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Originally Posted by scout
OMG I voted with host on this one....
Despite all their promises to the contrary the democrats have done since taking control of both houses but rubber stamp a lame duck president's intrusive policies. This country truly needs a viable third party.
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I guess you dont count: * Restoring the Constitution Act (to restore US treaty obligations regarding rights of individuals under detention....blocked by Republicans in the Senate)
* Habeas Corpus Restoration Act (similar to above, blocked by Republicans in the Senate)
* Open Government Act of 2007 (Democratic bill to ease FOIA restrictions imposed by Bush, with enough Republican support to make it veto-proof)
* Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (first meaningful Congressional ethics and lobbyist reform bill in years)
* Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007 (introduced by 14 Democratic committee chairs in the House in response to Bush classifying practically everthing)
* National Security Letters Reform Act of 2007 (introduced by Democrats to provide procedural protections for FBI use of NSLs in response to Bush's signing statement on Patriot Act that expanded FBI power to use NSLs contrary to Congressional intent) IMO, an objective review and analysis of the Democrats first year in the majority would give them a little credit for trying to reign in the excesses of the Bush administration and the previous Republican majority in Congress.
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