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52 Pages of Amendments proposed to Speaker’s Gambling bill

April 9, 2010 By AmberPaw

Here are the proposed amendments And again, to paraphrase Ed Markey when he was a Rep:  "The Speaker can tell you where to sit, he cannot tell you how to vote."  That is, unless our elected representatives LET the Speaker tell … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino, courage, gambling-bill, good-judgment, speaker

Public Option on the table.

February 16, 2010 By liveandletlive

From HuffPo Four senators have signed a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to pass a public option for insurance coverage through the use of reconciliation. Thank You! Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: courage, harry-reid, health-insurance-reform, john-kerry

What Can We Learn from FISA?

July 10, 2008 By massmarrier

Yet, the big lesson is the complex one. The nominal Democratic majority in Congress is virtually indistinguishable from the anti-liberty party, a.k.a. the Republican one. On key political and philosophical issues, Democrats are increasingly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, congress, courage, fisa, national, obama

John Thompson to receive award – a courageous bar advocate

December 30, 2007 By AmberPaw

Today - court appointed attorneys who protect the public, and honor the Sixth Amendment right to counsel remain the only professionals who are subject to conscription, to being forced to work without their consent in the United States. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: appellate-law, bar-advocate, conscription, courage, massachusetts-bar-association, massachusetts-lawyers-weekly

Public Defender arrested in Ohio for refusing to go to trial unprepared, yesterday

August 17, 2007 By AmberPaw

For the whole newspaper story, go to:http://www.recordpub...NACDL, the national organization for those who defend the indigent, has also weighed in.  Their press release is located at:http://www.nacdl.org...One excerpt:The judge in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: constitution, courage, indigent-defense, judge, public-defender, sixth-amendment

Last to Die for Bush’s and His Pals’ @#&*%$#^ Lies

December 9, 2006 By annem

...Darwin Judge.Darwin Judge was a recently deployed 19-year-old when he was killed. Born and raised in Marshalltown, Iowa, he was active in his church and Boy Scouts, pitched for his All-Star team in Little League games, got his first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: courage, death, health-care, impeachment, iraq, politics, public-health, truth

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