Posted on 06/06/2005 6:39:38 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
Since "Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America.", I and others think it's a good idea to centralize what the goes on in the Senate (or House).
So if you see something happening on the Senate/House floor and you don't want to start a new thread to ask if anyone else just heard what you heard, you can leave a short note on who said what and about what and I'll try and find it the next day in THE RECORD. Or if you see a thread that pertains to the Senate, House, or pretty much any GOV'T agency please link your thread here.
If you have any suggestions for this thread please feel free to let me know.
Here's a few helpful links.
C-SPAN what a great thing. Where you can watch or listen live to most Government happenings.
C-SPAN 1 carries the HOUSE.
C-SPAN 2 carries the SENATE.
C-SPAN 3 (most places web only) carries a variety of committee meetings live or other past programming.
OR FEDNET has online feed also.
A great thing about our Government is they make it really easy for the public to research what the Politicians are doing and saying (on the floor anyway).
THOMAS where you can see a RECORD of what Congress is doing each day. You can also search/read a verbatim text of what each Congressmen/women or Senator has said on the floor or submitted 'for the record.' [This is where the real juicy stuff can be found.]
Also found at Thomas are Monthly Calendars for the Senate Majority and Senate Minority
And Monthly Calendars for the House Majority and Roll Call Votes can be found here.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
Oh You are just yanking my chain! She did NOT say that!
i turned very briefly to Air America---Al Franken has on Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe..
They were talking about Biden's great ideas re: the war, and then Oliphant said, "Unlike the White House, that questions the patriotism of dems, Biden is working on a PLAN, to get us out"...
So Rove's speech===questioning their patriotism
Don't they always play that card, when the truth comes out?
I heard the guy subbing for Rush say that if there were comparisons made between Gitmo and most of the prisons in America, especially the one that Peterson is in, in California, the one in Gitmo would look/act like a resort!!!
Not on those extact words .. but she did talk about a terrorist suffering some kind of syndrome
I'll have to look for the post I made at the time
As a Criminal Justice Major, I would agree with that assessment, I have been in a few Prisons, and Gitmo( not that I have been there myself) but, I have seen the pictures. Gitmo is a paradise compared to a real prison, and a whole world apart from what our men in Vietnam were housed in. My friend's husband was in Gitmo, two years ago as a military man, not an insurgent, I felt I should clarify for the would be trolls!
Well Dianne can take the cost of their therapy out of her pocket, not mine!
Senator makes a motion to amend. Another Senator seconds, or not. Once some brief discussion goes on, there may be a motion to table the amendment. The motion to abel may be seconded, or not. If the motion to table is seconded, there is a vote on the motion to table. If the motion to table does not pass, there will be a vote on the amendment, before the vote on the underlying bill.
How do I find the transcript for this hearing
"Detainees "
Senate Judiciary Committee
Full Committee
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=1542
Was it Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
It seems that I remember some dem diagnosing them with that and I laughed my butt off!!!
THAT's IT!!
Thank You!!
It was Feinstein that said it
I need to head out .. if anything big happens .. can you please ping me?
Thanks
Well the terrorists should have thought about that before they attacked us!
Yep--sure will!
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/legprocessflowchart.pdf <- See p6
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/common/briefing/Senate_legislative_process.htm
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/amending.html <- short
Fat Teddy is up talking about Rummy
Fat Teddy on the floor blasting away at Rummy and Bush!
Kennedy just called for Rummy to resign on the Senate Floor
Calling for Rummy to resign! Teddy, Rummy has never actually killed anyone, can you say the same? I know you can't!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.