Tag Archives: John Conyers

The 2010 census and what it means to Michigan

By Mark | December 21, 2010

The results of the 2010 Census were made public today. Among other things, it was revealed that the U.S. population grew 9.7% over the course of the past decade, which is the slowest rate of growth since the Great Depression. That, of course, is an average, and some states did better than others. While several […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2010 census, 9/11, Anthony Weiner, census, first responders, Gary Peters, Great Depression, House, Hurricane Katrina, John Dingell, Jon Stewart, Louisiana, Lynn Rivers, Michigan's 13th congressional district, Michigan's 16th congressional district, population decline, redistricting, Sander Levin, Thunderdome, Voting Rights Act | 13 Comments

Congressional support for cutting the military budget is beginning to come together

By Mark | October 13, 2010

Continuing our conversation of a few days ago about cutting the military budget, I just heard that Barney Frank and Ron Paul, along with 55 congressional co-signers sent a letter this evening to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform calling for significant defense cuts. Here’s a clip from the letter: …The Department of […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics | Also tagged Alan Grayson, Barney Frank, Cold War, defense spending, Dennis Kucinich, Department of Defense, John Dingell, military, military budget, military spending, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Ron Paul, Sharia law | 3 Comments

Saving Democracy from activist judges

By Mark | February 3, 2010

It was announced today, in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling giving corporations unprecedented influence over the American elections, that Representatives John Conyers and Donna Edwards had introduced a Constitutional amendment to remedy the situation. The amendment, which is being called the Free Speech for People Amendment, reads as follows: Amendment XXVIII Section 1. […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Other | Also tagged campaign funding, Constitutional amendments, corporate personhood, Donna Edwards, election finance reform, Fix Congress First, Free Speech for People Amendment, judicial activists, Lawrence Lessig, public funding of elections, Supreme Court | 99 Comments

Not giving up on the Public Option

By Mark | October 6, 2009

I just received the following from MoveOn, and thought that it was worth sharing. Senate progressives are organizing their colleagues to fight for the public health insurance option. Can you call Senator Carl Levin and urge him to join in? Right now Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Senate leaders are deciding what to include […]