by Tina Grazier
We have been treated to weeks and weeks of campaign rhetoric and shock-wave media frenzy. Most of it so dazzling that it’s rendered us dizzy and about to hurl. So I’m sure, good reader, that more information is just what you desire…no? Well, here it is anyway. The Patriot Post was kind enough to pass on likely democrat legislative faire if we should give them the privilege of serving “we the people“. I give you the democrat record of proposed legislation from 2005 forward (and they said they weren’t given a chance!):
*Charles Rangel (D-NY) proposed the “Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act” (HR 2456) to eliminate mandatory sentencing for crack-cocaine convictions.
*Barbara Lee (D-CA) put forward the “Justice for the Unprotected against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed (JUSTICE) Act” (HR 6083) to permit the distribution of prophylactics in prisons.
*Robert Wexler (D-FL) offered the “Social Security Forever Act” (HR 2472) to create a new tax on workers, employers and the self-employed to keep Social Security afloat.
*Jerrold Nadler, (D-NY) proffered the “Antibullying Campaign Act” (HR 3787) to institute a federal-grant program against bullying in schools.
* John Dingell (D-MI) offered up a pair of bills, the “National Health Insurance Act” (HR 15) and the “Medicare for All Act” (HR 4683), each raising taxes to promote socialized health care.
*Rep. Barney Frank proposed the bill (HR 1052) for taxpayer-funded adult diapers, “To provide for coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs of incontinence undergarments”.
*Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), in the spirit of Lennon, offered the “Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act” (HR 3760) to establish a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence to… well, act peacefully and non-violently.
Also in the mix during the past two years were bills to legalize medical marijuana (HR 2087), grant voting rights to ex-cons (HR 663), create a right to unrestricted late-term abortion (HR 5151), and provide gas to the poor at taxpayer expense (HR 3712). Proposed amendments to the Constitution include one guaranteeing equal public education (HJ Res 29) and equal health care (HJ Res 30), as well as constitutional rights to housing (HJ Res 40) and full employment (HJ Res 35).
Democrats believe they are god and your fairy godmother all rolled into one! Heaven help us from their constant meddling, fixing and helping BUT, for your final voting pleasure, the most idiotic and irresponsible of them all:
*Jim McGovern (D-MA) proposed his “End the War in Iraq Act” (HR 4232), which sought to defund the war in Iraq immediately and force a complete troop withdrawal.