“Congress’ duty is to write legislation for the benefit of the country. If an appropriate law was first written as an executive order- so be it.
NoHedges makes an excellent point, on this and many other issues the president’s motivations seem highly suspect. He never did release his taxes like he r…”
- MARY L
“An interesting aside which is pertinent here: it was mentioned on c-span today that the US gives billions of dollars to Israel who, by the way, offers FREE abortions to its citizens. Interestingly, the republicans frequently tout their support of Israel and also the extreme immortality of abortions …”
- MARY L
“Banning homeless people from certain locations or from participating in specific activities is immoral. Fining people for being poor and homeless is outrageous. One in six Americans is living in poverty. More people would be homeless except for the many charities in this country which offer assist…”
- MARY L
“Absolutely not! Like the majority of citizens, I am grateful for the Consumer Protection Bureau which has greatly helped many millions of Americans in the few years of its existence. It should be better financed and given more teeth.
The words of JimK, Loree, and Sandra expressed my view particul…”
- MARY L
“Universal coverage is needed. The average life expectancy of Americans is less than that of other first world countries and going down - while infant and maternal mortality goes up. Quality of life and the economy depend on a healthy population. Medicare for all with a private insurance supplemental…”
- MARY L
“Most of the democratic candidates would be an incredible improvement over who we have in office now. I agree with BurKitty that the majority would better serve this nation in the senate, I’ll add, as governors, also. There is still time for one other than the top four to pull ahead although I conce…”
- MARY L
“There is no doubt as to whether Conway violated the Hatch Act- it was during live news coverage. Cipollone’s letter is irrelevant to the grounds of Cumming’s subpoena.
In the letter from Counsellor Cipollone to the office of Elijah Cummings, it is stated that Conway is immune from speaking to Congr…”
- MARY L
“I absolutely support the 9/11 heros. They should get all the care they need and their dependents should also receive benefits considering their earning potential is greatly reduced-or nonexistent. How will we pay for it? We must repeal the tax break to the very rich and overhaul the medical system…”
- MARY L
“Initially I thought not to support this bill because the Department of Homeland Security, I thought, already had this covered and I was concerned about the potential for another “Patriot Act” overreach. This bill appears to be good, still concerned with foreign terrorism and with added emphasis on w…”
- MARY L
“It is unfortunately necessary for Mr. Mueller to testify. republicans and democrats alike had expressed their trust in this “by-the-book,” apolitical, personally republican, professional to investigate the Russian interference charge. He was never tasked to look into other unethical or criminal beha…”
- MARY L
“Liberty (not license) is right up there with freedom of speech and a free press. The LGBTTQ+ population is being discriminated against,abused-even killed- in some places around the world. Although it is sometimes hard to see it, in the US all people are treated equally and with respect [I still dr…”
- MARY L