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She voted against cutting taxes by $70 million
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With respect to what? Are all cuts good cuts?
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She voted against renewing the Patriot Act
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Good, it is constitutionally wrong. It infringes on our freedom as citizens.
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She voted against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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And we should do this...why???? The beauty of nature will far outlast our dependence on oil. Lets research more alternative fuel and put the middle east out of business.
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She voted against making it a crime to desecrate the U.S. flag.
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Freedom of speech. Forcing people to be patriotic is fascism. Besides if the citizens of the country are burning their own flag and refusing to vote isn't that an indication that something is wrong in Washington???
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She supports gay marriage
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Why is the government involved in civil union anyways? Religiously, it is a union between a man a woman and the church. Not a man a woman and the government. I understand that it is a contract, but lets just do away with that as well. Is marriage religious or not? If it is it has no place in government affairs.
Separation of church and state
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She backs legislation allowing overseas military facilities to provide abortions for women in the military and military dependents.
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At least I can understand this logic.
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She backed a measure calling for a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq
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As opposed to...staying forever????
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She supported a bill requiring a 72-hour background check for persons buying weapons at gun shows
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I don't like this, but at least she doesn't oppose gun ownership itself.
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She opposed a bill strengthening the enforcement of immigration laws.
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How so? in what way do you have any links to substantiate all of these claims? Immigration seems to be a bipartisan concern, I haven't seen any politicians that just say come on over! (except maybe Bush)
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Pelosi claims to be a staunch union supporter, and, along with her husband, has received the Cesar Chavez award from the United Farm Workers Union,
Unions are, in her words, "fighting for America's working families" and battling "the union-busting, family-hurting" Bush administration. But Schweizer uncovered that a $25 million Northern California vineyard the Pelosis own is a non-union shop!
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Was it non-union because they broke attempts? If there is no union, then perhaps they pay and treat their workers well enough that they don't need a union. Unions are good, they are a symptom of exploitative working conditions. They fight not just for the good of the workers but for all workers to come. That is why we don't have child labor in this country, that is why employers are held accountable for workplace injuries. But I don't take this from a Democratic standpoint I take it from a Syndicalistic standpoint.
So are you for or against Unions? Or is it just that you don't like her because she is a Democrat? I agree she is probably bad because all politicians are. As the saying goes "In government the scum rises to the top"...