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I'm not a expert on law. I'm very, very far from it. I'm just an average Freeper who tries to keep on top of Congress and proposed legislation. Sometimes it's hard to decipher the real "nuts and bolts" of a bill, and to get past the spin and rhetoric you're likely to read about in the newspaper or to watch on TV. Here's a small attempt to bring some clarity and definition to a bill making its way through Congress. 108th Congress, U.S. House 108 H.R. 3313 MARRIAGE PROTECTION ACT of 2003 "To amend title 28, United States Code, to...

I'm not a expert on law. I'm very, very far from it. I'm just an average Freeper who tries to keep on top of Congress and proposed legislation. Sometimes it's hard to decipher the real "nuts and bolts" of a bill, and to get past the spin and rhetoric you're likely to read about in the newspaper or to watch on TV. Here's a small attempt to bring some clarity and definition to a bill making its way through Congress. 108th Congress, U.S. House 108 H.R. 1997 UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT of 2004 (a.k.a. Laci and Connor's Law) "To...

Click HERE to see how your Congressman Stands on Immigration Reform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 108th Congress 2003House Voting Report FAIR’s Congressional Voting Report is designed to help you understand a U.S. representative’s support for immigration measures to strengthen or weaken immigration control during the first session of the 108th Congress. We have chosen two key votes, cosponsorship on twelve immigration-related bills, and membership in the House Immigration Reform Caucus as the benchmarks for assessing stances. Where a member voted in line with FAIR’s recommendations or cosponsored a bill that FAIR supports, you will see a plus sign (+). Where a member voted...

StopDemocrats.com is asking for Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) to Step Aside. The petition reads: Recent comments by Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) involving Senator Strom Thurmond's 1948 presidential candidacy supporting segregation have created a controversy that may force the Senator to step aside as leader of the Senate Republicans. This petition asks that the same standards be applied to Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) ,who is the current President pro tempore of the US Senate, and demands that he resign from any leadership post in the 108th Congress for saying the following racist comments on National television 21 months ago. "My old...