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  Your Honesty

  Listening to you the other day during your press conference leads me to believe that you have not and will not tell the truth on the subject of Water Boarding. Your body english and attitude during the questions asked to you by corespondents concerning the method of torture has told me that you knew about this method being used on prisoners. Your previous statements proved this. Why you need to be untruthful about ...more »

  Listening to you the other day during your press conference leads me to believe that you have not and will not tell the truth on the subject of Water Boarding. Your body english and attitude during the questions asked to you by corespondents concerning the method of torture has told me that you knew about this method being used on prisoners. Your previous statements proved this. Why you need to be untruthful about this is beyond me. This leads me that over the years as a Speaker you have lied about other subjects oncerning government matters. You are not the person we need to take us through hard times such as these. Why don't you consider resigning so we can place a person who is interested in We the people, by the people and for the people. You can blame Bush and other presidents but you have held this position for a very long time with no consideration for the people of this country and the Constitution on which you are to uphold. To many deals with the Lobbists I guess. Please resign, you embarass us Americans and the country on which you are supposedly to represent andthe Constitution you have taken an oath to uphold.

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  Submitted by vinceg32app 4 years ago

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  Sec of State & the space shuttle

  Why Hillary?? Now her dubious benefit to the state of New York (she dumped her home state fast enuf!) is to have to have another off-term senate election - risking a Democratic seat and costing everyone more money. Thanks, Hill. I would like to know the environmental impact of our shuttle and military launches. Do they pass the smog test? Our weather is always affected by the launches yet the science community remains ...more »

  Why Hillary?? Now her dubious benefit to the state of New York (she dumped her home state fast enuf!) is to have to have another off-term senate election - risking a Democratic seat and costing everyone more money. Thanks, Hill.

  I would like to know the environmental impact of our shuttle and military launches. Do they pass the smog test? Our weather is always affected by the launches yet the science community remains unacceptably mute on this subject and should be accountable. Also, the sonar testings should be banned.

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  Submitted by rclaire 4 years ago

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  Social Security reforms

  What type of Social Security reforms are pending? I support privatizing the Accounts of every Americian Citizen 'who directly paid into the fund' and every benefit-receipient collecting on deceased spouses who also paid in then died without collect THEIR MONEY, and those who paid in then became diabled. And those who Law decided (under 18 heirs) were receipient of deceased taxpayer. If the Government "opened bidding ...more »

  What type of Social Security reforms are pending? I support privatizing the Accounts of every Americian Citizen 'who directly paid into the fund' and every benefit-receipient collecting on deceased spouses who also paid in then died without collect THEIR MONEY, and those who paid in then became diabled. And those who Law decided (under 18 heirs) were receipient of deceased taxpayer.

  If the Government "opened bidding to the top insurance companies in the nation," those companies must be backed by an INSURANCE (like FDIC Protections) for every CITIZEN who selects this option. Annuities for those collectioning now and 401Ks (or other saving like products), for those still under retirement age.

  This would require a new census Nation wide to PROVE citizenship and number of years in the program. Each person who selects this option would be audited to prove they are who they claim to be, are a resident, and citizen. This NEW CITIZEN SYSTEM,(ie. NCS), would be audited and proof of same sent to the holder and the company selected, (or top 5 oldest companies.) Since there are so many in the system perhaps you could select perhaps sectors of coverage so that several companies could manage the large numbers. I would think you could get backing for this.

  However; I do not support the Government doing anything other then providing an Insurance for full coverage at lowered amounts for all collectiong SSI and tie it to Medicare Medicaid allowing full coverage for retired Americians. The government SHOULD NEVER be allowed to BORROW from these funds - ever!

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  Submitted by vbyrd6 4 years ago

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  Why haven't you arrested or impeached the criminals running the whitehouse?

