Rep. Todd Tiahrt is on a caucus of Republican Lawmakers that want few regulation, lower taxes and limiting lawsuits against big business. He wants the US economy to be more “competitive” with world trade, according the Eagle Washington bureau, July 25, 2005.
If he wants all of that he should look to China. They have environmental regulations which are 20 years behind the times. Things really heated up this Sunday, when, according to China Herald:
"The riot got really violent after two of 200 elderly women got killed by police in an effort to disperse them during a protest against a chemical factory. Angry villagers attacked and 50 busses with 3,000 police men, military police and other security guards were brought to the scene. The police claims 50 of their people had to be brought to the hospital and five are said to be in a more serious condition."
But that’s in China. We would never riot over filthy air and dangerous environmental conditions here in the US.
Perhaps Tiahrt thinks we should pay our workers, as they do in China. The TV’s and other products you buy where we are told that prices are rolled back are rolled back because Chinese workers earn about 50 cents an hour, or as Time reported in “Wal-Mart Nation,” June 27, 2005, $100 a month to make products. But don’t feel left out, according to the article China has allowed Wal-Mart the opportunity to invade China’s and is promoting its “consumer vs. worker”
Tiahrt admitted “It’s taken me 10 years or so to figure out exactly what some barriers are” to get things done in Washington. That’s not surprising with someone as dumb as Tiahrt. With Tiahrt at the wheel, we can only expect less environmental quality and lower standards of living. Especially since he finally figured out what he thinks he’s supposed to be doing in that position. We’d all be better if he just wasn’t there.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Tiahrt believes in re-writing the constitution
Does Tiarht believe in the constitution? Only when it serves his purpose. He has made several attempts to change it. Does he respect it at all?
*Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits the Constitution or any State constitution from being construed to require that marital status or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than that of a man and a woman.Reference: Constitutional Amendment sponsored by Rep Musgrave [R, CO-4]; Bill H.J.RES.106 ; vote number 2004-484 on Sep 30, 2004
*Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance.Pledge Protection Act: Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any Federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. This would deny a person his or her day in court.Reference: Bill sponsored by Rep Todd Akin [R, MO-2]; Bill H.R.2028 ; vote number 2004-467 on Sep 23, 2004
*Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration.Desecration of Flag resolution: Vote to pass the joint resolution to put forward a Constitutional amendment to state that Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Note: A two-thirds majority vote of those present and voting (284 in this case) is required to pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution. So much for the first amendment. What does that flag represent anyway?
*Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. Nothing like using the constitution to deny people their rights. Tiahrt seems to like that idea.
*Vote on an amendment banning adoptions in District of Columbia by gays or other individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.Reference: Amendment introduced by Largent, R-OK; Bill HR 2587 ; vote number 1999-346 on Jul 29, 1999Source: http://www.issues2000.org/House/Todd_Tiahrt_Civil_Rights.htm
*Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits the Constitution or any State constitution from being construed to require that marital status or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than that of a man and a woman.Reference: Constitutional Amendment sponsored by Rep Musgrave [R, CO-4]; Bill H.J.RES.106 ; vote number 2004-484 on Sep 30, 2004
*Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance.Pledge Protection Act: Amends the Federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction to any Federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution. This would deny a person his or her day in court.Reference: Bill sponsored by Rep Todd Akin [R, MO-2]; Bill H.R.2028 ; vote number 2004-467 on Sep 23, 2004
*Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration.Desecration of Flag resolution: Vote to pass the joint resolution to put forward a Constitutional amendment to state that Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Note: A two-thirds majority vote of those present and voting (284 in this case) is required to pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution. So much for the first amendment. What does that flag represent anyway?
*Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. Nothing like using the constitution to deny people their rights. Tiahrt seems to like that idea.
*Vote on an amendment banning adoptions in District of Columbia by gays or other individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.Reference: Amendment introduced by Largent, R-OK; Bill HR 2587 ; vote number 1999-346 on Jul 29, 1999Source: http://www.issues2000.org/House/Todd_Tiahrt_Civil_Rights.htm
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