Florida in 2008 - Let's Make Those Ballots Count This Time - Show Young & Shaw the Door

Clay Shaw has been an incumbent for 26 years now. That's pretty well entrenched. Twenty-six years of Republican nonsense from this gentleman is enough. Shaw has been a loyal follower of the Bush/Rove agenda, which is more than enough reason to show him the door. But hey, let's let Shaw's voting record speak for itself.

• Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother's life. (Oct 2003)
• Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
• Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
• Rated 30% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
• Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)
• Rated 20% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
• Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
• Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• Focus educational resources to help those with greatest need. (Jul 2001)
• Require state standards, regular assessments, and sanctions. (Jul 2001)
• Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable. (Jul 2001)
• Rated 9% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
• Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
• Rated 84% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)

In 1994, he agreed that term limits on Congress was a good idea. So do I.

Let's move on over to Bill Young's seat. Bill's been in Congress even longer, for 36 years. Yes, 36 years. Young told a local paper that he didn't worry about polls showing people are unhappy with Congress because "most people really believe in their own representative." Well folks, your rep Bill Young, longtime supporter of Bush also "declined to say if going to war in Iraq was a good idea or not. Nice move of distancing Bill, but don't forget, this VERY long-time Republican member of Congress chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. I think that Bill actually DOES worry abokut polls, since his rush to war and support of war now seem to be coming back to bite him. Young's voting record? Here goes:

• Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
• Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
• Rated 90% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
• Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
• Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)

And who's on board to help kick Young and Shaw out of the House? Well Samm Simpson is taking on Young. According to her website, she is running because "I’m fed up with an Administration that places corporate interests above the needs of the people. I’m fed up with a President that places himself above the law. I’m fed up with a Congress that refuses to allow investigations and refuses to demand accountability." I couldn't have said it better myself. Best of luck to you Samm!

Shaw faces Ron Klein in the race for Flordai's 22nd. Now it's time to hold Shaw accountable for his votes (88% of the time with Bush/ 93% of the time down the GOP party line). As for his friends in the House, well he was friendly enough with Tom DeLay to receive over $30,000 from Delay's PAC to his. Young and Shaw -- seek work elsewhere, turn the House back to the people.