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gerrilea (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:26 PM Original message |
The House passed 'Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act' |
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MzNov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is absolutely terrible. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yup. |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Here it is. H.R. 4239. (the House version that passed) |
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gerrilea (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Thanks for the link...but I couldn't find the "revised" bill that passed... |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Didn't the Senate version of that bill already pass? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Yes, and now it's passed the House. On to chimpy for his crayola X. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. yeah, it says it passed the Senate by unanimous consent |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Can someone explain the opposition to this? |
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Rainscents (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. No...ACLU never agree to this bill. |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Here's an article explaining the opposition. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 12:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. So the government now has permission |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. The ACLU and ASPCA strongly OPPOSED this bill |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I'm looking for corroboration, but the statement was that opposition was "withdrawn" |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Have you emailed the ACLU directly and asked them for confirmation of their withdrawal? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Yes, no response yet. |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I emailed them too... |
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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Problems at the ACLU |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 12:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. The ACLU's response to my email says they still oppose... |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #23 |
49. I would find it strange their opposition statement was still up |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
53. Here is the ACLU's letter to the House Judiciary Committee (HJC) |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. I posted about this on DU a month ago... |
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evilkumquat (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm Proud to Call Myself a Bleeding-Heart Liberal... |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. This bill goes far beyond stifling PETA n/t |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. molotov cocktail. who the hell throws molotov cocktails? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. You should add "Ignorant" to that which you are proud to call yourself. |
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VeggieTart (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Excuse me, but this fucking bill means that I am a terrorist. |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Exposing animal cruelty inside a puppy mill is now an act of terrorism |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. I'm reading the bill, and I'm not seeing that. |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Here is the ASPCA's statement... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Interesting, but I'm still not seeing it. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 12:14 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I'm not sure that I agree. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 01:00 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Legally, its clear enough. |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Kucinich, and many others, would disagree with you. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. They should ask the pitbull in my living room. |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. I don't call myself a bleeding heart liberal.... |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. That's it, you're not invited to Thanksgiving this year! |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Yeah.. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. Self-deleted |
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evilkumquat (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 04:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
55. Penn & Teller's Bullshit! - Season Two, Episode One |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. This debate isn't about PETA. Lotsa people distrust PETA |
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gerrilea (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. As I was listening to the debate on C-span the problem is this |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Sounds like the "fruit libel" laws |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. Just called Rep. Zoe Lofgren's office |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. Looks like Sierra Club's opposition to CAFOs could be included. |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
20. This will silence those who gripe about little mad cow testing. n/t |
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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. This harkens back to "Food Slander" laws |
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gerrilea (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. And Combine this with the Military Commissions Act...you are "dissappeared" |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
32. The animal exploiters get their way |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
38. Finally found a link... |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. This bill protects everyone connected to animal enterprises, too |
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Hidden Stillness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-13-06 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
42. This is Republicans' Attempt to Kill the Animal Rights Movement Itself |
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paganlib (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 12:16 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. This is a bizarre bill.......... |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
47. the day is fast approaching when ANYTHING the government -- . . . |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
48. This is such BS |
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JudyM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
51. Great: don't pass hate crimes legislation to protect gays but pass something far stronger to protect |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
54. This wouldn't pass the House after January. Damn. This must get repealed |
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Crim_n al (139 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Every Democrat who voted supported this bill. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. oh. shit |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 07:20 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. It passed the House in a voice vote...no roll call taken. |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 07:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. What are you tallking about? Did you even watch the House session? |
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Crim_n al (139 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 04:35 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. You are right. ONE Democrat in one house spoke against it. |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. There were only a handful of reps present during the voice vote |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-14-06 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
58. I put my hope in the fact that they are desperate |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-15-06 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
64. Perusing this thread proved interesting. Questions: |
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