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...Court rejects the idea that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms, it could provoke a backlash in the opposite direction. "If the court upholds the D.C. handgun ban, it would be a real tsunami, a very energizing event for Second Amendment enthusiasts," says former Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia and N.R.A. board member. "It would highlight the importance of maintaining the presidency to get good Second Amendment judges." In other words, when they go to war before the Supreme Court, both gun-rights and gun-control advocates should be careful what they wish...
...There were also two long shots on the stage who attempted to stir things up. Congressman Dennis Kucinich tried to secure the hearts - if not the support - of the party's anti-war left, calling for Vice President Cheney's impeachment and promising to "move away from global warming and global warring." Former Senator Mike Gravel declared of the other candidates: "After standing up with them, some of these people frighten...
According to Dana A. Stern ’09, President of Harvard Students for Israel, Congressman Frank is the embodiment of the spirit of partnership between her group and the Harvard College Democrats...
...Congressman Frank is one of the strongest supporters and advocates of the relationship between Israel and the United States as well as one of the most prominent proponents of Democratic values in American politics today,” she wrote in an e-mailed statement...
...costs of the TSA’s senseless security procedures—they only face criticism if something goes wrong. As a result, the TSA spends money recklessly and imposes restrictions needlessly, doing anything that could conceivably improve security no matter what the cost. As former Congressman and chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Christopher Cox, explained, “After 9/11, we had to show how committed we were by spending hugely greater amounts of money than ever before, as rapidly as possible...