There are a few voices in our goverment who stand up, speak up, and are willing to be the fool in the room speaking the truth, while all around pretend not to know what truth is.
Like many, I have watched as the majority in our goverment these recent almost 8 years have acted like foreigners running the US into ruin as fast as they can. In speaking to people of all genre's , it becomes clear than almost any adult citizen in this country has a better grasp of the truth, intellect, and common sense than almost anyone in our goverment.
It's time to replace all of those representatives who consistently vote against the will of the people and good common sense, out of office as quickly as possible. Once you realize that the lobbyists and corporations are buying votes against your bests interests, it becomes clear that a complete overhaul of the Congress, the White House, and the military brass is in order, and long over due.
I hope this election year will be a good start in accomplishing that.
And, now, Ron Paul addressing the congressional pod people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7354M1QmGYQ&eurl=http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message567400/pg1
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Telco PACs Gave $8K to Dems Who Changed Their Vote on FISA
Our privacy as guaranteed in the Constitution, our right to sue when eavesdropped on, has been bought and sold. Yes, our so called representatives in Congress have sold their votes, our rights, to the telecom companies who are helping the Bush administration spy on all of us.
I don't think it's terrorists they are afraid of. Do you ? I think they are afraid of the 89% of the American population who think 9/11 was an Inside Job, and want to see these criminals impeached. We are now called extremists.
HOUSE DEMS WHO CHANGED THEIR VOTE TO SUPPORT FISA BILL, GIVING IMMUNITY TO TELCOS, RECEIVED, ON AVERAGE, $8,359 IN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VERIZON, AT&T, AND SPRINT
BERKELEY, CA—Last week, on June 20, the House of Representatives approved a compromise bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). The bill sets new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits resulting from the government’s warrantless eavesdropping on phone calls and viewing of emails of private citizens in the U.S. Approximately 40 lawsuits have been filed with potential damages totaling in the billions of dollars.
On March 14 of this year the House passed an amendment that rejected retroactive immunity for phone carriers who helped the National Security Agency carry out the illegal wiretapping program without proper warrants. Ninety-four House Democrats voted in favor of this measure--rejecting immunity--on March 14, then ‘changed’ to vote in favor of the June 20 House bill--approving immunity.
“Why did these ninety-four House members have a change of heart?” asked Daniel Newman, executive director of MAPLight.org, “Their constituents deserve answers.”
MAPLight.org's research department compiled PAC campaign contributions from Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint and correlated them with the voting records of all House members who voted on last week’s FISA bill. (The analysis used data from CRP; contributions were from January 2005 through March 2008). Here are the findings:
Comparing Democrats' Votes (March 14th and June 20th votes):
Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint gave PAC contributions averaging:
$8,359 to each Democrat who changed their position to support immunity for Telcos (94 Dems)
$4,987 to each Democrat who remained opposed to immunity for Telcos (116 Dems)
88 percent of the Dems who changed to supporting immunity (83 Dems of the 94) received PAC contributions from Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint during the last three years (Jan. 2005-Mar. 2008). See below for list of these 94 Dems.
All House Members (June 20th vote:)
Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint gave PAC contributions averaging:
$9,659 to each member of the House voting "YES" (105-Dem, 188-Rep)
$4,810 to each member of the House voting "NO" (128-Dem, 1-Rep)
MAPLight.org's research department findings are based on the combination of contribution data from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) with voting data from THOMAS via GovTrack.us.
"Campaign contributions bias our legislative system,” said Daniel Newman, Executive Director of MAPLight.org. “Simply put, candidates who take positions contrary to industry interests are unlikely to receive industry funds and thus have fewer resources for their election campaigns than those whose votes favor industry interests."
Democrats who changed their voting to support immunity for Telcos:
PAC contributions from Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint (January 2005 - March 2008).
