Rubio’s ‘Conservative Dream Act’ Could Face a Military Snag
By Javier Manjarres As Senator Marco Rubio continues to conceptualize his “conservative” alternative to the controversial Dream Act legislation, some Republican candidates are indicating their support of Rubio’s forthcoming proposal while calling attention to one of the potentially problematic aspects of the proposal- its military component, which if not properly addressed could open a floodgate [...]
By Javier Manjarres Kudos to Congressman Vern Buchanan for stepping up and co-sponsoring the “No Budget, No Pay” bill that would mandate that Members of Congress to pass a budget or not get their paychecks. Buchanan, like many other representatives are at their wits end with Democrat obstructionism and believe that the United States is [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Congresswoman Sandy Adams has introduced a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that will extend the provisions of the original act for another 5 years. The GOP led House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill, but not without major objections from the Democratic Caucus. Adams herself is a past [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Three Republican members of Florida’s congressional delegation- Allen West, David Rivera and Tom Rooney will be offering up their own amendments to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rooney, a former military prosecutor in the Army JAG Corps is proposing an amendment which will require detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay [...]
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By Javier Manjarres In what will be the most consequential election year in generations that puts to convictions of the general electorate to the test, beltway Republicans don’t appear to be making things any easier for their party’s prospects in November. Today’s Politico features an article that cites Republican official familiar with the internal deliberations [...]
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by Lone Shark Back in March, a segment of Steven Colbert’s “People Destroying America” featured a Florida teacher who had come under investigation for registering her students to vote. The segment featured remarks on the case from ACLU Executive Director Howard Simon who informed us how “there are probably a larger number of shark attacks [...]
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By Javier Manjarres The U.S. Senate Republican primary race in Florida is in full swing, and potential Republican voters are wondering who will be the candidate that will best represent them in the U.S. Senate, working along side U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. The top two candidates in the race, Congressman Connie Mack and former U.S. [...]
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By Javier Manjarres During the annual ‘Champions of Equality’ gala put on by the non-partisan group SAVE Dade, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson was honored with the first LBGT (Lesbian Bisexual Gay Transgender) “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” award for his past efforts to help repeal the controversial policy governing homosexuals serving in the U.S. Military that [...]
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By Javier Manjarres During this morning’s conservative blogger conference call which featured Senator Rand Paul announcing his endorsement of Connie Mack’s U.S. Senate campaign, Mack was asked if former Senator George LeMieux was being disingenuous with Floridians about his conservatism when touting his ‘conservative voting record’ while he was in the U.S. Senate. Mack’s answer [...]
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Will the Florida U.S.Senate Republican Nominee Be Connie Mack?
May 17, 2012 16 CommentsBy Javier Manjarres With Congressman Connie Mack’s recent endorsements from former Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and now presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, DC and Florida political insiders are now saying that the senate primary race for former Senator George LeMieux is all but over. Another nail in LeMieux’s chances could come if popular [...]
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