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In reply to the discussion: Senator Al Franken: Why I Voted Against the National Defense Authorization Act [View all]Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)111. That is a great graph.
I never realized how many people were in the top 10% that were in Congress.
Now, if I can just find out what that means "dollarwise", then I'll really have found out something.
I know that the tea party faction really skewed the median level of wealth when they got elected last year.
I think someone said that out of the 87 tea party people that were elected to Congress, 85 were millionaires.
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Senator Al Franken: Why I Voted Against the National Defense Authorization Act [View all]
kpete
Dec 2011
OP
I found this post at wariscrime.org explains the issues with NDAA very well
justiceischeap
Dec 2011
#62
You know what govt lawyers do with a loophole when alone can't be printed on the internetz
kenny blankenship
Dec 2011
#109
Uh, actually it can be proven that this bill will authorize the detention of
truedelphi
Dec 2011
#21
Did you support Bush's policies on the president having the power to name anyone an 'enemy combatant
sabrina 1
Dec 2011
#41
so you must have been fine with the Patriot Act, because it only mentions terrorists
StarsInHerHair
Dec 2011
#43
The point is, that there is no reason to have any clauses related to indefinite detention...
blackspade
Dec 2011
#88
He voted for the Feinstein amendment, I was confused because he voted for S. 1867 on Dec 1
jakeXT
Dec 2011
#10
That was on the Senate bill earlier this month. He voted "no" on the conference bill today
karynnj
Dec 2011
#14
And the difference between the two versions is that the conference bill moves the
patrice
Dec 2011
#17
I listened to him on Air America for a couple of years. Someone tell me just how Liberal he is,
patrice
Dec 2011
#18
Not very. I'd call him a moderate but for a US Senator, he is pretty far left.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2011
#84
Which color is Franken on this graph? How many millionaires directly create our laws?
patrice
Dec 2011
#20
In other words, only reliable Democrats and the looneyest of the looneytarian Senators
Major Nikon
Dec 2011
#53
Since my 2 Senators both voted against this bill, I can guarantee you that nothing is wrong with it.
Major Hogwash
Dec 2011
#56