Posted on 08/25/2002 3:53:57 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Will by G. Gordon Liddy.
I thought EVERYBODY knew who the G-Man is.
Then you better not enter THE TRAFICANT ZONE or you'll die for sure!
How did he vote on impeachment?
Makes no difference. His speeches were way more condemnatory of the Clinton gang than anything I heard from the Republicans.
Talk is cheap. When the rubber hit the road, he ran.
Would his running be any worse than the 55 +/- Republican Senators who unanimously agreed to a kangaroo trial as the Democrats demanded?
They could have held a 12 month trial with thousands of witnesses and it would not have changed the result because no RATS would vote against their hero.
When he had a chance to vote on impeachment in the House, Traficant voted with his fellow RATS and in support of their hero.
I do hope he wins the primary, but I don't see him as a hero to conservatives.
He ran? All Traficant had to do was keep his criticisms in check during his trial. Instead, he let the judge know he was railroaded even though he knew it meant getting the book thrown at him. I don't consider getting an eight year prison sentence something "cheap."
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 >Representative Traficant voted: Positive
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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
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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
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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 =================================================
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
I would vote to put him in jail for eight years just based on these votes.(/sarcasm)
BTW, I'm not talking about heros......just honesty in government.
Regards...
Was it worse? Well, I seem to recall that at least 45 of those senators ultimately voted to remove Clinton from office. So, I would say that any who voted to acquit Clinton are just as bad as Traficant who, despite a lot of hot air, voted against impeachment.
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