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Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. - Weak on Human Rights

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Cross-posted at the a Brock Log.

According to a Washington Post article published on July 28th, 2006, Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. proposed the War Crimes Act of 1996. The legislation was passed through Congress and was signed into law by President Clinton. The Act would allow Americans to be charged and tried for violating the Geneva Convention, including Common Article 3, which requires humane treatment of prisoners.

Recently, the government officials have moved to have legislation drafted to protect American citizens from such prosecution. The White House is looking for ways to protect the senior leadership that directed torture and inhumane treatment at American run prisons such as Abu Ghraib, the secret CIA prisons and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. These directives violate the tenets of humane treatment derived from the Geneva Convention.

Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr - Weak on Terror

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Cross-posted at the Brock Log.

Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. is weak on terrorism. In 1996, legislation was proposed by Senator Robert Dole (S Bill 735 - Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act of 1995) and Congressman Henry Hyde (HR 2703 – The Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act of 1995). Congressman Jones voted “NO” on both of these measures.

These pieces of legislation would have provided many of the protections that would have provided additional defense from terrorist attacks within the United States and may have made the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. in September of 2001 impossible.

Congressman Jones, Jr.: Confused as to Cause of Deficit

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Cross-posted at the Brock Log.

Several weeks ago, Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-NC's 3rd District) spoke at the Forum Onslow.

He railed against the rising deficit and railed against his own party and President for allowing the spending to go unchecked.

“It’s not a very exciting issue to talk about, but if this country does not remain strong on its economic legs, then we all will be impacted,” he said. “If you have children, if you have grandchildren, then what we are doing is immoral. This nation, whether it be a Republican president or a Democratic president, has got to get a handle on spending.”

Mr. Craig Weber in the news

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Cross-posted from the Onslow County Politics Web-log.

The Jacksonville Daily News published this article on Mr. Weber in today’s print edition and online here. It’s a good profile of Mr. Weber.

I will have, within a day or two, my own profile of Mr. Weber written from the hour-long conversation I had with him last week.

Visit Mr. Weber’s website for more information and keep your browser loaded to Onslow County Politics and BlueNC.

Contract with America

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Cross-posted at the Brock Log.

In 1994 the Republicans running for House and Senate seats had a grand plan for victory: The Contract with America.

The Contract had several schemes that a Republican majority was going to accomplish within 100 days. Many of the ideas were taken from a speech given by President Reagan during the 1980s.

One of the biggest points in the Contract was the Citizen Legislature Act. The Citizen Legislature Act, if passed, would have installed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States creating term limits (6 terms for the House of Representatives, 2 terms for the Senate).

LTE RE: Visit from Senator Dole's Representative

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Here's my letter, submitted to the Jacksonville Daily News.

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On August 8th, Jacksonville was visited by a representative from Senator Dole’s Eastern North Carolina office. The press release and a small, one day blurb in the Daily News noted that “Constituents can use the office hours to hold individual meetings to discuss their concerns with federal agencies, case work or issues pending before Congress.”

I thought, wrongly, that meant the representative would be able to answer questions. However, the representative, Ms. Janet Bradbury, who was quite polite, was not able to answer any questions. In fact, she didn’t even read my questions (being the entrepreneurial fellow I am, I printed off two copies). For the record, my questions were basic questions on the Senator’s positions on many of the political topics of the day.

Today, I thought I had an opportunity to get answers...

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Cross-posted from the Brock Log.

As I’ve written in Onslow County Politics, NC Senator Elizabeth Dole (R) sent a staff representative to Jacksonville.

Constituents can use the office hours to hold individual meetings to discuss their concerns with federal agencies, case work or issues pending before Congress.

I thought, perhaps and obviously wrongly, that meant that this representative would be able to answer some questions. Nothing too hard and nothing baiting. However, the representative, Ms. Janet Bradbury from Senator Dole’s Greenville office (who was quite polite), was not able to answer any questions. None. Zero. Zilch. In fact, she didn’t even read my questions (being the entrepreneurial fellow I am, I printed off two copies).

Wiki Wiki Wiki WIK...

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Who else here has thought it would be brilliant to have a Wiki that we could amass our knowledge of North Carolina Politics? Anyone? Okay, maybe it really is just me...

Anyways, thanks to Wikia's brilliant 'ScratchPad' setup, we can have a Wiki all our own, without having to figure out how to build and maintain a wiki on personal servers, etc...

Check out the North Carolian Politics wiki at North Carolina Politics.

I'd appreciate any assistance that would be offered, especially for the counties that I have no knowledge of ... (here's a hint, there's 99 of them!) :)

My Response to Mr. Cleveland (R-NC House 14)

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Mr. Cleveland,

There are a number of actions that can be taken by this state to affect global warming.

North Carolina can require the agricultural sector to minimize methane emissions and use agricultural waste as a source for energy, reducing the burning of coal, oil and natural gas for electricity.

Changes in farming and forestry practices can be changed to require tree replacement programs. Trees and undisturbed soil absorb and store carbon, reducing the creation of carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the Earth's protective atmosphere.

Wind farms can be built in sparsely populated areas of North Carolina. Utilizing the power of the winds, electricity can be generated. Using this source of energy can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Solar energy farms can also be built in sparsely populated areas of North Carolina and would also generate alternative energy.

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