When you do not have a good case supporting taking an action, one tried-and-true strategy of persuasion is to pile up a mountain of trivial and ridiculous assertions and point to it as proof that you are right. If someone diligently digs through the mountain, he will...
Congress Alert
Rep. Thomas Massie: Hey Democrats, if you Want Legal Marijuana, Drop the ‘Politicized’ MORE Act, and Have a Vote on a ‘Straight Up Clean’ Bill
by Adam Dick | Oct 22, 2020 | Congress Alert
Two years back, when Republicans held the majority in the United States House of Representatives, Rep. Thomas Massie was criticizing the failure of the House Republican leadership to allow a vote of the House membership on ending the US government’s marijuana...
Delay of MORE Act Vote Could Mean Sooner National Marijuana Legalization
by Adam Dick | Sep 18, 2020 | Congress Alert
Earlier this month, I wrote about a bill including marijuana legalization that United States House of Representatives Democratic leadership had planned to bring to the House floor for a vote this month. The bill — the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement...
MORE Act Sole Republican Cosponsor Says the Bill Is Not the Way to Legalize Marijuana Now
by Adam Dick | Sep 5, 2020 | Congress Alert
The United States House of Representatives appears set to have a floor vote this month on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (HR 3884). The bill would legalize marijuana at the national level, but, as I pointed out in a July article, the...
Interest Groups Tell Congress Members to Legalize Marijuana Via the MORE Act. But, if You Want Legalization Soon, Less is Likely More.
by Adam Dick | Jul 23, 2020 | Congress Alert
If you would like the United States government to legalize marijuana soon, I have some good news and some bad news for you. First, the good news: A group of fourteen organizations calling themselves the Marijuana Justice Coalition on Tuesday sent a letter to United...
House Democratic Leadership Teams Up With Republicans To Keep US Troops in Afghanistan
by Eric Garris | Jul 21, 2020 | Congress Alert
By a vote of 284-129, the House of Representatives soundly defeated an amendment to establish a plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. A slight plurality of Democrats supported the measure, with most of the leadership opposing. All Republicans except two voted...
‘Anti-American’? House Members Move To Condemn Rep. Omar In Resolution
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 17, 2020 | Congress Alert
I have recently been highly critical of reports that Rep. Iihan Omar (D-MN) has given up to one million dollars in campaign funds to her own husband’s company, one of the long-standing loopholes for corruption in Washington. Omar has been highly controversial for her...
In Defense of Congressman Thomas Massie
by John R. Lott Jr. | Mar 30, 2020 | Congress Alert
For a while last week, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) was the most hated man on Capitol Hill. His sin? He tried to prevent a “voice vote” whereby none of his colleagues would have gone on the record. He wanted his fellow members of Congress to have to formally cast...
Draft Women Too, Concludes Congressionally Mandated Commission
by Adam Dick | Mar 24, 2020 | Congress Alert
A soon-to-be-released 255-page report from a congressionally mandated commission recommends that women, in addition to men, be subject to a United States military draft, should one be imposed. So reported Lara Seligman at Politico on Tuesday based on a review of the...
Rep. Thomas Massie Rebukes House Leadership for Pushing Lobbyists-and-Deep State-Drafted PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bill
by Adam Dick | Mar 11, 2020 | Congress Alert
Speaking today on the United States House of Representatives floor, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) discussed how a committee markup of legislation dealing with reauthorization of USA PATRIOT Act provisions was terminated so the final bill could be drafted in a “backroom”...
That US House-Passed Resolution Supposedly Opposing War Against Iran
by Adam Dick | Jan 13, 2020 | Congress Alert
Last week there was much media coverage of the United Sates House of Representatives voting to approve a resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) commonly described as seeking to prevent the Trump administration from engaging in war against Iran. However, take a look at the...
Congress Unlikely to Significantly Restrain US Intervention in the Middle East
by Adam Dick | Jan 8, 2020 | Congress Alert
Decade after decade, United States presidents order intervention, by the military and otherwise, across the Middle East. And, decade after decade, the US House of Representatives and Senate provide the funding for the intervention to continue, as well as pass bills...
The Absurdity of Today’s Impeachment Vote Captured in One Tweet
by Adam Dick | Dec 18, 2019 | Congress Alert
On the United States House of Representatives floor today, representatives have lined up to speak in solemn tones about how they are fulfilling of their oaths of office and defending America from grave danger by voting to impeach President Donald Trump.Over at Twitter...
Rep. Thomas Massie is Preparing to be Taken as a Christmas Hostage
by Adam Dick | Nov 21, 2019 | Congress Alert
Speaking Wednesday evening with host Kennedy at Fox Business, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) predicted that the shenanigans this week to pass a continuing resolution providing short-term funding for the United States government and extra big-government goodies including...
Bipartisanship: Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Thanks Chairman for Slipping Mass Surveillance Provision into Continuing Resolution
by Adam Dick | Nov 20, 2019 | Congress Alert
People say there is too little bipartisanship in Washington, DC. But, when it comes to protecting the United States government’s mass surveillance program, there is plenty of bipartisan action by Democratic and Republican leaders. This was on display Wednesday morning...
Sneak Vote on Patriot Act Renewal Today
by Rep. Thomas Massie | Nov 19, 2019 | Congress Alert
Today, while everyone is distracted by the impeachment drama, Congress will vote to extend warrantless data collection provisions of the #PatriotAct, by hiding this language on page 25 of the Continuing Resolution (CR) that temporarily funds the government. To sneak...
House Judiciary Committee Planning to Pass Dead-End Marijuana Legalization Bill
by Adam Dick | Nov 19, 2019 | Congress Alert
New Pew Research Center poll results indicate Americans’ support for marijuana legalization continues to grow, with support reaching two-thirds among those questioned and maintaining majorities among Democrats, Republicans, and independents. This state of popular...
Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Withdraw Troops from Syria
by Dave DeCamp | Nov 5, 2019 | Congress Alert
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) introduced a resolution to the House of Representatives on October 31st titled, “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic...
47 House Members Vote for a Refreshingly Honest Bill Name Change
by Adam Dick | Jul 26, 2019 | Congress Alert
It is a good rule of thumb that bill names in the United States Congress are misleading. A prominent example of that is the USA PATRIOT Act that, instead of supporting the freedom for which American patriots have fought, provides to the US government extensive means...
House Democrats Preparing to Pass Marijuana Legalization with Very Little Republican Support
by Adam Dick | Jul 25, 2019 | Congress Alert
During a United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing earlier this month that appeared to signal the beginning of a move in the House to approve countrywide marijuana legalization legislation, Republican House member, and longtime...
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