[Vision2020] Campaign Issues (was Re: [more] FW: Congressional Summer 2013 Accomplishments)

Sat Aug 17 17:47:49 PDT 2013

I'm not Mr. Dredge, but this is a topic I'd like to see some discussion 
on.  What issues are your hot topics right now?  I know it really 
doesn't matter that much today, since we won't be voting for a President 
for a while, but it might be interesting to compare to later.

Here is what I can come up with for myself:

Getting out of Gitmo

Patriot act (eliminating or moderating the more harmful provisions)

NSA spying (cutting way back and adding real oversight)

Stopping or at least adding judicial review to drone assassinations

Reducing the deficit

Reducing spending, possibly by eliminating some services

Reducing government size

Getting out of Afghanistan (and all the way out of Iraq)

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Paul

On 08/17/2013 12:58 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
> Simple, Mr. Dredge.
>
> I gauge a congressman's worth on what (s)he has done to benefit "We, 
> the people".
>
> My vote goes to that candidate that best represents what I believe 
> benefits "We, the people" . . .
>
> - Decriminalization of marijuana laws  (Legalize.  Regulate.  Tax.),
>
> - Gun control regarding assault weapons and large capacity ammo 
> magazines, and
>
> - Immigration laws allowing a path to citizenship for current 
> undocumented workers,
>
> . . . To name just a few.
>
> FYI.  This is only the second time I've posted Boehner's (extremely 
> appropriate) quote.
>
> Temper, temper, Mr. Dredge.
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Aug 17, 2013, at 12:39 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:scooterd408 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Tom, I explicitly wrote that I was posting the link for the scant few 
>> on the viz that had attention spans greater than hypnotic sound 
>> bites.  Obviously you're not one of the 'scant few' because your 
>> response was to post the Boehner sound bite for the UMPTEENTH TIME 
>> beause you simply can't look past because you've been HYPNOTIZED by it.
>>
>> But just for grins, do you agree with Boehner or not? Should Congress 
>> be passing more laws giving people more opportunity to break such 
>> laws and subsequently NOT BE INCARCERATED for breaking them OR should 
>> Congress be repealing laws so that cutesy mixed race dysfunctional 
>> people who are unable to follow simple basic rules of civil order can 
>> be left alone in their abject poverty incapable of accessing 
>> available resources that might possibly better the living conditions 
>> for themselves and their kids?
>>
>> Oops...there I go again writing much more than you seem to be capable 
>> of comprehending, so let me make it much simpler for you.
>>
>> TOM - DO YOU AGREE WITH JOHN BOEHNER THAT CONGRESS SHOULD BE JUDGED 
>> ON THE HOW MANY LAWS ARE REPEALED???  IF 'NOT', THEN PLEASE EXPLAIN 
>> IN YOUR OWN WORDS 'WHY NOT' ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT THAT YOU'VE EXPRESSED 
>> THAT YOU WANT THINGS DECRIMINALIZED WHICH IS TANTAMOUNT TO 'REPEALING 
>> LAWS' THAT JOHN BOEHNER PROFESSES THAT CONGRESS SHOULD BE JUDGED ON.
>>
>> -Scott
>>
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>> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> From: thansen at moscow.com <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>
>> Subject: Re: [more] FW: Congressional Summer 2013 Accomplishments
>> Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:12:33 -0700
>> To: scooterd408 at hotmail.com <mailto:scooterd408 at hotmail.com>
>>
>> 'We should not be judged on how many new laws we create.  We ought to 
>> be judged on how many laws we repeal.'"
>>
>> - Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio)
>> (NBC News at http://tinyurl.com/lmtyu6r)
>>
>> Speaking of repealing bills . . .
>>
>> How many times, as of the commencement of the August recess, has the 
>> House attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare")? 
>>  Forty times, isn't it?
>>
>> Congress better hit the ground running when they return from recess. 
>>  They'll only be in session for 9 (NINE) days during the month of 
>> September.
>>
>> (And to think that each one of those selfless House members gets paid 
>> $180,000 per year, along with a VERY NICE health care package)
>>
>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>> - John Lennon
>>
>>
>> On Aug 17, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com 
>> <mailto:scooterd408 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     It looks like a URL is missing or was deleted from the below
>>     drawing giving the appearance that Congress did nothing when in
>>     fact (as if facts matter one bit in this forum) they were working
>>     on quite a number of things.  For the scant few of you on the viz
>>     who have attention spans greater than what can be provided by the
>>     visual image of a snarky cartoon or the hypnotic sounds bites of
>>     'racial injustice', 'voter suppression', 'the sky is falling',
>>     etc., here's a rundown on Congressional activity going into the
>>     2013 August recess.
>>
>>     http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3c5af70a-4ba6-433f-9c0f-76ca49c09314
>>
>>     -Scott
>>
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>>     From: thansen at moscow.com <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>
>>     Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:26:38 -0700
>>     To: vision2020 at moscow.com <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>     Subject: [Vision2020] Congressional Summer 2013 Accomplishments
>>
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>>     Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>>     "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>>     http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>     Tom Hansen
>>     Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>     "There's room at the top they are telling you still
>>     But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
>>     If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>>     - John Lennon
>>
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