http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/legislation/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:15:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417535/posts Seattle Weekly writer/editor Nina Shapiro is at it again in her “Daily Weekly” blog, demanding that the Legislature do something in the wake of a sixth law enforcement death since Oct. 31. Five of those officers, including the only female police officer killed in the line of duty anywhere in the country during 2009, were murdered with handguns. The sixth, Seattle officer Timothy Brenton, was killed with a Kel Tec sport-utility rifle, fitted with an after-market magazine. That particular firearm does not fit any known description of an "assault rifle" except that somebody in the Seattle Police Department called it... Seattle Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417535/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:15:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411571/posts For the third consecutive year, Kentucky has the weakest animal protection laws and ranks last in punishing animal abusers. The findings come in an annual report released last week by the Animal Legal Defense Fund comparing laws in each state protecting animals from abuse for their strength and comprehensiveness. This is the fourth year that the ALDF has issued the report. Kentucky finished second-to-last the first year and has ranked last in each subsequent year. “The state is just really devoid of any meaningful laws in almost every category,” said Stephan Otto, author of the report and the ALDF’s director... Bowling Green Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411571/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411300/posts The idea that pending legislation ought to be read at least once before being enacted into law doesn’t seem too unreasonable. Nevertheless, a Republican request that a 700+ page amendment to the pending health care bill be read before the Senate votes on it was labeled “obstructionist” and blocked by the Democratic leadership. “The size of the bills we are dealing with precludes this seemingly reasonable step,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev). “The amendment is over 700 pages. The main bill is over 2,000 pages. It would take days of our precious time to read these measures before... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411300/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:20:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405744/posts WASHINGTON - The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession. The sprawling legislation would give the government new powers to break up companies that threaten the economy, create a new agency to oversee consumer banking transactions and shine a light into shadow financial markets that have escaped the oversight of regulators. The vote was a party-line 223-202. No Republicans voted for the bill; 27 Democrats voted against it. While a victory for... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405744/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:31:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403753/posts Federal legislation that could lead to a college football playoff tournament will move a step closer to reality on Wednesday in a hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will consider a bill that would allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prohibit any bowl game from calling itself a "national championship" unless the game is "the final game of a single elimination post-season playoff system." [snip] The bill would give the FTC the authority to regulate the college football postseason with the power to obtain injunctions and to... ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403753/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:11:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402116/posts When congress was established by the Constitution in 1776, it was expected that responsible and honorable men would be elected to serve their country in the best interests of the people. That is no longer the case. Two main problems are responsible for this. Although we still have a few honorable men and women serving the best interests of the country and the people, we also have far too many individuals in congress devoted more to their own special interests and political careers. Someone recently said the words “career” and “politician” should never be connected together. I couldn’t agree more.... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402116/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 17:22:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2398225/posts The Australian Senate has rejected Legislation to impose an Emissions Trading Scheme in an attempt to limit the emissions of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas. This is the second time this Legislation has been placed before the Senate and the second time it has been rejected. Could Australia be the first domino in an attempt to bring some truth into this debate? PA Pundits International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2398225/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:33:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395956/posts I am reading the recent turns that the search for Obama's birth certificate is taking. That raises a question in my mind (such as it is) IF Obama can be proved to be foreign born and not LEGALLY eligible to be president, he will have to step down from the office . Will all the the bills. treaties etc be invalid and have to be renegotiated and signed by a legal president? It would seem that all of his actions and decisions would be voided?? Yes??No?? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395956/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:20:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394853/posts "...announced the introduction of legislation to assist in the fight against sexual exploitation of children by requiring suppliers of Internet services to report Internet child pornography. The proposed Act would apply to suppliers of Internet services to the public, e.g. Internet access, electronic mail, content hosting and social networking sites. It would require them to: •Report, to a designated agency, tips they receive regarding Web sites where child pornography may be available to the public; and •Notify police and safeguard evidence if they believe that a child pornography offence has been committed using an Internet service that they provide. Canadian Dept. of Justice website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394853/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:06:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392616/posts Abortion Activist Judge Hamilton Confirmed with Help of Ten Republican Senators by James Tillman and John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Senate voted 59-39 yesterday to confirm President Obama's first circuit court appointee, the pro-abortion Judge David Hamilton. Although hailed as moderate by various news sources and dubbed "thoughtful and distinguished" by President Obama, many conservatives have condemned him as a judicial activist who places his own preferences above the law. "As a judge, Hamilton has shown himself to be soft on crime, radically pro-abortion, and hostile towards religion," wrote a group of prominent conservatives upon... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392616/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392407/posts ...Every time a new law is created, whatever problem they were trying to solve usually gets worse (and more expensive). But, rather than repealing or rewriting the buggy law, they just keep piling on more legalese and spending more money until the original problem finally goes away. But as we all know, in the process of writing all this massive, mindless legislation, they invariably create a brand new mess of problems. And of course, they now feel the need to write yet more laws to solve the new problems (that they caused), and the vicious circle continues. The bank failures,... Burkhart's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392407/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389750/posts Just how much clout does the gun lobby have on Capitol Hill? This week may prove to be a crucial test: A House-Senate conference committee is about to take up a massive transportation-funding bill that is pitting advocates of gun rights against security-minded members worried about the threat of terrorist attacks on Amtrak trains. Tucked into the measure is a controversial National Rifle Association-backed amendment that would cut off $1.5 billion in subsidies to Amtrak unless the federally backed national passenger-train company reverses its post-9/11 security policies and permits train passengers to travel with handguns and other firearms as part... