIOUS UPSTANDING CITIZENS.

He routinely defers to excessive government power regardless of how extreme or egregious the government's actions are.

OF COURSE AS SOCIALISTS AND COMMUNISTS WE LOVE GOVERNMENT POWER BE IT WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO SET UP A BUSINESS OR TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF CAR THEY WANT TO OWN SO NOW I'M TALKING OUT BOTH SIDES OF MY MOUTH...

And, to this date, his only statement on record regarding a woman's right to privacy is that she doesn't have one.

AND BY "RIGHT TO PRIVACY" I MEAN ABORTION.

I said yesterday that President Bush had the opportunity to nominate someone who would unite the country in a time of extreme division.

AND BY "UNITE THE COUNTRY" I MEAN "ROLL OVER AND GIVE US LEFTIES EVERYTHING WE WANT."

He chose not to do this, and that is his right.

OF COURSE, WE COULD HAVE COMPROMISED TOO...

But we have every right, in fact, we have a responsibility, to fight against a radical ideological shift on the Supreme Court.

FROM WISHY WASHY AND UNPREDICTABLE TO FOLLOWING IT'S CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY = RADICAL SHIFT, HOW OFFENSIVE IS THAT?

Just think about how this nomination came to be. Under fire from his conservative base for nominating Harriet Miers--a woman whose judicial philosophy they mercilessly attacked--President Bush broke to extreme right-wing demands.

AND UNDER FIRE FROM LEFTIES FOR "CRONISM" DON'T FORGET. YEAH, BETTER IF HE HAD BUCKLED TO THE EXTREME LEFT.

This was a coup.

I'M REALLY PISSED OFF THAT I'M NOT IN POWER.

Miers was removed and Alito was installed to replace the swing vote on the Court. The President gave no thought to what the American people really wanted--or needed. So it's up to us to think about what America really needs - that's part of the true meaning of "advice and consent."

WHAT AMERICA WANTS: ABORTION OUTLAWED, VICTORY IN THE WAR ON TERROR, LOWER TAXES AND OTHER THINGS THAT LEFTISTS LIKE MYSELF ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO DEFEATING..

Here's the bottom line though and I'll just be blunt and direct about it. It takes more than one or two people to filibuster. It's not "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." I'm doing what I can, Senator Kennedy is doing what he can, but if, like me, you want to stop Judge Alito from becoming Justice Alito, we can't just preach to our own choir. We need even more of your advocacy.

ADVOCACY FROM DAILYKOS IS PREACHING TO THE CHOIR. ONLY LIBERALS IN DENIAL BELIEVE OTHERWISE - BUT KEEP TALKING TO THEM KERRY.

[syriacus]

TY, I didnt know.

You're Welcome. I didn't know, either, until I saw that post by maggief today.

[FARS]

Greetings,

FYI - as for the liberal Daily "Kos" mentioned as the Blog that posted Kerry's filibuster comment, in Persian the word "kos" is a word for female genitalia starting with a derogatory "c" in English.

[Lancey Howard]

There can be no successful filibuster since seven Democrats have pledged not to support a filibuster except under "extraordinary circustances". That criteria has not been met by any measure. Kerry is well aware that there will be no successful filibuster. The Democrats' near unanimous rejection of the Alito nomination is not about Alito - - it is about the NEXT Bush nomination. The Democrats are simply sending a message that the next nomination MUST be a moderate (liberal). Everything they're saying about Alito is just a bunch of phony bluster - - totally meaningless in and of itself.

And this "call for a filibuster" by Kerry is all about the Democrat primary and the support of MoveOn.org and the rest of that goofy, bitter, far-left ilk (the Democrat "base"). It was meant as a shot across the bow of the Evil Ship Hillary!. The Democrat primary will be a bloodbath. David Schippers once said that Bill Clinton ran the White House "like a Mafia don", and I believe he was being only slightly rhetorical. In my opinion John Kerry better watch his back - - the Clintons will stop at nothing. Nothing.

[kublia khan]

It is quite embarrassing to share my Irish heritage with these two maroons. I am seriously considering a change in my last name.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I hope he continues to help push the Democrat party over the edge.

[BigSkyFreeper]

This will make Kerry popular with the DU. Does every action in the political realm qualify as a coup?

Of course he's popular with DU, where do you think all this utter nonsense is coming from?

Then you got Byrd getting hand-written notes from his Democrat constituents "outraged" and "ashamed" of the whole process, and he's going to vote for Alito, because he understands the Constitution better than the rest of those clowns in the Democrat party, who, as Byrd said "seek to politicize this whole judicial process for their own gain".

I disagree with Byrd a good share of the time, but this time he's right.

[BigSkyFreeper]

George Soros is there of course, and he's going to be on CNBC's Squawk Box on Friday in the 7:00am ET hour.

[syriacus]

Thanks for the explanation, FARS. You are obviously very "far-seeing." (How neat to know Farsi!)

[syriacus]

What I want to know is how he can cast a no vote when he is in Switzerland?

Thanks to your posing that excellent question, I just figured this out.

Kerry is afraid to sit in the Senate. He might catch "cooties" from his side of the aisle.

Kerry avoids Senate duties
(Afraid he'll catch Democrat cooties.)
He knows he's elected
But instead he's selected
To put on his Swiss-made ski booties.

[maggief]

[cgbg]

He stirred the pot, called for the filibuster and THEN boarded the plane for Switzerland.

This is an excellent analogy for Democratic foreign policy.

Vote for the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, then stab your party's president in the back when the going gets tough.

Vote to authorize troops in Iraq, then stab that President in the back when the going gets tough.

Now he wants other senators to fight his fight for him.

Total slime.

[jslade]

"Kennedy's staffers are boasting about his prowess love child." There. That's better.

[jslade]

I spent a lot of time over the last years thinking about the Supreme Court and who...

who I would have nominated if I hadn't lost. Oh yeah, that's right, I lost. Now I'm just another Senator, 1 of 100, and looking for anything I can do to stay relevant even if that means mover even farther left and courting the Dean democrats whom I despised while seeking the nomination... blah blah BTW. Did you know that I was in Viet Nam?