legislation
The bills that Congress reject are as informative as the ones it does. Reviews of all the legislation that meet their fate in government halls.
Bryan Watch: Feb III
The House is back after a break for President's Day week. A very slow week, with only eight votes cast, four of them party line. Two months into 2020, and Rep. Steil has yet to cast a single vote against the interests of the Republican Party and its corporate backers.
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
The New Way Forward Act
After 9/11, we were made aware of the immigration laws which allowed overstay of Visas, thus allowing the terrorists to hit the Twin Towers and Pentagon. We lost thousands of Americans on that fateful day. It included those on Flight 93 in that lonely field in Pennsylvania. Since 9/11, we have not had a major attack on our soil since many of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission were enacted. These safety nets may change if we do not stand together on this issue. Regardless of party affiliation or your feelings for President Trump, H. R. 5383 (The New Way Forward Act) was introduced on December 10, 2019 that makes us unsafe once again. It was introduced by:
By Bill Croft6 years ago in The Swamp
Bryan Watch: Feb 2020 II
Another fairly slow week for Congress, with only 16 votes taken. Eleven of them were party line, and Rep. Steil voted with the Republicans every time again this week. That brings us to six straight weeks of Bryan not thinking for himself.
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
What does Separation of Church and State Really Mean
The phrase “separation of church and state” is one of the most commonly used yet least understood political sayings in all of modern vernacular. Many Christians claim this separation as the unrelenting law that took prayer from public schools, tore down crosses from public parks and seeks to removed America from being “one nation under God”. Others see it as an open minded and helpful gesture that ensures equality for a nation of immigrants that is a melting pot of global cultures. For both good and bad the term “separation of church and state” has been touted in more wrong ways that correct ways.
By James Robinson6 years ago in The Swamp
Bryan Watch: Jan 27-30
Another fairly slow week in Congress, with only 12 votes this week, two of them procedural and five of them non-partisan. Steil missed three votes on Wednesday. Of the party line votes he did participate in, he was 100% with the Republicans this week. Meaning that Steil has spent all of January always answering at his party’s call and never thinking for himself at all.
By John Heckenlively6 years ago in The Swamp
The politics of doing nothing.
The politics of doing nothing Sometimes doing nothing is the right thing. We live in a period of time when constant activity is the norm. Doing nothing is not acceptable; but it has not always been like this. The ancients in China had a philosophy, enshrined in the Tao Te Ching; that contained the statement that all things can be achieved by non action. This classic work has been translated from ancient Chinese, to modern Chinese and then to European languages and so may have lost the ancient meaning. ( ancient Chinese had several meanings for each “symbol” like most other nations at the time language was spoken and not often written) It is possible that non action should be interpreted as not acting in in a way that is not in tune with and part of the natural way. Farmers and gardeners know that impatience is counter productive. It is no good sowing seeds in mid winter; you have to do nothing ( about sowing seed --but you can prepare the ground in some climates) until the spring.
By Peter Rose6 years ago in The Swamp
"Abortion Murder" for Failure to Do a Non-Existent Medical Procedure?
My road to having two healthy, feisty daughters came with a few unexpected turns. When I was first pregnant with my now-15-year-old daughter, I wasn't exactly sure just how pregnant I was. My cycles tended to be all over the map, to put it politely, and so, when I went for my dating ultrasound and the radiology technician saw a mass around one ovary, the assumption was I must be having an ectopic pregnancy and I was told to head to the local hospital immediately. Fortunately, that was where I met my very coolheaded obstetrician, who explained exactly what my hormone levels should be doing in a regular, healthy pregnancy and said firmly, "They don't make that decision (about whether a pregnancy was ectopic) - I do."
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in The Swamp
Andrew Yang Wants to Put Money in Your Bank
Are you a kid that is gonna be turning or is already 18 years old? Do you young adults want 1,000 dollars to do anything you want! Well, Democratic Candidate/Entrepreneur Andrew Yang does. He wants you to become rich with the advocated policy “Universal Basic Income”. The Universal Basic Income policy wasn’t his idea in the first place. Explained in “Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang Wants To Make You $12,000 Richer” by Mike Prevatt, Universal Basic Income is a policy where everyone in a society gets a certain amount of money to do whatever you want to meet your basic needs,'' he explained, "And my plan—The Freedom Dividend—would put $1,000 a month into the hands of every American adult starting at age 18." As he is currently a democratic candidate, if he pulls through to becoming the nominated president, how would the Universal Basic Income policy thrive.
By Rani Lozano6 years ago in The Swamp