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389750/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:12:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383091/posts (English-language translation) Discussion of a bill drafted in English provoked during today's session brief discussions in [that language] and a request for the bill to be translated into Spanish. The bill seeks to establish an agreement with the states over pest control. The request to translate the bill was made in English by Popular [Democratic Party] Senator Alejandro García Padilla. [New Progressive Party] Senator Melinda Romero answered him in Spanish that the bill and report will be translated. Romero explained that the bill seeks to include Puerto Rico in a pact with the states concerning pest management. To do so,... El Vocero de Puerto Rico (Spanish-language article) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383091/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:13:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382020/posts On Tuesday, November 3, the Wisconsin State House unanimously passed Assembly Resolution 15. This resolution requests the participation of the Attorney General in the “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case, McDonald v. Chicago. The case will address the application of the Second Amendment to the states through either the Due Process clause or the Privileges or Immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case has major implications for the legality of restrictive gun laws not only in Chicago, but also in other cities across the United States. Full support by the Wisconsin Assembly and other... opposing views http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382020/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:59:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378470/posts In January 2009, as Obama unveiled his plans for economic recovery, he assured the Congress and the American people that, if we would just agree to set up a $787 billion slush fund for him to play with, he would fix our sick economy and that the unemployment rate would never exceed 8 percent. With a straight face, and with words that came straight from his teleprompter, he vowed that he would accomplish something that no man, and no government, has ever accomplished before: he would halt the downward spiral of the economy and stimulate economic growth, and he would... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378470/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376632/posts Throughout the health care debate, the majority of Americans have expressed their opposition and frustration with the president and his Democratic Congress’ radical proposals. The public is opposed to the scheme’s practical harm; frustrated by the Democrats’ arrogant refusal to listen; and justified in its concern that willful Washington politicians will impose these unhelpful proposals despite the American people’s objections. This is not how the sovereign citizens’ servant government is supposed to enact laws in our free Republic. Especially when there is a far more sensible, affordable and contemporary path: patient-centered wellness for our people powered world. Emulating the failure... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376632/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:14:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2374625/posts Should Congress be required to post all legislation online with enough time for the public to read bills before the vote takes place? Please Freep this Poll Journal of Business http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2374625/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:09:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372076/posts Remember the promise of transparency that helped win the Presidency? All bills passing Congress would be posted for 5 days before signed. Seems the rules have changed. Apparently the pledge only applied to non-emergency bills and everything is an emergency in the New Republic. The first bill signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was apparently an emergency. We had to pass the pork-laden stimulus bill before any of the Best-Congress-Money-Can-Buy could read it otherwise unemployment might reach the unacceptable 8% range though most of the provisions wouldn’t kick in for months or years. The Bums-Rush is also... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372076/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:46:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365796/posts There used to be a time in this country, not that long ago, when, despite our religious, cultural and societal differences, there were at least a few basic tenets upon which we, as Americans, could all agree. We could locate our borders, we spoke a common language and shared a common understanding of our Founders and constitutionalism. There was no confusion over what constituted acts of heroism and patriotism. Conversely, we also understood and clearly recognized, evil, greed, treason and hypocrisy. But, alas, the beloved country that was so united in my youth has become a cesspool of unabated and... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365796/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362219/posts In the wake of the sensational ACORN video sting operation by two young investigators, an even more daring, dangerous and devastating undercover investigation – this one infiltrating the nation's most aggressive Muslim "civil rights" organization for six months – has resulted in stunning revelations about the supposedly "moderate" group, backed up by 12,000 pages of documents and 300 hours of covert video obtained during the secret op. As revealed in a new book detailing the operation and its findings, the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is not the beneficent Muslim civil-rights group it claims to be. Rather,... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362219/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:22:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361122/posts Reporting from Sacramento - This had been Sacramento's lost year, a stretch marked by a budget meltdown and hyper-partisan rancor, mass veto threats and mounting public distrust of state government as usual. But as the curtain dropped, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger performed as he has for half a dozen years in office: predictably unpredictable. After threatening a mass veto to spur a big water deal, the governor reversed course, revved up his ballpoint pen and signed a surprising slate of legislation. It included bills he had vetoed in the past and a flurry of measures that steered sharply away from the... Los Angeles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361122/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:40:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352583/posts Washington - -- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, considered a pre-eminent broker in the state's water wars, said Wednesday she is planning one of the biggest pieces of legislation she's ever attempted, to address the water and environmental crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Feinstein told The Chronicle of her plans after a fiery public hearing at the Interior Department in Washington, where Secretary Ken Salazar fended off angry charges from Central Valley congressmen that the Obama administration has failed to respond to the crisis that is devastating California's farm communities. The legislation is still in the idea stage, but... SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352583/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:38:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2351645/posts Neither party can claim a monopoly on achieving results from legislation or public policy - however, a significant distinction can be seen between liberals and conservatives: Liberals legislate theory, hoping it will work (because their peer-reviewed research says it will); Conservatives look to past practices to try to learn, and craft legislation in a continuum of applied theories. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2351645/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:10:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348726/posts Democrats don't want lawmakers to know what's in health care legislation before Congress votes on it. President Obama and Democratic leaders apparently recognize their chances of ramming through a vote are hurt if members of Congress actually have a chance to read the bills. On Wednesday, Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee killed a Republican amendment to Chairman Max Baucus' health care proposal that would require a three-day waiting period between when the bill is completed and a committee vote could be held. This short waiting period would allow panel members time to examine the actual legislative language and full... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348726/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:56:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348525/posts In just a few days, bills that were signed by Governor Brewer back in July will become law. The following are a few key pro-rights bills that will become effective after midnight on September 30, 2009. Defensive Display – Clarifies and codifies the defensive display of a firearm, such as: - exposing or displaying a firearm in a manner that a reasonable person would understand was meant to protect the person against another's use or attempted use of unlawful or deadly physical force - verbally informing another person that the person possesses or has available a firearm - placing the... AZCDL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348525/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:28:51 GMT