Contribution
House Member
District
1
29500
Clyburn, James
SC-6
2
29000
Hoyer, Steny
MD-5
3
28000
Emanuel, Rahm
IL-5
4
27500
Boucher, Frederick
VA-9
5
26000
Meeks, Gregory
NY-6
6
24500
Crowley, Joseph
NY-7
7
24500
Pelosi, Nancy
CA-8
8
24000
Bean, Melissa
IL-8
9
22500
Edwards, Thomas
TX-17
10
22100
Baca, Joe
CA-43
11
21500
Engel, Eliot
NY-17
12
19000
Bishop, Sanford
GA-2
13
18500
Moore, Dennis
KS-3
14
18500
Spratt, John
SC-5
15
18500
Thompson, Bennie
MS-2
16
16000
Melancon, Charles
LA-3
17
15500
Cuellar, Henry
TX-28
18
15500
Stupak, Bart
MI-1
19
15000
Ackerman, Gary
NY-5
20
14800
Butterfield, George
NC-1
21
14300
Tanner, John
TN-8
22
14000
Kind, Ronald
WI-3
23
13500
Barrow, John
GA-12
24
13500
Gordon, Barton
TN-6
25
12500
Costa, Jim
CA-20
26
12500
Ross, Mike
AR-4
27
12000
Green, Al
TX-9
28
12000
Hinojosa, Rubén
TX-15
29
11000
Cardoza, Dennis
CA-18
30
11000
Schiff, Adam
CA-29
31
10000
Boswell, Leonard
IA-3
32
9000
Boyd, F.
FL-2
33
9000
Tauscher, Ellen
CA-10
34
8500
Skelton, Ike
MO-4
35
8000
Ellsworth, Brad
IN-8
36
7500
Gutierrez, Luis
IL-4
37
7500
Rahall, Nick
WV-3
38
7000
Harman, Jane
CA-36
39
7000
Langevin, James
RI-2
40
7000
Lipinski, Daniel
IL-3
41
7000
Reyes, Silvestre
TX-16
42
6500
Matheson, Jim
UT-2
43
6500
Scott, David
GA-13
44
6500
Wilson, Charles
OH-6
45
6000
Cleaver, Emanuel
MO-5
46
6000
Etheridge, Bob
NC-2
47
6000
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
SD-0
48
6000
Salazar, John
CO-3
49
5500
Hastings, Alcee
FL-23
50
5500
McCarthy, Carolyn
NY-4
51
5500
McIntyre, Mike
NC-7
52
5000
Davis, Artur
AL-7
53
5000
Murtha, John
PA-12
54
5000
Ortiz, Solomon
TX-27
55
4500
Brown, Corrine
FL-3
56
4500
Donnelly, Joe
IN-2
57
4000
Berman, Howard
CA-28
58
4000
Bishop, Timothy
NY-1
59
4000
Dicks, Norman
WA-6
60
4000
Lowey, Nita
NY-18
61
4000
Mahoney, Tim
FL-16
62
3000
Murphy, Patrick
PA-8
63
3000
Smith, Adam
WA-9
64
2500
Arcuri, Michael
NY-24
65
2000
Altmire, Jason
PA-4
66
2000
Castor, Kathy
FL-11
67
2000
Chandler, Ben
KY-6
68
2000
Giffords, Gabrielle
AZ-8
69
2000
Higgins, Brian
NY-27
70
2000
McNerney, Jerry
CA-11
71
2000
Mitchell, Harry
AZ-5
72
2000
Pomeroy, Earl
ND-0
73
2000
Sherman, Brad
CA-27
74
2000
Sires, Albio
NJ-13
75
1000
Berkley, Shelley
NV-1
76
1000
Boyda, Nancy
KS-2
77
1000
Gillibrand, Kirsten
NY-20
78
1000
Kanjorski, Paul
PA-11
79
1000
Kildee, Dale
MI-5
80
1000
Klein, Ron
FL-22
81
1000
Perlmutter, Ed
CO-7
82
1000
Rodriguez, Ciro
TX-23
83
1000
Space, Zackary
OH-18
84
0
Baird, Brian
WA-3
85
0
Berry, Robert
AR-1
86
0
Marshall, James
GA-8
87
0
Peterson, Collin
MN-7
88
0
Richardson, Laura
CA-37
89
0
Ruppersberger, C.A.
MD-2
90
0
Sestak, Joe
PA-7
91
0
Snyder, Victor
AR-2
92
0
Taylor, Gene
MS-4
93
0
Udall, Mark
CO-2
94
0
Yarmuth, John
KY-3
The FISA bill also requires the administration to submit surveillance procedures to the secret FISA court for approval before surveillance could begin, except in emergency circumstances. The bill's provisions expire at the end of 2012.
The March 16th vote was on the House amendment (to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3773), to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA).
Who We Are:
MAPLight.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides unprecedented government transparency, shining a light on our broken system of money-dominated politics. We track all campaign contributions given to members of Congress, and how every member of Congress votes on every bill, revealing connections between money and politics never before possible to see. Our concise graphs show correlations between money and votes, and timelines of contributions and votes, showing specifics about when legislators received large donations before and after a vote.
