Daily Archives: May 16, 2010

05/16/10

History Holds the Key to the Future Blog!! Please Join us this week!

Hat Tip: Nancy Jacques

Constituting America

90 in 90 = 180:
History Holds the Key to the Future

Please read the Federalist Papers with us this week and join us on our blog!

We need your voice!

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90 in 90 = 180: History Holds the Key to the Future – National Conversational Blog/Reading of the U.S. Constitution and the Federalist Papers!

Each day we read a new Federalist Paper, and share our thoughts about its relevancy today with a guest Constitutional Scholar.

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FIFTH WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Day 18 – Friday, May 14 – Blog on Federalist Paper # 13, Read Federalist Paper #14

Day 19 – Monday, May 17 – Blog on Federalist Paper # 14, Read Federalist Paper #15

Day 20 – Tuesday, May 18 – Blog on Federalist Paper # 15, Read Federalist Paper #16

Day 21 – Wednesday, May 19 – Blog on Federalist Paper # 16, Read Federalist Paper #17

Day 22 – Thursday, May 20 – Blog on Federalist Paper # 17, Read Federalist Paper #18

Day 23 – Friday, May 21 – Blog on Federalist Paper # 18, Read Federalist Paper #19

Day 24 – Monday, May 24 – Blog on Federalist Paper # 19, Read Federalist Paper #20
We The People 9.17 Contest

We The People 9.17 Contest

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05/16/10

Obama’s Healthcare – Those For and Against

Hat Tip: Nancy Jacques
From: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3590

Support – 20%

  • Consumers Union
  • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
  • National Association of Community Health Centers
  • American College of Physicians
  • American Osteopathic Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Medical Association
  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
  • Service Employees International Union -SEIU
  • American Association of Retired Persons
  • UAW
  • International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Association of Schools of Public Health

Against – 80%

  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • National Retail Federation
  • Eagle Forum
  • International Franchise Association
  • National Utility Contractors Association
  • Associated General Contractors of America
  • National Association of Home Builders
  • National Automobile Dealers Association
  • Automotive Recyclers Association
  • National Federation of Independent Business
  • National Association of Manufacturers
  • National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
  • American Hotel and Lodging Association
  • National Association of Health Underwriters
  • American Bakers Association
  • Christian Coalition of America
  • Retail Industry Leaders Association
  • International Foodservice Distributors Association
  • National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association
  • Society of American Florists
  • National Roofing Contractors Association
  • Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
  • American Rental Association
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Communication Workers of America
  • American Academy of Dermatology
  • National Club Association
  • America’s Health Insurance Plans
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • National Tooling and Machining Association
  • Independent Electrical Contractors
  • National Association of Convenience Stores
  • American International Automobile Dealers Association
  • Aeronautical Repair Station Association
  • American Farm Bureau
  • Associated Builders and Contractors
  • Associated Equipment Distributors
  • Tire Industry Association
  • American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Ohio State Medical Association
  • National Association of Mortgage Brokers
  • Service Station Dealers of America
  • Printing Industries of America
  • National Right To Life
  • BlueCross BlueShield Association
  • American Academy of Opthalmology
  • American Urological Association
  • Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations
  • Heart Rhythm Society
  • National Association of Spine Specialists
  • The Association for Manufacturing Technology
  • Association of Ship Brokers and Agents
  • Commercial Photographers International
  • International Housewares Association
  • Northeastern Retail Lumber Association
  • Precision Metal-forming Association
  • Self-insurance Institute of America
  • Society of Sport and Event Photographers
  • The PGA of America

SUPPORT [16 total; 4 are Unions (25% of the 16)]
OPPOSE [62]