http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/vote/ en-us Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:49:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2280628/posts The Cap and Trade passed Friday 219 to 212. Here are the House Republicans that made it possible... CA Bono MackDE CastleIL KirkNJ LanceNJ LoBiondoNY McHughWA ReichertNJ Smith (NJ) Thanks for helping to "skyrocket" our energy bills. Hosue.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2280628/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:49:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280576/posts CONGRESSIONAL VOTES... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280576/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280536/posts The eight Republicans who voted for cap and trade in the House were: THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280536/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:47:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280343/posts Will Congress Read Bills Before Voting?June 24, 2009 5:33 PM Posted by Stephanie Condon Last month, when Republicans tried to stall energy legislation with hundreds of amendments, Democrats hired a speed reader to get through them all. Now, with Democratic leadership barreling through its hefty agenda this summer, it looks as if the speed reader's services may be needed once more. Various grassroots organizations are blasting Congress for not taking the time to properly consider the energy bill or health care reform -- two very significant pieces of legislation. Let Freedom Ring, a non-profit, grassroots organization that supports a conservative... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280343/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:47:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278714/posts US climate bill fights heats up as vote loomsWASHINGTON, Jun 24, 2009 Supporters of sweeping US legislation to fight climate change ramped up their push for a "green energy revolution" Wednesday with a vote on the massive bill expected at week's end. **SNIP** It would creates a "cap-and-trade" system limiting overall pollution from large industrial sources and then allocating and selling pollution permits. But Republicans have charged that the effect will be to increase energy costs for consumers already struggling with a paralyzing recession and put Americans in some industrial sectors out of work. "The 'cap and trade' bill will... Space Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278714/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:43:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277750/posts The White House is on a witch hunt against inspectors general who blow the whistle on waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars. And now, taxpayer-subsidized ACORN affiliate Project Vote — where President Obama cut his teeth as a community organizer and learned Leftist intimidation tactics up close and personal — is going after whistleblower Anita MonCrief and an anonymous “John Doe” defendant for posting invaluable documents that reveal the money-shuffling racket. Obama. ACORN. Project Vote. Corrupt birds of a feather bully together. MicelleMalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277750/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:34:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274996/posts Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered no concession to opposition supporters who are demanding the elections be canceled and held again. He blamed Great Britain and Iran's external enemies for the unrest, vigorously defending the ruling system in his first public comments since supporters of challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi flooded the streets. "The enemies (of Iran) are targeting the Islamic establishment's legitimacy by questioning the election and its authenticity before and after (the vote)," Khamenei said. During the address to a packed hall that included President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamenei said that if the Iranian people did not feel free they... FOXNEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274996/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:01:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271600/posts “Over the last six months, we have witnessed free and fair elections in Iraq and Lebanon, in which millions of people peacefully went to the polls, and in both cases, the Iranian-backed forces of extremism were decisively rejected at the ballot box. “Unfortunately, on Friday, the Iranian people were denied this right, enjoyed by Iraqis and Lebanese and so many other peoples throughout the world, to determine the future of their country for themselves. Instead, through intimidation, violence, manipulation, and outright fraud, the Iranian regime has once again made a mockery of democracy, and confirmed its repressive and dictatorial character.... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271600/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:09:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271266/posts Linky to photos.. Linky to more Iran photos... Flickr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271266/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:30:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266968/posts A thorough drubbing of European leaders was the order of the day in elections across the continent, as voters spooked by the economic collapse registered their dissatisfaction in European Parliament and local polls that saw a sharp swing to the right. In the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown's Labour Party was emblematic of the whiplash -- pre-election polls projected it could finish third, and early results confirmed that grim diagnosis. In one early-reporting district, conservatives outpolled Labour three to one. The anti-immigration British National Party even picked up its first seat -- a blow to mainstream parties who boasted that the... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266968/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 04:08:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2261672/posts BREAKING: Official Document says Black Panther was “representing the Democratic Party"Yesterday, Curt posted on this highly racial statement by the Black Panthers at a Philly voting location: [video at site] Racially charged statements by armed black panthers who happen to work for the Dem party in Philly. No surprise the DOJ spiked the charges against the three black panthers. [video at site] (Excerpt) Read more at Flopping Aces ... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2261672/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 17:21:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255725/posts The Texas House of Representatives will hold a vote later today on the House version of Senate Bill 855, legislation that would permit a substantial gas tax increase. ATR has repeatedly expressed opposition to this legislation throughout the session (see here, here, and here). ATR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255725/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 19:49:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253864/posts SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With 20 months left in office, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to leave behind a state that's governable. "I came in here to fix what is broken in California," he said in an interview. But his best shot at building that legacy now looks like a longshot. On Tuesday, Californians vote on a slate of ballot measures meant to address the battered finances of the nation's most-populous state. The Republican governor has spent much of the past two months crisscrossing the state to pitch the ballot's lead proposition, which he says will help pull the Golden State... