History of the speech or debate clause

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Jul 21 |05:47
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This link will lead to an explanation of the history of the speech or debate clause. This is the law that is protecting William Jefferson right now and the reason all of these creeps are shaking in their boots at the thought of their offices being searched. 

 

CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF EXCLUDING CONGRESS FROM FEDERAL LAWS

  It is from the house rules website.
 

Voting rights act act should be for all states

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Jul 21 |01:59
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 should be implemented for all states. Most people think that  the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a law that is enforced in every state of the union. This is not the case. Only certain states are under this act. In fact it is only certain parts fo the country that are under this act. 

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 That is far from the whole country. Don't misunderstand me here. I am not saying that it didn't work or that it is unfair. I am saying that it should be nation wide. This law was passed because of discrimination that was going on at the time the law was passed. The problem I have is I don't see where there was a lot of Black voter registration in any state prior to 1965. I don't see a lot of black congressmen before 1965 in any state and there was not a single black after reconstruction Senator before Mr. Obama. 


 

 How could this be? One would have to believe that there were no black majority districts in the whole country, before 1965. Not in San Francisco, not in Chicago, not in Detroit, not anywhere. This could only be accomplished with a certain amount of gerrymandering. Gerrymandering was one of the main issues corrected by this important act. 

 Right To Vote

U.S. citizens commonly hear of a "right to vote," yet there is no such federal right. However, the Voting Rights Act and three constitutional amendments that prevent discrimination in granting the franchise have established in United States Supreme Court jurisprudence that there is a "fundamental right" in the franchise, even though voting remains a state-granted privilege.[9] U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., re-introduced House Joint Resolution 28 in March of 2005 to amend the U.S. Constitution and create a federal right to vote.[10] The resolution had 58 co-sponsors as of April, 2005.[11]

What is good for the areas of the country that are listed above is good for the rest of the country. There is prejudice in this country still and the areas that are under this act are not able to change anything about their elections with out federal oversight. To not include the rest of the nation in this act is like saying that there is no racial prejudice there and there never was. It's now 2006 let's quit fooling our selves. 

 

 

 

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Liberals sneaking across the border into Canada

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Manitoba Herald, Canada

 
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The actions of President Bush are prompting the exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O'Reilly. Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night.
 
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"I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken.
 
When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?" In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't give milk." Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves. "A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop of drinking water. "They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though."
 
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR races. In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs.
 
After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior-citizen passengers on Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney hits to prove they were alive in the '50s. "If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said. Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies. "I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?" In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source close to Cheney said. We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might put some endangered species on postage stamps. The President is determined to reach out," he said.  
   

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