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Old 05-04-2011, 10:41 PM   #46
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It is the only official record of Congress.
so what? maybe congress needs to be more broad-minded/well-read?
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:41 PM   #47
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It is the only official record of Congress.
...you're starting to sound a little 1984
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:41 PM   #48
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I don't give a shit what you think.

You are wrong.

This is BS.

It is going to do nothing more than turn them into political pawns for Obama. These people worked their whole lives for these operations. They don't need this BS.

Oh, and I see you let Google be your friend and you finally got the unit right....
No Google. Not wrong. Not BS. Your hysteria notwithstanding.
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:42 PM   #49
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It is the only official record of Congress.
And no one cares..... NO ONE.
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:42 PM   #50
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No Google. Not wrong. Not BS. Your hysteria notwithstanding.
Ok, you just believe whatever the hell you want to believe. Fool.

Really? I mean really?

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a Resolution in honor of the Special Forces Team 6 that took out the Most Wanted Man in the world?
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:43 PM   #51
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guys you need to listen to merc. he has been there and done that in real life. he speaks with the heart of a soldier. btw, merc is a retired field grade officer from jsoc. he more than likely personally knows personnel involved in this mission.

no politician took out bin laden. it was the guys on the ground who had the balls to squeeze the trigger. now i will climb down off my soap box and return to harassing the elderly
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:44 PM   #52
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so what? maybe congress needs to be more broad-minded/well-read?
Huh?

It is not a matter of what the present Congress reads but as part of a single source of all Congressional actions, every speech, every debate, ever vote for all to read, now and in the future.
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:45 PM   #53
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Then you might be interested to know that instead of passing a Resolution recognizing the success of this mission, House Republicans (and 16 anti-choice Democrats) passed H.R. 3, which attempts to redefine rape as it pertains to abortion and effectively raises taxes on women and small businesses by "prevent[ing] women from using “itemized medical deductions, certain tax-advantaged health care accounts or tax credits included in last year’s health care law to pay for abortions or for health insurance plans that cover abortion.” In doing so, the bill forces women and small businesses that provide health insurance that covers abortion to pay more in taxes than they would otherwise. Both economic conservative Grover Norquist and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce noted that the bill is basically a tax increase."

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/04/house-gop-hr3/
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So are you saying the "legalise rape/ban abortion...." bill would not have passed if the mission recognition had passed?
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:46 PM   #54
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Well I am sure ST6 would be really interested to know that! Well done!
Ah, so your shorthand is ok (ST6), but mine isn't. Getting a clearer picture of you with every post. Keep 'em coming.
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No time in the background?
It's done. I linked to it and you read it. Why shouldn't Congress take a 10 minute vote and pass it?
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:48 PM   #55
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So are you saying the "legalise rape/ban abortion...." bill would not have passed if the mission recognition had passed?
Polotfriggingtics.......... It was a political move. It had nothing to do with the said intent.

These people are blowing political smoke up your ass....
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:48 PM   #56
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Huh?

It is not a matter of what the present Congress reads but as part of a single source of all Congressional actions, every speech, every debate, ever vote for all to read, now and in the future.
Well shit, do they never read outside of the manual?
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:49 PM   #57
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So are you saying the "legalise rape...." bill would not have passed if the mission recognition had passed?
::scratches head::

Maybe I shouldn't have come back after all. Why do y'all seem to want to take me on?

No. I was pointing out to a fellow liberal that our wonderful Republican Congress doesn't have 10 minutes to recognize our nation's heroes, but they'll waste whatever time necessary to try to further damage women in this country. I find that disgusting. If that's the "real work" they're doing on my dime, I'd just as soon they go home. YMMV.
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guys you need to listen to merc. he has been there and done that in real life. he speaks with the heart of a soldier. btw, merc is a retired field grade officer from jsoc. he more than likely personally knows personnel involved in this mission.

no politician took out bin laden. it was the guys on the ground who had the balls to squeeze the trigger. now i will climb down off my soap box and return to harassing the elderly
These kinds of Thanks of Congress resolutions have been a practice since the American Revolution.

And Mercenary was completely clueless when he said it might compromise those guys on the ground.
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:51 PM   #59
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::scratches head::

Maybe I shouldn't have come back after all. Why do y'all seem to want to take me on?

No. I was pointing out to a fellow liberal that our wonderful Republican Congress doesn't have 10 minutes to recognize our nation's heroes, but they'll waste whatever time necessary to try to further damage women in this country. I find that disgusting. YMMV.
They had no intention of honoring said unit! It was a political ploy! The operation was being manipulated by a bunch of politicians for other means!
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And Mercenary was completely clueless when he said it might compromise those guys on the ground.
Where did I say they would be "compromised on the ground"?
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