  Which department of the U.S. government is in charge of arresting criminals in the U.S. government? We have plenty of proof that G.W. Bush is a war criminal. Vice president Cheney is also obviously a criminal. And yet you have given them a free pass, just so you can gain a few extra political points, hoping it will increase the chances for a democratic win this fall. Criminals should not be allowed to run this country. ...more »

  Which department of the U.S. government is in charge of arresting criminals in the U.S. government? We have plenty of proof that G.W. Bush is a war criminal. Vice president Cheney is also obviously a criminal. And yet you have given them a free pass, just so you can gain a few extra political points, hoping it will increase the chances for a democratic win this fall.

  Criminals should not be allowed to run this country. You made a deal with the devils. How do you live with yourself? I guess all the money you have helps you to distract you and avoid the knowledge that you have failed to bring these criminals to justice. You do not deserve to have the post you have been given. And to think, I was on your side and hoping you would win.

  You still have time to do what is right and arrest the current president, vice president and key members of his administration on the charges of war crimes, illegal energy deals and so much more. Send Bush and Cheney to the Hague NOW!

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  Submitted by Marc Carter 4 years ago

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  Sign the Petition to t the HR Judiciary Committee to hold Rove in contempt.

  47,600+ have already signed the petition. Let's hope it helps strengthen the Democratic "leadership's" spine.

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  Submitted by joann 4 years ago

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  Executive Power

  George Bush has made "Executive Power" look like "dictatorship". When the Dems won control of the Senate, although by a small margin, I rejoiced that a process of investigation into corruption would begin immediately and with great persistence. The corruption I speak of includes, but is not limited to: The ignoring of the warnings from the CIA that the infomant used to justify the invasion of Irag was a lier and had ...more »

  George Bush has made "Executive Power" look like "dictatorship". When the Dems won control of the Senate, although by a small margin, I rejoiced that a process of investigation into corruption would begin immediately and with great persistence. The corruption I speak of includes, but is not limited to: The ignoring of the warnings from the CIA that the infomant used to justify the invasion of Irag was a lier and had been discredited, the systematic and un warranted firings on non-conservative Attorneys working for the Attorney General, the blatant violation of the FISA Courts rules, the Valarie Plame leak, the use of torture, the denial of justice for the all Americans with regards to capturing Osama Bin Laden, the careless mismanagement of a budget surplus resulting in the biggest deficit this country has ever seen. Why have the dems caved? Where's the bravery?

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  Submitted by t.spradlin 4 years ago

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  OUR ILLEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT

  can the US government ever regain its' legitimacy and/or credibility after the year 2000 election grab fiasco by the state of florida and/or the supreme court, and/or the national disaster they have purposefully laid upon all of us? - www.likroper.com

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  Submitted by email 4 years ago

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  Direct election of our president

  Since we have spent trillions of dollars bringing democracy to the world, isn't it time we did the same for the USA?

  One of the best democratic things you can do is to do away with the electoral college and bring direct election of our president to the USA.

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  Submitted by theepoxyman 4 years ago

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  Why?

  Ms Pelosi, You have stated on several occasions that "impeachment is of the table". It is not enough to say that, one in your position MUST tell us WHY "impeachment is off the table".

  I'm very embarrassed for you and I would suggest you step down along with Reid, Hoyer and Rockefeller.

  Have a nice day.

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  Submitted by tkz35 4 years ago

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  Why has there been no real discussion of electoral reform in the U.S.?

  Why has there been no discussion of electoral reform - for example, moving to another voting system such as proportional representation, or moving to abolish the electoral college, despite what happened seven years ago in this country?

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  Submitted by brian.boyko 4 years ago

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  Fuel Tax

  We need to increase fuel taxes to counter the loading up of the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and pay for George W. Bush's lovely little war.

  This tax might even prevent Losing the polar ice caps (to say nothing of glaciers) before we flood the coasts.

  Exess revcenues can go to pay off the national debt and cut the income tax from the bottom up.

