Filibuster.

In case you didn’t know what a Filibuster is.

When pointing the finger at whom is to blame for the slow recovery and for the lack of change, take a look at the 112th Congress.
When the GOP took control of the House in 2010 this is when Government stopped. Congress is meant to be our bargaining ground. The place where we talk about the tough issues and set party aside and work towards the betterment of the American people. Instead we find the big money has sent it lobbyist to the Hill and the lobbies have courted our representatives and with Big business money have brought our voice in Washington. Here is a List of some of the bills that never went up for a vote. Bills that were intended to make our lives better. However the Republican members in Congress, more specifically in the senate blocked every bill in an effort to hold the American people and economy hostage to prove a point. Some of the representatives that you elected sent and pay their salary thought it more important to play the game based on party and personal political gain and not to fight for your best out come. These are the members of the government that is the disconnect. Every single republican in senate put them selves over our recovery. VOTE THEM OUT! This is not democracy! This is not how our government is meant to work.

Did you know, for example, that a total of 375 bills that passed the Democratic-majority House have been blocked by Republicansin the Senate?

That’s THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE BILLS!

HR 12 — Paycheck Fairness Act

H.R. 20 — Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom’s Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act

H.R. 320 — CJ’s Home Protection Act

H.R. 448 — Elder Abuse Victims Act

H.R. 466 –- Wounded Veteran Job Security Act

H.R. 515 –- Radioactive Import Deterrence Act

H.R. 549 — National Bombing Prevention Act

H.R. 577 –- Vision Care for Kids Act

H.R. 626 –- Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act

H.R. 780 –- Student Internet Safety Act

H.R. 911 — Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act

H.R. 985 — Free Flow of Information Act

H.R. 1029 -– Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act

H.R. 1110 –- PHONE Act and H.R. 1258 – The Truth in Caller ID Act

H.R. 1168 — Veterans Retraining Act

H.R. 1171 –- Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization

H.R. 1262 — Water Quality Investment Act

H.R. 1293 — Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009

H.R. 1319 –- Informed P2P User Act

H.R. 1380 — Josh Miller HEARTS Act

H.R. 1429 — Stop AIDS in Prison Act

H.R. 1469 –- Child Protection Improvements Act

H.R. 1511 –- Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act

H.R. 1514 –- Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act

H.R. 1580 –- Electronic Waste Research and Development Act

H.R. 1585 — FIT Kids Act

H.R. 1617 –- Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act

H.R. 1622 -– Research and Development Programs for Natural Gas Vehicles

H.R. 1675 –- Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009

H.R. 1709 –- STEM Education Coordination Act

H.R. 1722 — Telework Improvements Act

H.R. 1727 — Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act

H.R. 1741 — Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act

H.R. 1796 –- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

H.R. 1803 — Veterans Business Center Act

H.R. 1807 –- Educating Entrepreneurs through Today’s Technology Act

H.R. 1834 –- Native American Business Development Enhancement Act

H.R. 1838 –- Amending Small Business Act

H.R. 1824 — Best  Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act

H.R. 1875 — End the Trade Deficit Act

H.R. 1879 — National Guard Employment Protection Act

H.R. 1933 –- A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act

H.R. 2020 — Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009

H.R. 2093 –- Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act

H.R. 2134 — Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act

H.R. 2142 – Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act

H.R. 2187 – 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

H.R. 2200 – Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act

H.R. 2221 – Data Accountability and Trust Act

H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act

H.R. 2454 – American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

H.R. 2510 – Absentee Ballot Track, Receive and Confirm Act

H.R. 2529 – Neighborhood Preservation Act

H.R. 2554 – National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act

H.R. 2611 – Authorizing the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security

H.R. 2664 – Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act

H.R. 2693 – Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act

H.R. 2749 — Food Safety Enhancement Act

H.R. 2868 – Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, Drinking Water System Security Act of 2009 and Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2009

President Clinton Explains Mitt Romney’s $5 Trillion Tax Cut

 

Who doesn’t love Bill Clinton?

I have Cast my Vote…

 

… a few weeks ago.

I voted 22 days ago. Taking advantage of early voting is proving to have been a great  idea. i drove past the polling place and the line is around the block. Most of what I am reading on social media is implying the lines are long. As i am sitting here watching election coverage I find it surreal. Honestly I never thought what a world would be like Post Obama. I am holding my Breath. Praying he wins.

“Fired up, Ready to Go!”

It is amazing how one person can impact the world. I bet Edith S. Childs never in her life would have imagined that she would encourage so many. This cheer will forever live in the history books.

“Fired up, Ready to Go!”

In just a few hours the Polls will open and Americans will start streaming in to make their voice heard. Before you go behind that curtin think about your life and the past four years. I have no doubt that as a whole we are better then we were. I believe with every part of my heart that Obama is leading us in the right direction. It is time America sets an example to the rest of the world and once again reclaim the title of the greatest nation on earth. It is time we lead the world FORWARD into a better stronger tomorrow. Where we aren’t separated by rich and poor but brought together by our beliefe in one another. It is time we help build a world unified stronger because of our diffrences. A vote for Obama is a vote for a brighter tomorrow! I still believe in him, and i Know he still believe in us.

Vote Obama!

A Very Quick Look at President Obama’s First Term

It is easy to forget how much harder it was 4 years ago. when billions of dollars are being spent polluting the airways with lies it is easy to start believing the. Today we have Hope. Change has happened the will with time build a stronger future. Time to reinvest in America and our selves. 4 MORE YEARS!