Senate

Dear Grassroots State Leaders and Organizers,

Just in case you need talking points to try to Stop Sotomayor this week – here is a post on topic
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Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) was recently on the "The Pat Campbell Show" on 1170 KFAQ, a radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  During the call, he divulged details of a conference call between US Senators and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson from mid-September.  According to Inhofe, this conference call is where the threats of economic collapse, civil unrest, and the potential for martial law originated:

Today, November 4, 2008, is Election Day in the United States.  People from across the country will be going to the polls to cast their vote for President, Congressional seats, State Senate and House races, various local positions, and numerous propositions and ballots.

While the House of Representatives continues to discuss the bailout bill, the Senate took the opportunity to vote on a revised version of it. 

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is an amendment to HR 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007.  How ironic that Congress uses a "mental health" bill to push a bailout plan.  I think after all this is through there are going to be more than a few members of the House and Senate which need mental checkups!

If you haven't been keeping up on the local political scene in Tulsa, let me give you a quick synopsis and how it is affecting the election cycle this year.

• Gary Casey's Candidate Blog
• Gary Casey for Oklahoma State Senate District 33 (2008) Profile

Setting aside any issues of taxation, one cornerstone of U.S. political failure can be readily identified in the Seventeenth Amendment.

This amendment, which provides for the statewide popular election of U.S. Senators, is what I submit to be a watershed in U.S. political, governmental, and constitutional history.  The day the seventeenth amendment was ratified marked a fundamental shift in the orientation of power in the federal government of the United States.

SENATE HEARINGS:  

Today, Jun. 30, 2008

No committee hearings scheduled

Tuesday, Jul. 08, 2008