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  Submitted by epcraig 4 years ago

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  Osama Bin Forgotten and Misplaced Priorities

  Madam Speaker, I'm confused about our misplaced priorities. Why haven't Bush, Cheney, Rove et al been held accountable for stopping the hunt for Osama and waging war on a country that had nothing to do with 9/11? If they're so concerned about "Homeland Security" why not do something useful like protecting our ports? Are they really worried about threats or just using "the war on terrorism" as a scare tactic to undermine ...more »

  Madam Speaker,

  I'm confused about our misplaced priorities. Why haven't Bush, Cheney, Rove et al been held accountable for stopping the hunt for Osama and waging war on a country that had nothing to do with 9/11? If they're so concerned about "Homeland Security" why not do something useful like protecting our ports?

  Are they really worried about threats or just using "the war on terrorism" as a scare tactic to undermine our civil liberties?

  Why wouldn't they testify under oath before the 9/11 Commission?

  Why aren't they held accountable for vendettas against critics and the media?

  Why are you shielding them?

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  Submitted by needtono 4 years ago

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  Complicity on torture

  Last December, the Washington Post revealed that you were one of four members of Congress secretly briefed on "the CIA's overseas detention sites and the harsh techniques interrogators had devised to try to make their prisoners talk", including waterboarding. And yet, as Glenn Greenwald notes, you took no steps to stop or restrict an interrogation program the International Red Cross has emphatically called "torture". ...more »

  Last December, the Washington Post revealed that you were one of four members of Congress secretly briefed on "the CIA's overseas detention sites and the harsh techniques interrogators had devised to try to make their prisoners talk", including waterboarding. And yet, as Glenn Greenwald notes, you took no steps to stop or restrict an interrogation program the International Red Cross has emphatically called "torture". Would you allow or impede criminal investigations into the Bush Administration's use of torture based on the fact that you were complicit in it? Or do you dispute your complicity?

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  Submitted by suprah 4 years ago

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  Impeachment vs enacting essential legislation

  Madam Speaker - With regard to your rationale for taking impeachment "off the table" - a commitment to important legislation on behalf of the American people - I have 3 questions: 1) Which of these [** below] have you "accomplished" SATISFACTORILY on behalf of the American people? 2) If, as you assert, filibuster [threats] by Republican Senators have stalled these - why then are you NOT now pursuing impeachment? ...more »

  Madam Speaker -

  With regard to your rationale for taking impeachment "off the table" - a commitment to important legislation on behalf of the American people - I have 3 questions:

  1) Which of these [** below] have you "accomplished" SATISFACTORILY on behalf of the American people?

  2) If, as you assert, filibuster [threats] by Republican Senators have stalled these - why then are you NOT now pursuing impeachment?

  3) During your & Sen. Reid's majority tenure (nearly 16 months), how many hours of functional filibuster have Republicans actually engaged in?

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  ** End the Iraq war & hold administration accountable for its failures & war's horrendous costs?

  ** Reverse Bush's failed tax policy - skewed to benefit the wealthiest?

  ** Strengthen the economy; reverse burgeoning budget deficits & trade imbalance?

  ** Effectively address climate change?

  ** Institute a viable long-range energy policy?

  ** Provide health care for ~ 50 million uninsured Americans?

  ** Remedy 37 million American children living in poverty?

  ** Protect constitutional rights; reinstate justice and the rule of law

  (FISA, habeas corpus, torture, corporate criminality, politicization of Justice Dep't, etc.)

  ** Restore balance of powers (Bush's assertions of near-monarchical powers, domestic spying,

  signing statements, refusal of subpoenas, lying to Congress & the American people, conservative activism by Supreme Court, etc)

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  Submitted by jerswing 4 years ago

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  Impeachment of George W. Bush

  Madame Speaker, I would like to know why impeachment hearings for President George W. Bush have not be held. Congressman Dennis Kucinich addressed the US House of Representatives with a list of several high crimes and misdemeanors committed by President George W. Bush. I am appalled at the unquestionable apathy and indifference that the US House of Representatives has exhibited to these serious crimes which have been ...more »

  Madame Speaker,

  I would like to know why impeachment hearings for President George W. Bush have not be held. Congressman Dennis Kucinich addressed the US House of Representatives with a list of several high crimes and misdemeanors committed by President George W. Bush. I am appalled at the unquestionable apathy and indifference that the US House of Representatives has exhibited to these serious crimes which have been committed by the President.

