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Amendment Passes, Welcoming Felons to America!

Friday, June 8th, 2007 by Jessica Irwin

A substitute amendment to the White-House backed immigration bill, sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) passed in the Senate on Wednesday. Senator Kennedy’s amendment will block some criminals, like terrorist supporters, from getting a Z visa but will allow illegal aliens who have used fraudulent documents or ignored court ordered [...]

Move Along, Moveon.org, Net Neutrality Still Bad Idea

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by Jessica Irwin

This past Tuesday, June 5, the Maine state Senate passed a resolution, not a bill, that calls for a report to be made regarding Net Neutrality.
In a press release from Senator Ethan Strimling, sponsor of the bill, he states
“This is an important step forward in protecting consumers from Net discrimination and preventing providers from regulating [...]

At Tech Conference, McCain Decides Against Net Neutrality

Friday, June 1st, 2007 by Jessica Irwin

Earlier this week, 2008  presidential candidate Republican John McCain spoke out against net neutrality.  According to The Daily Background, McCain stated
When you control the pipe you should be able to get profit from your investment.
McCain also continued to say
I’m all for the government encouraging competition, but I’ve found over time that less government involvement is [...]