http://www.house.gov/murtha/issues.shtmlhttp://www.ontheissues.org/PA/John_Murtha.htmObviously people who don't know jack. (pun intended)
# Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
# Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
# Voted YES on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration. (Jul 2001)
# Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
# Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag. (Jun 1999)
# Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
# Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
# Rated 50% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
# Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
# Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
# Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
# Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
# Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
# Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3. (Mar 2001)
# Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
# Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
# Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
# Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
# Voted YES on allowing re-importation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
# Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
# Voted YES on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
# Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
# Voted NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
# Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
# Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
# Rated 89% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
# Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
# Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
# Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
# Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
# Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
# Voted NO on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
# Voted NO on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
# Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-labor voting record. (Dec 2003)
# Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
# Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
# Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lock-box. (May 1999)
# Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
If that's conservative then great! More elected officials should be so conservative!
He looks like a moderate populist Catholic patriotic Democrat to me. :patriot:
And here he is actively endorsing our Chairman Howard Dean
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/010505/murtha.htmlMy name is IronLionZion and I'm supporting my congressman Jack Murtha (D-PA).