Tag-Archive for Rights

Author: Swany

A plea to get America back on track

Author: Wri10

Normally just a day on your calendar, Groundhog Day is often overlooked. This brief article will give you some ideas for celebrating with your kids and even has a recipe idea for using ground hog.

Welcome Laaaaadiiiiiiiies and Gentlemen to another contest between Political Correctness and Sexual Harassment. In the Green corner we have San Diego’s first responders to the publics safety, weighing in at an enormous responsibility to it’s citizens. In the Red corner, weighing in as controversial life style, is the San Diego Gay Community. Today’s match [...]

Author: RSSFEED

In the three presidential debates between John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL), we’ve heard a lot about their voting records in the Senate. Votes on funding the troops in Iraq, stem cell research, equal pay for women, childrens’ health care, and energy policy have been raised by the candidates several times. Here’s [...]

Category: Politics
Author: RSSFEED

For the first time ever, two sitting senators are running head to head as the major party candidates for President. This gives us a unique opportunity to look at the legislative records of the candidates – John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) – to find solid clues about their governing styles and policy [...]

Category: Politics
Author: galore187

Having come to power in the Democratic takeover of 2006, Congressman Chris Carney has failed to support the issues of the Gay and Lesbian community. The GLBT backed Carney in the last election cycle, even paying for a 30 second spot to help get him elected against Don Sherwood. However, Carney voted against the Hate [...]

Category: Politics
Author: galore187

In 2002, County Commissioner Lyle Larson(R) with the Bexar County Housing Finance Corp. board promoted a program to end financial incentives for low income housing. The program removed the opportunities for poor families to move into the affluent neighborhoods of Bexar County. Although challenged by the Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and the Texas Civil Rights [...]

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Author: galore187

Democratic nominee to the Wyoming House of Representatives seat, Gary Trauner is not your average candidate from the left. Wyoming is a very red state and by that thinking, the Democratic candidates tend to be fairly conservative on their stances on issues.
In Trauner’s case, his most right wing issue is that of gun control. He [...]

Category: Politics
Author: galore187

Incumbent E. Scott Garrett(R) faces challenges with New Jersey voters in explaining his positions on key issues. Standing alone among his fellow New Jersey representatives, including Republicans, Garrett voted against a number of bills that may impact his chances a reelection. Among these are voting to end the Voting Rights Act, voting against the Head [...]

Category: Politics
Author: galore187

The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, a bill championed by members of both parties, failed to come to a vote in the Senate as Congress broke on Aug. 1 for a five week vacation.
The failure was among many controversies surrounding the August recess of Capitol Hill.
The bill, introduced in 2003 in honor [...]

Category: Politics