  What has happened to our government, Madame Speaker, when a personal sexual indiscretion committed in the Oval Office by former President Bill Clinton trumps all high crimes and misdemeanors of the current president, George W. Bush?

  With all due respect, Madame Speaker, how do you sleep at night??

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  Submitted by bdf2733 4 years ago

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  Drill here. Drill now. Save the U.S.Dollar

  We have to stop transfering our national wealth to foreign countries and our enemies. Yes, do what it needs to be done to get us on altenative sources of energy, but right now we must drill here, drill now. Otherwise we no longer will have the resources to advance to the next step beyond oil without the aide of our enemies.

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  Submitted by gezendorf 4 years ago

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  Your Agenda, Madame Speaker?

  Do you consider yourself a socialist? If not, then why is much of your agenda based on Marxist precepts? Case in point, your stubborn stance on drilling for oil in the U.S. and your promotion of alarmist hysteria about catastrophic "climate change" are both clearly schemes for increasing government control over citizens' lives and for redistributing the nations's wealth while strengthing your party's grip on power. Do ...more »

  Do you consider yourself a socialist? If not, then why is much of your agenda based on Marxist precepts? Case in point, your stubborn stance on drilling for oil in the U.S. and your promotion of alarmist hysteria about catastrophic "climate change" are both clearly schemes for increasing government control over citizens' lives and for redistributing the nations's wealth while strengthing your party's grip on power.

  Do you suppose we citizens--notwithstanding your cadre of useful idiots--are too dumb to see what you're up?

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  Submitted by rchand46 4 years ago

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  Breaking the Twin-Party Monopoly on Government

  Senator Pelosi: It is clear to many Americans that our government has been sold out by the two major parties to corporate interests who manipulate our opinions through their ownership of the means of communication, particularly TV and, to a lesser extent, radio. The current campaign for the presidency and make up of Congress prove the point. Democrats may win big in the upcoming elections but only because they are the ...more »

  Senator Pelosi: It is clear to many Americans that our government has been sold out by the two major parties to corporate interests who manipulate our opinions through their ownership of the means of communication, particularly TV and, to a lesser extent, radio. The current campaign for the presidency and make up of Congress prove the point. Democrats may win big in the upcoming elections but only because they are the one viable alternative and there is no doubt that they will come to be held in just as much contempt as we now hold the entrenched Republicans. Then the Republicans will take over again in a vicious cycle of trade-offs of dominance between these two parties. Meanwhile, both parties vie to be all things to all voters which only creates irreconcilable conflicts of interests that we, as voters, should not have to compromise on. The only apparent way to break this pattern and deal with those conflicts is to assure multiple parties that truly represent the interests of their constituencies without forcing us to conform to unacceptable compromises imposed on us by the party leadership in order to preserve the party. As a leader of ruling Democrats do you feel it is more important to preserve the party as one half of the status quo power structure or would you be willing to share your power with more than one other political party if this means preserving our democracy, perhaps at the expense of the two-party system?

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  Submitted by tedfaigle 4 years ago

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  Liberalism's Roots?

  How would you respond to Jonah Goldberg's well-researched book "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning" which exposes liberalism as rooted in 20th Century fascism?

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  Submitted by rchand46 4 years ago

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  House of Representatives?

