The House: Getting Our Priorities Right

Legal Insurrection has the information about what is going on in the House.  It will be interesting to see if the Democrats reject these resolutions.

House to vote on 11 funding bills including child nutrition, FDA, Head Start, FEMA and Intelligence Agencies

William A. Jacobson at Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion - 1 hour ago

There is agreement, just announced by Tom Cole, to provide back pay for furloughed employees. The White House will sign the bill. The House also is debating a special Rule to allow votes on 10 other spending bills covering a wide variety of the issues about which Democrats and the media have been complaining, including Nutrition […]

 

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There is agreement, just announced by Tom Cole, to provide back pay for furloughed employees.  The White House will sign the bill
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The House also is debating a special Rule to allow votes on 10 other spending bills covering a wide variety of the issues about which Democrats and the media have been complaining, including Nutrition for Low Income Women and Children, the FDA and Intelligence Agencies, National Weather service, Head Start, FEMA, and guaranteeing that furloughed employees get back pay:

H.J. Res. 75—Nutrition Assistance for Low-Income Women and Children Act
H.J. Res. 76—Nuclear Weapon Security & Non-Proliferation Act
H.J. Res. 77—Food and Drug Safety Act
H.J. Res. 78—Preserving Our Intelligence Capabilities Act
H.J. Res. 79—Border Safety & Security Act
H.J. Res. 80—American Indian and Alaska Native, Health, Education, and Safety Act
H.J. Res. 82—National Weather Monitoring Act
H.J. Res. 83—Impact Aid for Local Schools Act
H.J. Res. 84—Head Start for Low-Income Children Act
H.J. Res. 85—National Emergency and Disaster Recovery Act
H.R. 3223—Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

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WOW!  The following link is a MUST READ!


The Matt Walsh Blog: An open letter to President Obama.

My comment there:

Matt -
You have ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT in this "open letter!"  Millions more people are now seeing Obama for who and what he REALLY is - and it's truly an ugly, ugly picture.

Of course there will always be the "hear no evil," "see no evil," [but speak a LOT of evil against those with whom they disagree] ObamaBorg Bot Democrats who would follow this awful pied piper of doom right off the edge of reality into a cesspool of hell.  I have only read a few of the comments on the first page here, but some of these trolls have turned up here at this blog to disparage you for what you wrote.  The truth hurts, and they can't stand it that the awful truth about Obama is getting out for all to see.  Therefore, since they can't defend Obama's terrible policies,  all they can do is attack and disparage messengers like you.  You have shown time and again that you stand for Liberty, Justice, and Freedom - in fact - everything that the Founders envisioned; while standing against all the nefarious corruption, crime, and hatred that Obama and his ilk live by. 

As a fellow blogger - I applaud you!  Keep up the great work!

Sincerely,
Christine
http://talkwisdom.blogspot.com/

Penn State Tragedy Spawns California Bill Ideas

November 28, 2011

Penn State Tragedy Spawns California Bill Ideas

by Rebecca Burgoyne,
CFC Research Analyst

The scandal surrounding Penn State and its football program has dominated news headlines. It is alleged that former defensive coach Jerry Sanducky sexually abused several young boys, and that Penn State officials had known of these allegations, yet did not inform law enforcement officials. The scandal has toppled football legend Joe Paterno, other coaching staff, and the university president, but the shocking headlines spur Americans to want to do more.

Through the years, many California legislative bills have come from tragic headlines such as abuse of the innocent and helpless, prompting efforts to protect others from suffering the same fate as victims before them. Megan’s Law, passed by the California Legislature in 2004, provided the public with Internet access to detailed information about registered sex offenders, allowing parents easy access to determine threats who might live in their neighborhoods. Another bill that strengthened penalties and restrictions for violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters failed to navigate the California Legislature, but returned as Jessica’s Law (Proposition 83) and was overwhelmingly affirmed as an initiative of the people in 2006. In 2010, the tragic deaths of two southern California teens – Chelsea King and Amber DuBois – spawned laws further protecting young girls from violent sexual offenders.

Last year, AB 1432 (Mitchell, D-Culver City), Caylee's Law, was sparked by the case of two-year-old Caylee Anthony, whose mother failed to report her disappearance for weeks. A two-year bill, which will be heard in 2012, AB 1432 would criminalize the failure to report the disappearance or death of a child under 14 within 24 hours. Another two-year bill, SB 391 (Gaines, R-Roseville), was inspired by the Jaycee Lee Dugard case. The “Parole Reform Act of 2011” addresses a legal loophole stemming from a 2008 California Supreme Court decision that created a presumption that – despite heinous crimes – “release on parole is the rule, rather than the exception.” Reversing that ruling would give greater weight to the enormity of crimes in determining a convict’s suitability for parole and protect future victims from paroled criminals like Phillip Garrido.

The Penn State scandal is no exception, and two California legislators have announced plans to introduce bills stemming from that tragedy. Sen. Juan Vargas (D-Chula Vista) has drafted a bill to require university coaching staff to report suspected child abuse or neglect to law enforcement. Vargas, quoted in the Capitol Alert, said, “Telling their superiors was fine, but they should have gone to the police. What they did was wrong and it wasn’t a crime, but it should be. These men protected their football team rather than the innocent boys.” Citing Sandusky’s connection to his charity through which he met some of his alleged victims, Assemblyman Ricardo Lara (D-South Gate) has announced plans to introduce a bill to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status if they enable or fail to report child sexual abuse connected to their organization.

The damage done through child victimization can never be undone, but the focus of the nation on these situations can perhaps reap some benefit, as laws take the lessons of these failures and attempt to protect others from potential harm.


Hat tip:

California Family Council