About MAPLight.org:
MAPLight.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Berkeley, California. Its search engine at MAPLight.org illuminates the connection between Money And Politics (MAP) via an unprecedented database of campaign contributions and legislative outcomes. Data sources include: GovTrack.us; Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org); Federal Election Commission (FEC); and National Institute on Money in State Politics (NIMSP). Support and opposition data is obtained through testimony at public hearings, proprietary news databases and public statements on the websites of trade associations and other groups. To learn more visit MAPLight.org.
I don't think it's terrorists they are afraid of. Do you ? I think they are afraid of the 89% of the American population who think 9/11 was an Inside Job, and want to see these criminals impeached. We are now called extremists.
HOUSE DEMS WHO CHANGED THEIR VOTE TO SUPPORT FISA BILL, GIVING IMMUNITY TO TELCOS, RECEIVED, ON AVERAGE, $8,359 IN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VERIZON, AT&T, AND SPRINT
BERKELEY, CA—Last week, on June 20, the House of Representatives approved a compromise bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). The bill sets new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits resulting from the government’s warrantless eavesdropping on phone calls and viewing of emails of private citizens in the U.S. Approximately 40 lawsuits have been filed with potential damages totaling in the billions of dollars.
On March 14 of this year the House passed an amendment that rejected retroactive immunity for phone carriers who helped the National Security Agency carry out the illegal wiretapping program without proper warrants. Ninety-four House Democrats voted in favor of this measure--rejecting immunity--on March 14, then ‘changed’ to vote in favor of the June 20 House bill--approving immunity.
“Why did these ninety-four House members have a change of heart?” asked Daniel Newman, executive director of MAPLight.org, “Their constituents deserve answers.”
MAPLight.org's research department compiled PAC campaign contributions from Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint and correlated them with the voting records of all House members who voted on last week’s FISA bill. (The analysis used data from CRP; contributions were from January 2005 through March 2008). Here are the findings:
Comparing Democrats' Votes (March 14th and June 20th votes):
Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint gave PAC contributions averaging:
$8,359 to each Democrat who changed their position to support immunity for Telcos (94 Dems)
$4,987 to each Democrat who remained opposed to immunity for Telcos (116 Dems)
88 percent of the Dems who changed to supporting immunity (83 Dems of the 94) received PAC contributions from Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint during the last three years (Jan. 2005-Mar. 2008). See below for list of these 94 Dems.
All House Members (June 20th vote:)
Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint gave PAC contributions averaging:
$9,659 to each member of the House voting "YES" (105-Dem, 188-Rep)
$4,810 to each member of the House voting "NO" (128-Dem, 1-Rep)
MAPLight.org's research department findings are based on the combination of contribution data from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) with voting data from THOMAS via GovTrack.us.
"Campaign contributions bias our legislative system,” said Daniel Newman, Executive Director of MAPLight.org. “Simply put, candidates who take positions contrary to industry interests are unlikely to receive industry funds and thus have fewer resources for their election campaigns than those whose votes favor industry interests."
Democrats who changed their voting to support immunity for Telcos:
PAC contributions from Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint (January 2005 - March 2008).
Contribution
House Member
District
1
29500
Clyburn, James
SC-6
2
29000
Hoyer, Steny
MD-5
3
28000
Emanuel, Rahm
IL-5
4
27500
Boucher, Frederick
VA-9
5
26000
Meeks, Gregory
NY-6
6
24500
Crowley, Joseph
NY-7
7
24500
Pelosi, Nancy
CA-8
8
24000
Bean, Melissa
IL-8
9
22500
Edwards, Thomas
TX-17
10
22100
Baca, Joe
CA-43
11
21500
Engel, Eliot
NY-17
12
19000
Bishop, Sanford
GA-2
13
18500
Moore, Dennis
KS-3
14
18500
Spratt, John
SC-5
15
18500
Thompson, Bennie
MS-2
16
16000
Melancon, Charles
LA-3
17
15500
Cuellar, Henry
TX-28
18
15500
Stupak, Bart
MI-1
19
15000
Ackerman, Gary
NY-5
20
14800
Butterfield, George
NC-1
21
14300
Tanner, John
TN-8
22
14000
Kind, Ronald
WI-3
23
13500
Barrow, John
GA-12
24
13500
Gordon, Barton
TN-6
25
12500
Costa, Jim
CA-20
26
12500
Ross, Mike
AR-4
27
12000
Green, Al
TX-9
28
12000
Hinojosa, Rubén
TX-15
29
11000
Cardoza, Dennis
CA-18
30
11000
Schiff, Adam
CA-29
31
10000
Boswell, Leonard
IA-3
32
9000
Boyd, F.
