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Why I voted *NO* on today's Wall Street Bailout
Oct 3, 2008
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• Last Minute Irrelevant Expenditures Added To The Bailout
It is unconscionable that on an issue as important as this, completely irrelevant expenditures were added solely to secure additional votes. Some examples include excise tax breaks for wooden toy arrows, film and television pro...
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Lone Star Times: My thoughts on the 5th Circuit’s Ramos & Compean decision
Jul 29, 2008
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On December 3, 2007 a three judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court heard appeals on Case 06-51489, United States of America v. Ignacio Ramos; Jose Alonso Compean. I was there seated in the front row witnessing the proceedings and taking specific notes.
The 5th Circuit has a non-binding policy of r...
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The Sky is Falling: the deadly threat posed by Near Earth Objects and what we can do about it
Jul 21, 2008
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On June 14, 2002, the Earth narrowly avoided a deadly event. One which quite possibly would have had a devastating effect on the course of humankind. The close call came and went, and for three days nobody noticed that day a football field sized asteroid careening at 6.2 miles per second came within...
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USA TODAY: "Wrong Then, Wrong Now"
Apr 7, 2008
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In 1936, the world made the mistake of providing Hitler with a global platform to showcase his fascist propaganda by participating in the Olympics hosted by Nazi Germany. It was wrong to support the Olympic venue then and it’s wrong for the United States to support this prestigious event being held ...
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The Hill: "Electronics Industry Seeks Advantages at Others’ Expense"
Mar 4, 2008
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There are powerful forces at play in Washington, at times using their disproportionate influence to take our government in a direction that benefits their interests rather than those of the American people. The immigration debate is certainly an example of this. The recent Senate Amnesty bill would ...
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Human Events: "President Bush Should Quickly Pardon Jailed Border Agents"
Nov 5, 2007
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Unjustly convicted Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean are currently serving 11 and 12 year prison terms, respectively, for shooting and wounding an admitted illegal alien drug smuggler who they interdicted while he was smuggling $1 million worth of drugs into the United States. Inex...
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Roll Call: "Full representation for D.C.--the constitutional way"
Jan 22, 2007
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The fact that the U.S. citizens who are residents of our Nation's Capital are not fully represented in Congress has been a blot on our nation's democratic ideals for over 200 years. Justice demands that this failure of democracy be remedied. Unfortunately, politics from both sides of the aisle has g...
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