assmonkey Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 Just some random facts I cut and pasted. Numbers in parens are ADA scores. "Each year, ADA's Legislative Committee selects 20 votes it considers the most important during that session. ADA's National Board and/or National Executive Committee approves those votes. Each member recieves 5 points if he/she voted with ADA, and does not receive 5 points if he/she voted against us or was absent. The total possible is 100." Kerry ADA Lifetime Rating: 92 http://www.adaction.org/Campaign2004/MeetTheCandidates/Kerry/kerry.html http://www.adaction.org/Campaign2004/VotingHistory/votinghistory.html Kennedy (90) and Kerry (92) MA. Leahy ADA lifetime rating: 93 Reps. Frank (99) and Markey (94). Mass. Reps. Baird (95). Inslee (100) and McDermott (89) all from WA. Sen. Wyden from Or (93) Sen. Murray from Wa (92) No Kerry on this "ADA Heros" list (Heros have score of 100): http://www.adaction.org/2003vrstats.htm In 2002, Kerry's rating is 85, while several Senators rate 100 (Kennedy, Mikulski, Sarbanes, Wellstone, Corzine, Reed) Moderate is defined as 40-60. Kerry is not a moderate by these definitions, but also not the most liberal Senator out there. Check your facts, kids. - a s s m n k e y Quote
dberdinka Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 Thanks assmonkey. It's nice to actually see what the guy has voted for and against! I did my best to take a random sampling of 12 of the votes (it's a long list) in question where Kerry scored a + . Here's my interpretation of the results 1-by-1. Kerry is for reproductive rights of women for oil companies being liable for the damages from their oil-spills for federal minimum wage increases for mandatory maternity/family leave requirements for all but small-businesses for spending a budget excess on social programs vs more tax-cuts for the regulation of gun sales at gun sales for closing special-interest tax loopholes for allowing the poor to present legal challenges against welfare reform against continued funding of SDI/missile defense programs against line-item veto power for the president against continued funding of the B-2 bomber program Or in summary Kerry seems to help the lower and middle class while asking that corporations pay their share of taxes and be liable for their actions. Throw in some ideas like limiting unneccesary defense spending (what would we do without B-2 bombers!) along with background checks on gun sales, limiting presidential powers and being pro-choice and I see what Assmonkey means. THIS MAN IS A COMMUNIST WITH A NEFARIOUS PLOT TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN DREAM!!!!! Thank you for bringing this to our attention ass-monkey!!! Heres the random sample I looked at......... FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS 12. Family Planning Counseling -- Title X. (S 110) Chafee (R-RI) amendment to specify that pregnant women receiving family planning services at federally funded facilities, upon request, be advised of all their legal and medical options, including abortion. Passed 62-36, September 25. A yes vote was a +. Kerry + FOR BIG-OIL BEING LIABLE FOR THEIR OIL SPILLS 5. Oil Spill Liability. (S 686) Baucus (D-MT) motion to table (kill) the Gorton (R-WA) amendment to strike the liability limits for oil spills from tankers, barges and on-off-shore facilities. Passed 52-48, August 3. A no vote was +. kerry + AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE SPENDING 9. Fiscal 1997 Defense Authorization -- Missile Defense Cut. (S 1745) Dorgan (D-ND) amendment to cut the authorization for missile defense by $300 million, reducing it to the $508 million requested by the President. Rejected 44-53, June 19. A yes vote was a + Kerry + 17. SALT II Treaty. (S 2355) Nunn (D-GA) motion to table (kill) Bumpers (D-AR) amendment to bar deployment of various multiple warhead missiles in excess of SALT II agreements. Passed 51-45, May 11. A no vote was a +. Kerry + FOR MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES 19. Minimum Wage Increase. (S 1301) Lott (R-MS) motion to kill an amendment which would have increased the federal minimum wage by 50 cents in 199 and 50 cents in 2000. Passed 55-44, September 22. A no vote was a +. Kerry + FOR MATERNITY/FAMILY LEAVE REQUIREMENTS 14. Parental and Medical Leave. (S 2488) Byrd (D-WV) motion to invoke cloture (limit debate) on the substitute bill to require all but small businesses to provide unpaid, job-protected leave to parents of newborn or ill children, funds for child care services, and to crack down on child pornography. (60 votes needed) Rejected 50-46, October 7. A yes vote was a +. Kerry + FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS VS MORE TAX-CUTS 4. Fiscal 1996 Budget Resolution -- Democratic Alternative. (S Con Res 13) Exon (D-NE) motion to waive the Budget Act to take the $170 billion that would be freed for tax cuts if Congress passed a reconciliation bill big enough to balance the budget by 2002 and restore $100 billion for Medicare, $30 billion for education, $17 billion for the earned income tax credit, $10 billion for agriculture, $3 billion for veterans' programs, and $10 billion for deficit reduction. Motion rejected 47-53, May 23. A yes vote was a +. Kerry + AGAINST LINE-ITEM VETO POWER FOR PRESIDENT 8. Line Item Veto. (S 43) Majority Leader Dole (R-KS) motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the motion to proceed to consider the bill giving the President power of line-item veto. (A 3/5 majority, 60, is needed to invoke cloture.) Rejected 58-40, July 24. A no vote was a +. Kerry + FOR THE REGULATION OF GUN SALES AT GUN SHOWS (THE HORROR!) 4. Gun Show Checks. (S 254) Lautenberg (D-NJ) amendment to the Juvenile Crime Bill that would require criminal background checks on all gun sales at gun shows, prohibit non-federal licensees from participating in gun shows and direct the U.S. Attorney General to hold background files collected on gun owners for 90 days. Passed 51-50, May 20 with Vice President Gore casting the tie breaking vote. A yes vote was a +. Edwards + Kerry + Lieberman + FOR CLOSING SPECIAL-INTEREST TAX-LOOPHOLES 14. Closing Tax Loopholes. (S 1650) Nickles (R-OK) motion to table an amendment to express the Sense of the Senate that Congress should close special-interest tax loopholes in order to avoid spending the Social Security surplus in FY 2000, rather than adopting across-the-board cuts in discretionary spending. Passed 54-46, October 6. A no vote was a +. Edwards - Kerry + Lieberman + FOR LEGAL CHALLENGES AGAINST WELFARE REFORM 9. Fiscal 1995 Commerce, Justice, State, Appropriations. (HR 4603) A motion to table an amendment to prohibit the Legal Services Corporation from using federal money to raise legal challenges on behalf of the poor against welfare reform. Motion agreed to 56-44, July 21. A yes vote was a +. Kerry + Lieberman + AGAINST CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE B-2 BOMBER (WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT IT!) 10. B-2 Bomber. (S 2884) Leahy (D-VT) amendment to cancel $2.75 billion in procurement and advanced procurement funds for the B-2 stealth bomber; complete construction only on the 6 B-2s that will be used for flight testing; and use $3 billion in obligated funds for termination costs. Rejected 43-56, August 2. A yes vote was a +. Kerry + Quote
sailBOI Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 Party of Treason ? http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38577 Quote
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