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Dump this Congress – 109 Reasons Why

Dump this Congress – 109 Reasons Why

Great List! 109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress from The Progress Report Issue 11/07/2006, by Judd Legum, Faiz Shakir, Nico Pitney, Amanda Terkel and Payson Schwin We need a new Congress — here’s why: 1. Congress set a record for the fewest number of days worked — 218 between the House and Senate combined. [Link] 2. The Senate voted down a measure that urged the administration to start a phased redeployment of U.S. forces out of Iraq by the…

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Daily Activism

Daily Activism

What can you do? Some. Call your congressional representatives and express your views. Even if you know they won’t agree, someone keeps track of the numbers. Be polite and specific about your support or opposition on a particular bill, resolution, or issue. Here are a few actions that I did today to get you started. The top one is very time-sensitive in the US since the vote is tomorrow (Friday). Ok, on with the armchair activism… 1. Don’t Bundle Minimum…

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Crumbs for the Bottom, Banquets for the Top

Crumbs for the Bottom, Banquets for the Top

What will it take for blue-collar, middle-to-lower suburbia, struggling rural, and working poor to understand that they do not benefit from the policies and aims of this administration? I do not understand how this administration has been able to mislead demographics like NASCAR fans and Southern Baptists into the ranks of the supporters. As interest rates and prices rise, recognition is growing. Here’s another piece of sneaky legislation: Frist has proposed holding a vote to see if estate tax cuts…

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