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Senate Votes To Remove Reference To Tea Party From Federal Law, House Promises Fight

House TP soon to be on a roll

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2012 Election: How to Turn Congress Blue (CHART)

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Filibuster reform and the zombie apocalypse | Scholars and Rogues

Once I was a believer in the time-honored Senate filibuster tradition, although by... more

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New HORRIBLE Amendments Added Last Minute To CISPA - Passed In House

**HELP SPREAD THIS VIDEO AND MESSAGE!** http://youtu.be/otRkVNU6WXs

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Scott Brown falls off the wagon... but forgets it.

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Article: Senate Bill 2109 Seeks to Extinguish Navajo and Hopi Water Rights

why is it that R's like to screw over people's rights especially in Arizona?

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The Ed Show - Bernie Sanders Gives Republicans an Economic Reality Check

"Anti Progress, No Doubt!!!"... more

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Where Do You Stand?

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Sen. Leahy: Supreme Court thinks corporations can be president

By Eric W. Dolan
Thursday, March 29, 2012 16:21 EDT

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Thursday that corporations could be elected president according to the rationale of the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

“I remain troubled today that the Supreme Court extended to corporations the same First Amendment rights in the political process that are guaranteed by the Constitution to individual Americans,” he said at a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012. “Corporations are not the same as individual Americans. Corporations do not have the same rights, the same morals or the same interests. Corporations cannot vote in our democracy.”

According to the Supreme Court’s logic, we should elect corporations to public office, Leahy said.

“This country has elected General Eisenhower as president, shouldn’t we elected General Electric as president? We know we like to elect a lot of yahoos as vice president, why not elect Yahoo as a corporation as vice president. ”

“Vermonters and Americans across the country have long understood that corporations are not people in this political process,” he continued. “Unfortunately, a very narrow majority on the Supreme Court apparently did not.”

The controversial Citizens United ruling struck down key provisions of the federal McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law and gave rise to super PACS, which have caused campaign spending by outside groups to skyrocket. Super PACs have also exploited a loophole that allows them to postpone the disclosure of their donors until after the elections they participate in.

The DISCLOSE Act of 2012 would require any organization that spends 10,000 or more during an election cycle to file a report with the Federal Election Commission within 24 hours. It would also require the head of any organization that puts out a political ad on TV or radio to state that he or she approves the message, similar to what candidates must do now.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/29/sen-leahy-supreme-court-thinks-corporations-can-be-president/

The DISCLOSE Act of 2010 was blocked by a Republican filibuster in the Senate.

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"Right On Senator Leahy, my Hero of the Day!!!!" =)By Eric W. Dolan Thursday, March 29, 2012 16:21 EDT Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said... more

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Big Oil Whores: Senate Blocks Repeal of Oil Tax Subsidies

Yes, we called them 'Whores," and we mean it! -- The Menendez bill would... more

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Senate Passes Insider Trading Bill, But Avoids Transparency

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Obama in 2004: Military strikes might be needed to stop Iran's nuclear program

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Sen. Rand Paul Unveils Medicare Reform Plan at Press Conference - 03/15/12

Sen. Rand Paul, joined by Sens. DeMint, Lee, and Graham, unveil the Medicare Reform... more

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Guess Who's Not Conservative Enough For Utah.

An ancient United States Senator, that's who!

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Mitch McConnell: Smoking Pot Leads to Death

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NDAA and the Constitution – Part 2: Shut Up! You Don’t Get a Lawyer!

Shut Up! You Don’t Get a Lawyer!? http://youtu.be/llxtS0JlwKM

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Shifting Senate and Hot House: Will the Democrats Seize the Day?

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Olympia Snowe Not Seeking Re-Election, Cites ‘polarization’ and ‘ideologies’

Snowe: 'I do find it frustrating, however, that an atmosphere of polarization and... more

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The List of 75 US Senators Who Voted To Let 30,000 Drones Shoot Americans In The Streets

Some more unbelievable stuff from America's ongoing Fake War on Terror. ***... more

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Congress Strikes Back: Gives Taxpayers a 4% Approval Rating

Washington -- Still stinging from the lowly 10% approval rating it received from the American public, Congress has taken revenge, bestowing a measly four percent approval rating on taxpaying citizens.

“Taxpayers are doing a terrible job of providing the House and the Senate with the resources we need to run America correctly,” said one prominent Senator who asked to remain anonymous. “You ask us: ‘where are the jobs?’ We’re asking you: ‘where is the cash?’ ”

The Senator went on to deny the public’s charge that Congress can’t get together to accomplish anything worthwhile. “Right here is an issue 96% of all Senators and Representatives agree upon. Only 4% of my colleagues believe American taxpayers are holding up their end of the bargain.”

A long-term Representative, who asked to remain anonymous, said that American taxpayers are not working as hard as they should because they are being “distracted by the details of democracy.

“They need to let their Congressmen and Senators take care of such things as liberty, justice and freedom. Most of us are lawyers so we know how to work around those issues. Just send us the money and we will make everything okey-dokey.”

Another Representative, who asked to remain anonymous, began weeping when questioned about the record low approval rating Congress received this month.

“Sticks and stones can break my bones, but those low approval numbers give me a bad case of the blues. So I’m glad my colleagues had the courage to turn the tables. You suck, taxpayers.”

Building on the anti-taxpayer momentum, one Senate leader, who asked to remain anonymous, has drafted a bill “that would make corporations more like people, so they can make up for the increasing number of taxpaying slackers.

“My bill proposes that we give all corporations friendly nicknames, like Fred and Bob. Buy them a cake on their birthdays. Take them out for lunch, even when there’s no special occasion. And if some insider stock information is discussed, there’s nothing wrong with good friends shooting the breeze.”

Also included in the proposed law is a motion that would sell the naming rights to several Washington landmarks. Reportedly, a deal already has been cut with a major bank, renaming Congress’ home “The Capital One Capitol.”

“What’s in your Constitution?“ the Senator asked.Washington -- Still stinging from the lowly 10% approval rating it received from the... more

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