Monday, February 21, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 02-21-2011 AM

US senator refiles Save Act
Philippine Star
US Senator John Ensign from Nevada has refiled the Save the Industries Act before the US Senate in a bid to help revive the local Philippine textile industry. The Philippine government has been asking the US to pass the Save Act ...

US internet 'kill switch' bill gets revision
ZDNet UK
A Senate proposal that has become known as the internet 'kill switch' bill was reintroduced on Thursday, with a tweak its backers say eliminates the possibility of an Egypt-style disconnection happening in the US. ...

Is the Reign of "Czars" Over?
The New American
offered an amendment that would block funding for the various "czars" — policy advisers appointed by the President who did not have to face formal confirmation by the US Senate, and who cannot be impeached by the House of Representatives. ...

Open Senate seats in Southwest make up a 2012 battleground
Washington Post
toward the sidelines; those three departures account for half of all retirement announcements in the Senate so far in the current term. The vacancies are already creating a down-ballot domino effect, with every member of New Mexico's House delegation ...

Gov't shutdown threat looms over US budget fight
Reuters
Senior US Senate Democrats slammed Republicans on Sunday for a "reckless" threat to shut down the government amid deepening political posturing on both sides over federal spending and the budget deficit ...

Taking A Stance - The 17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment (Senators Elected by Popular Vote) was ratified in 1913. Prior to that time, Senators were chosen by their state legislatures (Article 1, ...

Repeal the 17th Amendment or take the bullet train to serfdom.

The 10th Amendment - The Real Americans Project
The second all-out attack on the 10th Amendment was the ratification of the 17th Amendment. The 17th Amendment made it so that all the U.S. Senators were ...

EPA fight heads to Senate
Politico
The continuing resolution faces an uphill climb in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama, but the myriad votes against the administration's energy and environmental initiatives this week will likely not be the last. Rep. ...

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