FL-2
33
9000
Tauscher, Ellen
CA-10
34
8500
Skelton, Ike
MO-4
35
8000
Ellsworth, Brad
IN-8
36
7500
Gutierrez, Luis
IL-4
37
7500
Rahall, Nick
WV-3
38
7000
Harman, Jane
CA-36
39
7000
Langevin, James
RI-2
40
7000
Lipinski, Daniel
IL-3
41
7000
Reyes, Silvestre
TX-16
42
6500
Matheson, Jim
UT-2
43
6500
Scott, David
GA-13
44
6500
Wilson, Charles
OH-6
45
6000
Cleaver, Emanuel
MO-5
46
6000
Etheridge, Bob
NC-2
47
6000
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
SD-0
48
6000
Salazar, John
CO-3
49
5500
Hastings, Alcee
FL-23
50
5500
McCarthy, Carolyn
NY-4
51
5500
McIntyre, Mike
NC-7
52
5000
Davis, Artur
AL-7
53
5000
Murtha, John
PA-12
54
5000
Ortiz, Solomon
TX-27
55
4500
Brown, Corrine
FL-3
56
4500
Donnelly, Joe
IN-2
57
4000
Berman, Howard
CA-28
58
4000
Bishop, Timothy
NY-1
59
4000
Dicks, Norman
WA-6
60
4000
Lowey, Nita
NY-18
61
4000
Mahoney, Tim
FL-16
62
3000
Murphy, Patrick
PA-8
63
3000
Smith, Adam
WA-9
64
2500
Arcuri, Michael
NY-24
65
2000
Altmire, Jason
PA-4
66
2000
Castor, Kathy
FL-11
67
2000
Chandler, Ben
KY-6
68
2000
Giffords, Gabrielle
AZ-8
69
2000
Higgins, Brian
NY-27
70
2000
McNerney, Jerry
CA-11
71
2000
Mitchell, Harry
AZ-5
72
2000
Pomeroy, Earl
ND-0
73
2000
Sherman, Brad
CA-27
74
2000
Sires, Albio
NJ-13
75
1000
Berkley, Shelley
NV-1
76
1000
Boyda, Nancy
KS-2
77
1000
Gillibrand, Kirsten
NY-20
78
1000
Kanjorski, Paul
PA-11
79
1000
Kildee, Dale
MI-5
80
1000
Klein, Ron
FL-22
81
1000
Perlmutter, Ed
CO-7
82
1000
Rodriguez, Ciro
TX-23
83
1000
Space, Zackary
OH-18
84
0
Baird, Brian
WA-3
85
0
Berry, Robert
AR-1
86
0
Marshall, James
GA-8
87
0
Peterson, Collin
MN-7
88
0
Richardson, Laura
CA-37
89
0
Ruppersberger, C.A.
MD-2
90
0
Sestak, Joe
PA-7
91
0
Snyder, Victor
AR-2
92
0
Taylor, Gene
MS-4
93
0
Udall, Mark
CO-2
94
0
Yarmuth, John
KY-3
The FISA bill also requires the administration to submit surveillance procedures to the secret FISA court for approval before surveillance could begin, except in emergency circumstances. The bill's provisions expire at the end of 2012.
The March 16th vote was on the House amendment (to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3773), to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA).
Who We Are:
MAPLight.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides unprecedented government transparency, shining a light on our broken system of money-dominated politics. We track all campaign contributions given to members of Congress, and how every member of Congress votes on every bill, revealing connections between money and politics never before possible to see. Our concise graphs show correlations between money and votes, and timelines of contributions and votes, showing specifics about when legislators received large donations before and after a vote.
About MAPLight.org:
MAPLight.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Berkeley, California. Its search engine at MAPLight.org illuminates the connection between Money And Politics (MAP) via an unprecedented database of campaign contributions and legislative outcomes. Data sources include: GovTrack.us; Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org); Federal Election Commission (FEC); and National Institute on Money in State Politics (NIMSP). Support and opposition data is obtained through testimony at public hearings, proprietary news databases and public statements on the websites of trade associations and other groups. To learn more visit MAPLight.org.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
OIL SPECULATION RIP OFF !