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253864/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 13:52:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2250802/posts Here goes: This presidential candidate talks pro-life, but has a mixed record on abortion, including passing legislation as governor removing restrictions on abortion. In addition, the person he wants as VP is outspoken in his support of pro-choice, warning against candidates who would throw women back into back alley clinics. He talks about Christian faith, but also openly admits he very rarely goes to church. He has been a supporter of 2nd amendment rights, but also openly endorsed the Brady Bill. He wants to balance the budget partly by tax cuts, but mostly by cutting spending back to around 19%... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2250802/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 14:54:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248050/posts (IsraelNN.com) Despite the EU Parliament's vote Wednesday to legalize “shechita,” the Jewish method of humane animal slaughter is still very much in danger. It was reported on Thursday that the European Jewish Community “hailed” the European Parliament’s vote to legalize the traditional Jewish method of slaughter into European law. However, it was later clarified that in fact, the Parliament only has consultative status in this case, and that the European Union’s Council of Agricultural Ministers will have the final say when it convenes next month. "During the original debate on this issue in Norway, one of the parliamentarians said straight... arutz 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248050/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 16:26:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2247112/posts Unfortunately we have lost what our Founding Fathers created. The Founders created a LIMITED GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC. Today we have an unlimited government democracy, which if historical trends prevail, will lead us to socialism as it is practiced in most of Europe today. When the republic was established, only property owning males who could read and write were permitted to vote in federal elections. The republic was set up to protect the interests of property owners, taxpayers, businessmen, and gun owners (Second Amendment). It was not designed to give the property-less urban proletariat the right to ride roughshod over the rest... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2247112/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 19:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246224/posts Should the winner of the presidential election be determined by the national popular vote and not by the Electoral College system? A coalition of good government and civil rights activists thinks so, and they're gathering at the State House today to outline the National Popular Vote bill at a news conference before testifying for it at a hearing of the Joint Committee on Election Laws. Under the proposed bill, all of the state's electoral votes would be awarded to the candidate who receives the most popular votes nationally. Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246224/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 17:15:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243790/posts The "Obama Change Index" charts the impact of policies promised by President Obama. Check back weekly to see how pundits judge the administration and offer your own assessment on the OCI scale. Fox News Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243790/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 14:40:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241590/posts Should the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact get 270 electoral college votes and go into effect, it would be fairly simple to break it, in various ways. Federal law requires that the electors in each state meet on the first Monday after the second Wednesday of December. Federal law does not require that every state make their votes publically available. One or more states could withhold their vote totals (depending on state law, of course, which can be changed) until the following Tuesday, after the electors of all states were required to vote. This makes it so that the NPV... Sound Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241590/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:22:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241027/posts OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A Shaw Island man has filed a referendum to repeal a new law that has Washington state join a compact with other states to cast its presidential electoral votes for the national popular vote winner. David Anderson filed the referendum Wednesday, one day after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the bill. The new law doesn't take effect until enough states sign on to account for 270 electoral votes - the number it takes to win the White House. Washington has 11 electoral votes. Anderson would have to gather more than 120,500 signatures by July in order to qualify... Seattle P-I.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241027/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:33:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239920/posts Cast Your Vote Here: http://forums.wsj.com/viewtopic.php?t=5828&autoredirect=true&sid=ab43288eda8b3cbc796ae705229fd9e5 http://forums.wsj.com/viewtopic.php?t=5828&autoredirect=true&sid=ab43288eda8b3cbc796ae705229fd9e http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239920/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:07:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234625/posts The NAACP and American Civil Liberties Union of Florida are trying to stop legislation that could require a driver's license, passport or a form of state identification card in order to vote. The bill is gaining national attention from those who fear it would disenfranchise voters. South Florida Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234625/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:19:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229870/posts I'll be posting pictures, as I receive them. Live from Sacramento Freepers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229870/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:54:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2229430/posts What’s the Difference?  by Brian Dempsey 2009-04-15  Vote democrat.  Vote Republican.  What’s the difference?   Many ask that question today and it’s a valid question…but there’s also an equally valid answer.   Have Republicans and Democrats BOTH been responsible for today’s financial and social problems in America?  ABSOLUTELY!  So again, what’s the difference?   The difference has nothing to do with “Republican” vs. “Democrat”.  It has everything to do with “Conservative” vs. ANYTHING else in the political spectrum!  The reality is that conservatives once were represented by the Republican Party, but that is hardly so now.  Those times must... bdempsey.dyndns.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2229430/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223996/posts The election of President Barack Obama was supposed to usher in a post-racial and post-partisan America. But who knew that some Massachusetts Democrats dreamed of a post-American America? Rep. Pam Richardson of Framingham wants the Massachusetts Democratic Party to advocate voting rights for illegal aliens. You read that right. A handful of liberal Massachusetts towns already allow legal resident aliens to vote in local elections. But Richardson wants illegal immigrants canceling out your vote for school committee and town selectman. And she wants the state Democratic Party to lead the way. Last month, at a local party platform meeting in... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223996/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:28:14 GMT