Current details: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-847

Here is the place to track progress of the actual resolution from the Library of Congress. Just type in the resolution number. Yes, it's for real.

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Discussion in dark_christian

Tags: america, christian, law, politics, united states
Mood Swing: how'd this slip by?

It was the first time the 30-minute cockpit recording was played in public and the jury was transfixed by the words of both the hijackers who were believed to be aiming for the U.S. Capitol and the passengers who tried to stop them.
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Cockpit voice recorder transcript of the final moments on Sept 11, and the struggle for control of the airliner.

Tags: 9/11, america, death, terrorism

My response to a 55 Underground discussion.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Free exercise includes, IMHO, the right to religious privacy. If my kid has to stand and say the Pledge with "under God" and she does not want to, she has two options. One, to suck it up in silence, or sit down and mark herself. Either way, her right to religious privacy has been taken at that moment. Include a Deity she does not follow in a sacred pledge, OR reveal herself.

If you think that sitting down is a harmless alternative, I give you my husband's experience in high school. He refused to stand for the Pledge, and a classmate physically leaped over a desk and attacked him. Within the pagan community, we have many stories of direct and subtle threats in relation to this.

So I'll leave with this small observance - it's about so much more than a couple of words. I refuse to put my child in a compromising moral position, or potential physical danger, because the popular kids' noses are out of joint at the idea of taking out those words. It's very easy to say, "what's the big deal," when you are in the position of not having to worry about such things.

Tags: america, beliefs, conflict, political, rant

To All My Fellow Americans Who Voted for George W. Bush:

Just for the record, I voted Libertarian this last election, because of how Bush handled things post-9/11.

Are we safer now than before 9/11?

Absolutely not. In fact, I believe our vulnerability is much more precarious now. I had a lot of faith in him during the early days…. he seemed to be quite capable of uniting the country and getting the job done. But once things really swung into motion, after the emotional connection had faded, he let us down badly.

And on this sacred day of remembrance, do you think we honor or shame those who died on 9/11/01? If we learned nothing and find ourselves today every bit as vulnerable and unprepared as we were on that bright sunny morning, then did the 3,000 die in vain?

I believe the American people as a people still honor them. I believe the Bush administration is giving it lip service. They did not die in vain, as America changed forever that day concerning its awareness of “what’s out there.” However, we have failed to monitor sufficiently the aftermath in terms of our civil liberties. That sense of “WTF?” is growing, but we let our patriotic fervor distract us from the concrete shoes we were being fitted with.

Tags: 9/11, america, bush, political, terrorism

thanks to jerosejr for this gem.


( A reminder of why I continue to support America, and believe in the heart of it, despite our current political climate )

For the record: Any comments that countermand this with "but just look what Bush has done/is doing" will not be deleted. However, bear in mind that in this instance, they will not change my position. Today, I am feeling optimistic about the American people.

Tags: america, unity
Mood Swing: proud to be an American