NJ 4th CD - Chris Smith intends to criminalize birth control

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Thursday August 21, 2008 · 12:30 PM PDT

2008/08/21 · 12:30

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) has represented New Jersey's 4th Congressional District since 1980. He is one of the most powerful Republicans in the House. Now he is becoming one of the most dangerously fanatic as well.

SilentBob

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Sunday December 30, 2007 · 7:08 PM PST

2007/12/30 · 19:08

That's the Calvera Principle, first expressed by Eli Wallach in "The Magnificent Seven. Since 1876, the Republican Party has waged a relentless class war based on the Calvera Principle. All the eloquent rage expressed every day on this website and others means nothing unless we are as organized and disciplined in defending the interests of the middle class as the Republicans are in trampling on them.

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Should Democratic candidates consistently, pointedly, and aggressively respond to any unfounded Repulbican "statements of fact" with evidence

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Should Democratic candidates consistently, pointedly, and aggressively respond to any unfounded Repulbican "statements of fact" with evidence

Yes. Too many Republican "statements of fact" are unchallenged lies.

17 votes

Yes, and they should challenge MSM reporters and interviewers who don't also demand that such claims be backed up

37 votes

No. Such a challenge would be disrespectful to their esteemed colleagues across the aisle

1 vote

No. Why do you hate America?

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Trumping the EPA CAFE decision

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Friday December 21, 2007 · 4:28 PM PST

2007/12/21 · 16:28

I originally posted this on Gristmill a little while ago. California and the Gang of 18 can get around EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson's crooked ruling.

SilentBob

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Monday October 29, 2007 · 4:14 AM PDT

2007/10/29 · 04:14

Today's Washington Post has a must-read opinion column by Rutgers University Professor David Greenberg.

SilentBob

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Thursday October 18, 2007 · 4:10 PM PDT

2007/10/18 · 16:10

I just finished reading an interesting and enlightening post by another Kossack, but am damned if I can remember the key points.

SilentBob

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Monday July 30, 2007 · 9:31 AM PDT

2007/07/30 · 09:31

They aren't saying so - yet - but I have a hunch that Patrick Leahy and John Conyers are looking seriously, if quietly, at a broad criminal conspiracy by Republican Party operatives to systematically violate the Civil Rights Act, orchestrated from the White House since 2001, and dating back years before George Bush ever ran for President.

SilentBob

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Sunday July 29, 2007 · 3:41 AM PDT

2007/07/29 · 03:41

Yesterday's TPM Muckraker carried a post and discussion of the May 2007 edition of the Justice Department Guide to prosecuting voting fraud.

Several Senators questioned the Guide's emphasis on prosecuting small cases of fraudulent registration - which a recent study found to be miniscule events. But no one mentioned the possibility that a lot of people in the DoJ could be facing prosecution for crimes that carry 10-year sentences. I am talking about an organized conspiracy to violate Section 241 of Title 18, the civil rights conspiracy statute.

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Friday June 29, 2007 · 1:04 PM PDT

2007/06/29 · 13:04

George Bush has made over 170 recess appointments since occupying the White House. The most recent, Sam Fox, was appointed Ambassador to Belgium in April, after it became clear that he would never be approved by the Senate. While others have used this power more than Bush has, no one has done more damage with it.

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Tuesday June 12, 2007 · 6:09 AM PDT

2007/06/12 · 06:09

The failure of the no-confidence vote on Alberto Gonzales reminds us of the general contemptibility of the Republican Party - plus their fellow traveler, Joe Lieberman. But how to express our contempt in a simple, memorable, effective way has eluded me. Until now.

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Friday April 13, 2007 · 9:54 AM PDT

2007/04/13 · 09:54

In 1974, the legal staff of the Congressional Inquiry Committee considering constitutional grounds for impeachment of Richard Nixon issued a report. The report can be found, with an introduction by Rep. Peter Rodino, at http://hematite.com/...

I recently posted a copy of the Conclusions page of that report, and a few Kossacks suggested that I turn it into a diary.

So here it is. I found and fixed a few obvious typos, but did not look for others. Also, the committee used the term "substantiality", which may look like a typo, but seems to be exactly what they wanted to say. I also highlighted a few passages that, I think, go to the heart of the matter.

I would suggest sending this text or at least the link, to every reporter and, especially, every legal expert who appears on a broadcast or cable network news program, whenever they say that the phrase "high crimes and misdemeanors" in Article II, Section 4, only covers statutory crimes. As you will see, it covers a lot more than that.

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