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Monthly Archives: April 2022
Two Dangerous Ideologies
On April 28,2022, Heather Cox Richardson discussed “two right-wing, antidemocratic ideologies.” About the first she wrote: One is pushed by Texas governor Greg Abbott, who is embracing a traditional American states’ rights approach to attack the active federal government that … Continue reading
Posted in Impeachment, Political
Tagged Heather Cox Richardson, Insurrection, Public Health, Regulations, Rep. Claudia Tenney, Rep. Tom Reed
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A New House Select Committee on Aging
The “House Permanent Select Committee on Aging” was a permanent select committee of the House from 1974 to 1992. Now there are proposals for a new committee. H.Res.583, “Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Legislation, Political, Social Security, Uncategorized
Tagged Aging, House select committee on aging., Rep. Cicillini, Rep. Tenney
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Redistricting Revisited
New York’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that Democratic leaders had violated the State Constitution when drawing new congressional and State Senate districts, ordering a court-appointed special master to draw replacement lines for this year’s critical midterm elections instead. — … Continue reading
Corning Farewell
They met some big wheels, and do not Let you forget it. — Auden I went to Tom Reed’s April 21st Corning farewell meeting and found it interesting. There were about 30 people there mostly family, staff, and government … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Political, Reed's Views, Uncategorized, War
Tagged Farewell meeting, Ukraine
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Censorship
Contributed by Arthur Ahrens of Branchport, NY. Here’s a couple of photos: One photo was taken at a book burning in Opera Square in Berlin, Germany, on May 10, 1933. It is described by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Rights
Tagged 2022, book burning, censorship, libraries, radical right
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Tom Reed’s Campaign Funds
Tom Reed’s 1Q 2022 Campaign Report shows that he is spending little; he has $116,230.31 left to spend. He is no longer paying any staff. He made only two political contributions: $1000 to Mike Sigler, a Republican running for Congress … Continue reading
Right to Privacy
“Roe isn’t really about the woman’s choice, is it?” Ginsburg said. “It’s about the doctor’s freedom to practice…it wasn’t woman-centered, it was physician-centered.” If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to … Continue reading
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. The Russian and Japanese empires were exhausted by the war, faced domestic unrest, and having little to gain by continuing the struggle, accepted President Theodore … Continue reading
Congressional Member Organizations
Caucus — A conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction. In the 117th Congress, there are 381 caucuses, one conference (Hispanic Conference), six task forces, six working groups, and one team (Values … Continue reading
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