Rep. Linda Sanchez: My Father's Hands
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
One of my favorite stories to tell people is about the rule my father had for us kids--that when each of us turned 15, we...
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Our opinion: The NFL tackles concussions
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Our opinion: The NFL tackles concussions There's nothing like being compared negatively to the tobacco industry to get a business' attention. And so it is with the NFL. At a high-profile congressional hearing last month, Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., told...
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Bob Barr Denounces Cyberbullying Criminalization
The Technology Liberation Front (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Bob Barr, the four term Republican Georgia congressman turned ACLU activist and 2008 Libertarian Presidential candidate, has denounced Rep. Linda Sánchez’s (D-CA) “Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act” (H.R. 1966) in particularly harsh terms: This legislation represents an exercise in overcriminalization and poor draftsmanship not often seen, even in the Congress. A term...
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Big Surprise: State-Run Media Runs 37 Negative Sarah Palin Stories– Only 2 Positive Stories (O’Reilly Video)
Chlorinated Liberty (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The pundit-fueled firestorm around Sarah Palin continues and during his "Talking Points" memo, Bill O'Reilly took a few moments to explain why the media fears Sarah Palin. The media's outright disdain for the former Governor is no secret... but the graphic from O'Reilly's show is poignant nonetheless. The media ran 37 negative reports on Sarah Palin in recent weeks and only 2 positive stories:...
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‘Mad Men,’ Maddening Times
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Judith Warner NYT “Has Congress become like an episode of ‘Mad Men’?” California Congresswoman Linda Sanchez asked this week, after the House of Representatives approved a version of health care reform that contained what some pro-choice advocates are calling the toughest restrictions on women’s access to abortion since the passage of Roe v. Wade. Her evocation of the...
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UPDATED: Whip count on health bill
Right Coast (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
By The Hill Staff - 11/07/09 04:08 PM ET Below is a list of selected Democrats and their positions on the House healthcare reform bill based on media accounts, press releases and spokesmen for the lawmakers. UPDATED 11/7/09 4:08 p.m. YES OR LEANING YES Howard Berman (Calif.) Leonard Boswell (Iowa) G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) Steve Cohen (Tenn.) Called the measure "America's bill" Gerry Connolly...
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- UPDATED: Whip count on health bill - Patriot Room
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Head Bangers -- By: John J. Miller
The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Yesterday morning, I went to the House Judiciary Committee's hearing on head injuries in the NFL. I have mixed views about this whole thing. On the one hand, the more time John Conyers and his friends devote to matters such as this, the less time they'll spend on socialized medicine and global warming. On the other hand, is this a federal issue? Of course it's not. What we're now seeing, however, may...
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Is your Congressman or Senator a member of the Progressive caucus?
Jumping in Pools (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
The United States Congress has numerous coalitions and caucuses which various Congressmen and Senators align themselves with, such as the Republican Study Committee , or the Blue Dog Coalition , however, there is one caucus in the United States Congress which associates itself with left-wing organizations such as the ACLU, NAACP, La Raza, Moveon.Org, and other liberal organizations which advocate far-left...
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Congress Not Yet Willing To Outlaw Being A Jerk Online
Click World News (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
In the wake of the whole Megan Meier/Lori Drew thing, politicians started shoving each other aside to introduce "anti-cyber bullying legislation" that would outlaw being a jerk . The whole thing was pretty ridiculous. People are going to be jerks. You can't outlaw it. Beyond just the First Amendment issue, the simple fact is some people will act like jerks some of the time. It happens. It...
- Congress Not Yet Willing To Outlaw Being A Jerk Online - Web News Site
- Congress Not Yet Willing To Outlaw Being A Jerk Online - Techdirt
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I Dare You to Come Online and Say That
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
At a House hearing yesterday, Berin Szoka and Adam Thierer of the Progress and Freedom Foundation laid out the problems with the absurdly broad Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act . Under the bill, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), anyone convicted of "using electronic means to support severe, repeated and hostile behavior...with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass or cause...
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Figures. Dems Line Up to See Michael Moore's Communist Propaganda Movie in DC
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Figures. Democratic leaders were lining up in DC last night to see the premeire of Michael Moore's latest communist propaganda film. Democrat Alan Grayson was able to attend the event after comparing Republicans to nazis for not supporting nationalized health care. The Politico reported: Prior to his film’s screening at the AFI Theatre in Silver Spring Monday night, Moore sat down with POLITICO....
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Cyberbullying Hearing Yesterday: Education, not Criminalization or Intermediary Deputization
The Technology Liberation Front (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
The House Judiciary Committee’s Crime subcommittee yesterday held a hearing yesterday on the painful issues of cyberbullying (webcast). Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) talked about her bill, the “Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act” (H.R. 1966), which would create of a new federal felony to punish cyberharassment, including fines and jail time for violators. Rep. Debbie [...]...
- Two cyberbullying bills duke it out in House committee - Ars Technica
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Cyberbullying Bill Gets Chilly Reception
Threat Level (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Proposed legislation demanding up to two years in prison for electronic speech meant to “coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person” was met with little enthusiasm by a House subcommittee on Wednesday. Rep. Linda Sanchez, a Republican of California, lobbied fellow lawmakers of a House Judiciary subcommittee to back her proposed legislation [...]
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The 75 Democrats who endorse the use of taxpayer funds to support human trafficking, child sex slavery, tax fraud...
The Virginian (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
From Doug Ross Journal Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. Robert Brady D-Pa. Corrine Brown, D-Fla. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C. Mike Capuano, D-Mass. Andre Carson, D-Ind. Kathy Castor, D-Fla. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. James Clyburn, D-S.C. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. Danny Davis, D-Ill. Diane DeGette, D-Colo. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass. Mike Doyle, D-Pa. Donna Edwards, D-Md. Keith...
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- The 75 Democrats that support human trafficking, child sex slavery, tax fraud... - Doug Ross @ Journal
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House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Unfair Binding Arbitration Clauses
Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Lawmakers and consumers testified before a House subcommittee, calling for new legislation restricting the ability of companies to force customers into mandatory binding arbitration when disputes arise. The new legislation will help protect elderly access to the courts in cases against nursing homes. Congress is considering two different pieces of legislation that would restrict forced arbitration...