Faster than a locomotive!
Faster than a speeding bullet!
It’s a bird, it’s a train…
No, it’s….
CONGRESS!
Congress is moving through bills and hearings at the speed of light. Focusing on one issue alone is a luxury we simply cannot afford.
Things are moving too fast, bills are too long, too many traditions and even rules are not being followed, [...]

These are the bills that I am currently either watching or researching and available information I have on each:
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I was alerted to HR 2647 by an email I received on July 8:
“This is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. Pay close attention to the wording especially anything that says “as determined by the Attorney [...]

What a surprise! Whoddathunk? Scientists are now considering how to target individuals’ carbon emissions.
First stop: the wealthy.
You know, the people who buy a lot of stuff, use a lot of services? I know it’s a capitalistic concept that appears to be escaping a lot of people these days, but the people who buy a lot [...]

Updated July 9, 2009

Some have postulated that the current period resembles that of the early 1930s in America. It’s difficult to argue.
The Smoot-Hawley tariff act was a very ill-advised measure taken by the Hoover administration that seriously crippled the ailing US economy during the 1930s. It levied tariffs on a large number of  imported goods, [...]

**UPDATED July 7, 2009**
Quick Summary of Suggestions Included Here:

People are urged to contact their elected officials in Federal, State, and local office

Cite the responses to constituents from Congressmen and Senators

Contact members of the relevant committees in the Senate who will handle the bill
Try to get boots on the ground

Contacting Your Senator:
Options to look up contact [...]

Do YOUR elected representatives in Congress UPHOLD their oaths of office by voting “No!” on legislation that they haven’t read, by voting “No!” on legislation that expands the power and size of the Federal Government?
Do YOUR elected representatives in Congress DEFEND the Constitution by speaking out loudly against legislation that stands to rob your liberty [...]

**UPDATED July 8, 2009**
Last week, a number of Tea Party organizers and grassroots leaders from various states participated in a conference call and worked together to compile information quickly to deal with the rather surprising news that the Cap & Trade bill, previously thought to be indefinitely stalled, was going to the House floor for [...]