Tuesday, December 07, 2010

The Seventeenth Summary 12-07-2010 AM

How Much Pressure Is On Senator Reid To Pass Online Gambling Bill?
Casino Gambling Web
Senator Harry Reid had an enormous political battle on his hands in the state of Nevada during the mid-term elections. In November, Reid narrowly escaped ...

Senator Mitch McConnell: Julian Assange is 'high-tech terrorist'
The State Column
Speaking on Meet the Press, Kentucky US Senator Mitch McConnell said Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, ...

Comment: I have my doubts about this whole episode, but I am afraid this will be used as a vehicle to impose more government control over the Internet.

Senator Sessions: “DREAM Act Rewards Illegal Behavior”
Fox News (blog)
Calling the act "poorly drafted, filled with loopholes" and something that "rewards illegal behavior," Senator Jeff Sessions R-Al., told Fox News on Sunday ...

Senator Schumer proposes new TSA body scan image legislation
WTEN
But Sunday, Senator Charles Schumer announced legislation to make mis-use of the images a federal crime. Schumer says it strikes a balance between safety ...

Comment: All Schumer is doing is fine-tuning a draconian and tyrannical procedure, which we don’t need.  Follow the money folks; I’m willing to bet Schumer is benefiting from this just like Chertof.

A senator's future
Las Vegas Sun
Ensign's spokeswoman said the senator hopes that the Senate Ethics Committee, which is investigating a complaint against him, will soon follow suit and drop ...

US Senate moves Arlington oversight bill
Missourinet.com
by Bob Priddy on December 6, 2010 The United States Senate has passed a bill requiring congressional oversight of operations of Arlington National Cemetery. ...

Ethanol Subsidies May be Extended
The New American
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus proposed a “tax extenders package” on December 2 that pertains to a slew of energy issues, including an extension of ...

Huntington POV: Second Coming Of Progressivism | Village Tattler
By Jeremy Pitcoff
and while a repeal of the 17th Amendment is certainly not unthinkable and would surely represent a welcome revival of the system of checks and balance, such a repeal would also represent, at least for the time being, a highly unlikely ...

Are Conservatives Allowed to Amend the Constitution? - Hit & Run ...
By Damon W. Root
The 17th Amendment is really where our troubles started. Do you think the state of Connecticut would have allowed Chris Dodd to be the Senator from Countrywide or Alabama to become the Senator from Big Hollywood? ...


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