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1/18/12

Stop Online Piracy Act Threatens to Shut Down Your Favorite Streaming Sites -- Youtube, Anyone? /


I'm normally a pro-government kind of person, however, this bill, if passed, would be a complete an absolute overreach by the U.S. Congress. Personally, I don't think it has a chance of becoming law and here's why: #1 The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) doesn't have the man power to enforce regulation of the Internet. #2 Google, Facebook, Youtube--the online industry has become so powerful because so many other powerful organizations have come to rely on it. The way our democracy works--Mark Zuckerburg could probably buy every vote in Congress. In other words, this bill is already dead!

-Tim  
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6/1/11

Prepare For Another "Great Recession" If Republicans Don't Raise Debt Ceiling /

We respect the fact that the majority of our readers are as uninterested in politics as the Pope is in rap music. But every now and then, we feel obligated to report on the political issues that will intrinsically affect each and every American—including you! The United States Debt Ceiling is like the American AMEX and although it has a limit, the United States Congress has the power to raise that limit at any point. However, Republicans in the House of Representatives have sworn to block a bill that would raise the nation’s debt limit, subsequently forcing the world markets into another free fall. The video below explains, in detail, exactly how a failure to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will affect you and your household.   
   
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4/12/11

House Republicans Want to Take Your Health Care /



With all the hoopla surrounding the federal budget, key votes in the House of Representatives have been swept under the rug. Republicans in the House are poised to vote on HR 1217, a bill that would strip federal funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, a key provision in the health care law that was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama.
The Politics: Passing the Affordable Care Act was, by far, the biggest accomplishment of the Obama Administration, and if Republicans were to try to repeal the law they would face overwhelming backlash. So instead, Republicans are using their power in the House to defund the law, piece by piece.
Make A Difference: Call your local representative and tell them to vote “NO” to HR 1217. This bill would literally KILL millions of Americans, simply because they can’t afford to pump the pockets of health care CEOs. America can afford to save lives, it’s our RESPONSIBILITY. Call your congressmen TODAY!

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4/8/11

Video: President Obama Explains Possible Gov't Shutdown /

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4/7/11

No Refund Checks If the Gov't Shuts Down /


Left: Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Right: Speaker of the House John Boeher (R-OH)
Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters that the government will shut down on Friday, April 8. Reid said that he became less optimistic about a deal with Republicans after Speaker Boehner insisted that language prohibiting federal funding for abortion be published in the spending bill. Well, kids, here goes nothing! On Friday, April 8, the government will SHUT DOWN! I hope you weren't counting on that refund check, either. If you were, you should know that the IRS will halt the processing of all paper refund checks until the government is up and running again. I know, sucks for me, too! 
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4/6/11

Republican Budget = Gov’t SHUTDOWN! /

In lieu of raising taxes on the billionaires in this country, Republican House Representative Paul Ryan believes it is a good idea to eliminate Medicare in order to balance the nation’s budget. Today, the chairman of the House Budget Committee introduced a budget bill that isn’t the least bit serious. In addition to eliminating Medicare—the government-run program that provides medicine for your grandparents and elderly relatives—Mr. Ryan proposed deep cuts in programs that would improve the country’s infrastructure and create a mass amount of jobs. Transportation, energy and education were among several other key programs that Republicans in the House have placed on the chopping block, and yet their plan would increase the federal deficit by a record $8 trillion (with a “T”). In his State of the Union speech, President Obama warned that we cannot ‘win the future’ unless we invest in the very things that Republicans are attempting to eliminate. Folks, this ain’t looking good. It looks like we are on our way to a huge government shutdown.
Side note: Have Republicans agreed with anything that Pres. Obama has done in the last three years?  I mean, c’mon, surely there was ONE THING he did right!     
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4/5/11

Speaker Boehner Says Democrats 'Win' If Gov't Shuts Down /

According to several Hill insiders, John Boehner (R-OH) believes that Republicans will be blamed again, if the U.S. government shuts down. The Congress is facing a looming deadline in which the government will cease being funded, thus causing the entire government to come to a screeching halt. On Monday night, the Speaker told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting that if one party were to benefit from a government shutdown, it would be the Democrats (DUUUHHH). Boehner is being pressured by right-wing tea party congressmen (idiots) to play hardball with Democrats by forcing a government shutdown. I think the tea party should be labeled as a terrorist organization. Seriously, they are major threats to this society …
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And The New DNC Chair Is ... /

Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will succeed Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia, and serve as chair of the Democratic National Committee. In choosing Wasserman Schultz, President Obama expressed his admiration for her tenacity, her strength and her fighting spirit. Her job as DNC chair is to make money—a lot of it! With 2012 rapidly approaching, it is now Wasserman Schultz’s job to make sure, not only the President gets re-elected, but Democrats are able to retain the Senate and snatch back the House of Representatives.  After Nancy Pelosi-- she's the trillest! 
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Budget Battle 2011 -- Will The Gov't Really Shut Down? Yes It Will. /

Since putting President Obama in the White House in 2008, young people have been a lot more engaged in politics than what most might assume. Within the last couple of weeks, my little Android has been bombarded with questions about the supposed “government shut-down.” The truth is that the government does face a looming deadline (Friday, April 8) and if it cannot agree on a budget to fund the next fiscal year, as well as the remainder of this fiscal year, then yes, the government will SHUT DOWN! But cheer up, kids! This isn’t the first time the U.S. government has shut down. Most of us were still in grade school when it happened, but President Clinton was sitting in the Oval Office the last time the government shut down. In 1995 House Republicans refused to compromise with the Democratic president and as a result, the government went broke. (Sound familiar?) Today, President Obama urged House Republicans to compromise with Democrats by saying that a government shutdown would be “inexcusable.”
Here’s a short list of things that would be intangible in the midst of a gov’t shutdown:
·         WIC (Speaks for itself)
·         Welfare checks (No more 1st of the month!)
·         Gov’t employee checks (Mom & Dad’s paychecks)
·         Gov’t assisted loans (College students, Home loans)
·         Gov’t grant monies (Pell Grants)

Who would you blame if the government were to shut down? Leave us a comment.
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