Hearing on Energy Price Manipulation - Stupak's Opening
MSNBC Keith Olbermann
John McCain's Connection to Big Oil & The Enron Loophole
CFTC and ICE -- "Dark futures" could end life as we know it....A Sum of our Real Estate, OIL, and ENERGY fearshttp://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message556600/pg1
MSNBC Keith Olbermann
John McCain's Connection to Big Oil & The Enron Loophole
CFTC and ICE -- "Dark futures" could end life as we know it....A Sum of our Real Estate, OIL, and ENERGY fearshttp://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message556600/pg1
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Countdown Olbermann on ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
At least there is one media voice speaking for the people.
Frankly, it's time to Impeach the Congress !http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rojf_d289mQ
Frankly, it's time to Impeach the Congress !http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rojf_d289mQ
DENNIS KUCINICH * 35 Articles of IMPEACHMENT against GW Bush
This is the complete resolution as introduced on the floor of the House , in 4 parts.
ENJOY !
Then, click the supplied links at the bottom and tell you congressional reps, Speaker Pelosi, the Judicial Committee that you support Dennis Kucinich's resolution, and demand that they represent you and do the same.
Part 1 ,
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Part 2
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Part 3
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Part 4
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Congressional Reps
http://www.house.gov/Welcome.shtml
Speaker Pelosi, who is holding up this IMPEACHMENT, http://speaker.house.gov/contact/comment_email
Judicial Committee, http://judiciary.house.gov/contact.aspx
GODLIKE PRODUCTIONS Discussion
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message560120/pg1
* While I am at it, the Senate has voted down the Oil Windfall Profits tax, again favoring the crooks who are stealing our country blind. The excuse - This is an example of the highest level of either stupidity, or pay offs. the senators who voted against say it is because the oil companies will just get it back some other way.
DUH ! So, why the hell don't they also vote to REGULATE the oil companies ? That would solve the problem. Every one of these senators who voted against We The People and this nation must be voted out of office. Can you say, Bye Bye crooked senators ?
ENJOY !
Then, click the supplied links at the bottom and tell you congressional reps, Speaker Pelosi, the Judicial Committee that you support Dennis Kucinich's resolution, and demand that they represent you and do the same.
Part 1 ,
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Part 2
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Part 3
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Part 4
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kucinich&hl=en&sitesearch=#
Congressional Reps
http://www.house.gov/Welcome.shtml
Speaker Pelosi, who is holding up this IMPEACHMENT, http://speaker.house.gov/contact/comment_email
Judicial Committee, http://judiciary.house.gov/contact.aspx
GODLIKE PRODUCTIONS Discussion
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message560120/pg1
* While I am at it, the Senate has voted down the Oil Windfall Profits tax, again favoring the crooks who are stealing our country blind. The excuse - This is an example of the highest level of either stupidity, or pay offs. the senators who voted against say it is because the oil companies will just get it back some other way.
DUH ! So, why the hell don't they also vote to REGULATE the oil companies ? That would solve the problem. Every one of these senators who voted against We The People and this nation must be voted out of office. Can you say, Bye Bye crooked senators ?
AGAIN, The Vote of the People Has Been Overturned
Hillary Clinton, the winner of the popular vote in the Democratic Primaries, has been 'presumptively pushed aside by some very well paid super delegates.
Yet Again, the people wisely chose the most intelligent, most experienced candidate with the best ability to fix the mess this country is now in.
And, yet again, a small group of people have decided that the less intelligent, inexperienced candidate, who needs instruction to find the desk, has their support.
Obviously, they want someone they can control, to our detriment no doubt, again.
Is it any wonder this country is screwed ?
Write the super delegates, can be found by Googling. Write the Democratic National Committee. Complain. Take a stand ! NO MORE STOLEN ELECTIONS !
Yet Again, the people wisely chose the most intelligent, most experienced candidate with the best ability to fix the mess this country is now in.
And, yet again, a small group of people have decided that the less intelligent, inexperienced candidate, who needs instruction to find the desk, has their support.
Obviously, they want someone they can control, to our detriment no doubt, again.
Is it any wonder this country is screwed ?
Write the super delegates, can be found by Googling. Write the Democratic National Committee. Complain. Take a stand ! NO MORE STOLEN ELECTIONS !
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