From time to time, I like visit the United States Library of Congress website and visit Thomas. Yeah, I just like to see what Thomas is doing. Is he making sense? Is he reasonable? Wasting his time? Even making an appearance? And by Thomas I refer to the website which allows the common people of America to see bills being presented and passed during Congress sessions. You can search for historical and current information, but just to let you know it is done as only the federal government can do, very pain-in-the-butt like.
Let's see what I found for Yesterday November 16th, 2005...
H.CON.RES.301 : Expressing the sense of Congress that any bill or joint resolution that provides for the establishment of a new Federal program should contain a provision that eliminates one or more current Federal programs of equal or greater cost.Sponsor: Rep Conaway, K. Michael
I find this one kinda silly. In my own words, "The government giveth, the government take it away." If this passes, Congress will have the nice fortune to balance one program for another. I can see where Rep. Conaway is making an attempt to find a way to control the U.S. Government spending. My opinion would be, take some damn money management classes. There are plenty of fine programs on money management in the United States to enroll in.
Should the national motto of the United States have been supported when it was created and approved by Congress? Must you spend time on the Congress floor asking them to support it. Which brings me to another question... we have a motto?
H.RES.547 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District.Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Tim
This one is kinda interesting. I always considered that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit was kinda "off their rocker," but I am surprised at their ruling in favor of the school district.
Whereas the Palmdale School District sent parents of elementary school students at Mesquite Elementary School in Palmdale, California a letter requesting consent to give a psychological assessment questionnaire to their first, third, and fifth grade students;
Whereas without the informed consent of their parents, the young students were instead administered a questionnaire that contained sexually explicit and developmentally inappropriate questions;
Whereas seven parents subsequently filed a complaint against the Palmdale School District in a Federal district court;
Whereas on November 2, 2005, a 3-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California in the case (Fields v. Palmdale School District) and held that parents `have no constitutional right . . . to prevent a public school from providing its students with whatever information it wishes to provide, sexual or otherwise, when and as the school determines that it is appropriate to do so';
Whereas the Ninth Circuit stated, `once parents make the choice as to which school their children will attend, their fundamental right to control the education of their children is, at the least, substantially diminished';
According to this, the parents were given permission forms for psychological assesments to be
completed on their children. It seems they were not told their children would receive information of an sexual explicit nature. Had the parents known, they may not have signed it.
Now we don't know what all the permission form included. The sponsor of this bill didn't say. I'm of the opinion 1) parents why in the world do you want your kids to have a psychological assesment at school. See a professional for that. 2) these are young children, and I know some children are aware of sex and things of that nature at that young age, but if parents don't want their school to teach them about it, give another option. At that age, they might not be able to digest the info. A couple years down the road, that's different. At that point the parents should know and understand that sex education is a part of the school curriculum.
H.RES.556 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Methamphetamine Prevention Week should be established to increase awareness of methamphetamine and to educate the public on ways to help prevent the use of that damaging narcotic.Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian
Do you realize that the U.S. has a week for everthing. (Either a week or a day.) We even have a day, or was that a week, for celebrating masturbation. I kid you not people.
H.R.323 : To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library".Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L.
All I had to say was, "what the fuck?" Why would you want to rename the Ellis Island Library in favor of Bob Hope? Nothing against Bob Hope. He was a good ENTERTAINER. What does Ellis Island have to do with entertainment? We're not talking about New York City. We're talking about a place that was the entry way for many many many individuals making their first entrance into the United States. And some congressman want to change the library name in honor of Bob Hope? Oh please. They'd be better off naming the football stadium the New York giants play in honor of Mr. Hope. Because he just loved football.
H.R.866 : To make technical corrections to the United States Code.Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.
I can't help but get a laugh out of this one. Do you mean to tell me that a member of congress has to make a motion to make corrections to the United States Code?
H.R.1790 : To protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering a controlled substance in order to attend school, and for other purposes.Sponsor: Rep Kline, John
I'm really surprised this issue has to be addressed. What school makes parents coerce their children to take controlled substances before they can attend? I know these are the days of Ritalin (did I spell that correctly). I know there is a problem with hyper active children in school. And I have heard about teachers strongly suggesting that this children have Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADHD. I think they are jumping to conclusions with this. When did a teacher become a shrink? And when did a teacher know what medicine to prescribe? I'll stop on that issue b/c I don't want to go into the issue of a parent not parenting and the teachers have to suffer. That's another story.
H.R.4347 : To end homelessness in the United States.Sponsor: Rep Carson, Julia
Please don't tell me that Congress is just NOW concerned with the homelsess.
I'll stop for now. That's enough anyways. Have a good day everyone.
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