  The members of the House(Congressmen and Women) are elected by their Districts. A large number of these spend an inordinate amount of time traveling the country and the world, Some act as if they are members of the Executive branch of government in their questions and statements;particularly to foreign Heads of States or their representatives. This undermines the Executive Branch and takes the representative away from ...more »

  The members of the House(Congressmen and Women) are elected by their Districts. A large number of these spend an inordinate amount of time traveling the country and the world, Some act as if they are members of the Executive branch of government in their questions and statements;particularly to foreign Heads of States or their representatives. This undermines the Executive Branch and takes the representative away from their constituents as well as being in their seats for the important business of the House. You are the selected Leader of the current ruling Democrats in the House. Isn't there a way to insure that the men and women of this House either be present in their seats or be in their Districts that elected them talking with the people that put them there?

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  Submitted by jrmmart 4 years ago

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  Constituency and Expectations

  Two years ago when I asked for your assistance, you replied with "You are not my constituent." I am wondering how far along you might be at this point with the idea that the Speaker of the House of Representatives has the whole nation as constuents?

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  Submitted by marlenezierdt 4 years ago

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  Separation of Church and State

  This country was founded to allow religious freedom for its citizens. Religion is an opinion ... a belief. It is not fact. What can we do to: 1. Keep religious leaders from dictating and interfering with politics? 2. Get the word 'God' out of government pledges and coins? 3. Prevent teaching of intelligent design in our schools and giving children thed wrong idea about evolution? 4. Provide a environment of ...more »

  This country was founded to allow religious freedom for its citizens. Religion is an opinion ... a belief. It is not fact. What can we do to:

  1. Keep religious leaders from dictating and interfering with politics?

  2. Get the word 'God' out of government pledges and coins?

  3. Prevent teaching of intelligent design in our schools and giving children thed wrong idea about evolution?

  4. Provide a environment of religious freedom.

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  Submitted by Gary 4 years ago

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  National Initiative for Democracy

  In an effort to better represent ALL the citizens of the United States, would you be willing to endorse the National Initiative for Democracy? This would enable the people to become a 4th branch of the government, adding a further check & balance on how our government operates. The National Initiative extends the state-level initiative process that is currently available in 24 states today.

  www.ni4d.us

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  Submitted by Debbie 4 years ago

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  Integrity

  Hello, Representative Pelosi – Although I am not your constitutuent, I do live in the State of California, and honestly, between you and Senator Feinstein, I have a hard time deciding which of you is the more pernicious influence in the Bay Area. Too much money and too little brains; too much thought of yourself and your little circle of friends; too much obedience to the current so-called administration and too little ...more »

  Hello, Representative Pelosi –

  Although I am not your constitutuent, I do live in the State of California, and honestly, between you and Senator Feinstein, I have a hard time deciding which of you is the more pernicious influence in the Bay Area.

  Too much money and too little brains; too much thought of yourself and your little circle of friends; too much obedience to the current so-called administration and too little to the laws of this country – why, you're virtually identical in all respects!

  Here's the question, if you have the guts to answer it:

  Why have you sold out the American people?

  Incidentally, your performance as Speaker of the House has been absolutely abysmal. I think you should go back to being a grandmother; at least that's an assignment within your capabilities.

  Sic semper tyrannis...

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  Submitted by fltnsplr 4 years ago

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  Why have you cancelled your appointment to answer these questions?

  [UPDATE: please check comments before voting for this question. Thanks! - NN staff] That's sort of a rhetorical question, but, look, you signed up for this and now you're arranging the business of Congress so you can cancel. Apparently you couldn't stand the heat so you're not setting foot in the kitchen? I'd be interested in hearing an answer, but believe I know the reason already. Furthermore, ...more »

  [UPDATE: please check comments before voting for this question. Thanks! - NN staff] That's sort of a rhetorical question, but, look, you signed up for this and now you're arranging the business of Congress so you can cancel. Apparently you couldn't stand the heat so you're not setting foot in the kitchen?

  I'd be interested in hearing an answer, but believe I know the reason already. Furthermore, I don't think there *is* any good answer. You signed up, you should show up. And bring the rest of the people who signed up with you.

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