http://samuel-warde.com Liberal News, Commentary, Social Satire & More Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:22:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/wisconsin-senate-president-loses-it-breaks-gavel/ http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/wisconsin-senate-president-loses-it-breaks-gavel/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:26:30 +0000 Samuel Warde http://samuel-warde.com/?p=15493 The War on Women is alive and well in Wisconsin. This was quite evident Wednesday, when Senate President Mike Ellis took to erratically yelling/screaming his words, banging his gavel, and silencing anyone that might get in the way of passing a bill which forces women seeking abortions to be ‘educated’ by way of an invasive [...]]]> http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/wisconsin-senate-president-loses-it-breaks-gavel/feed/ 0 http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/republicans-push-through-ultrasound-bill-silencing-democrats-in-dictator-style-senate-session-video/ http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/republicans-push-through-ultrasound-bill-silencing-democrats-in-dictator-style-senate-session-video/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:46:43 +0000 Kimberley Johnson http://samuel-warde.com/?p=15318 Republican state senators in Wisconsin practiced a dictator style senate session Wednesday. They effectively silenced Democrats while passing a bill shaming requiring women to endure a transvaginal ultrasound probe before an abortion. The session started with Sen. Kathleen Vinehout (D) reading well articulated letters from constituents who oppose the bill. “The idea of  “small government” [...]]]> http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/republicans-push-through-ultrasound-bill-silencing-democrats-in-dictator-style-senate-session-video/feed/ 0 http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/24-anti-choice-bills-in-texas-defeated/ http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/24-anti-choice-bills-in-texas-defeated/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:53:32 +0000 Leslie Salzillo http://samuel-warde.com/?p=14687 “Democrats stuck together very well this session and made strong arguments and strong advocacy on behalf of a woman’s right to choose,” state Sen. Kirk Watson (D), the head of Texas’ Democratic caucus, told the Express-News. “Just this week, I’ve had pressure from leadership pushing to bring up bills in an almost threatening way, and [...]]]> http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/24-anti-choice-bills-in-texas-defeated/feed/ 0 http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/drug-tests-for-lawmakers-amendment-introduced-by-kansas-senator/ http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/drug-tests-for-lawmakers-amendment-introduced-by-kansas-senator/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:38:32 +0000 Leslie Salzillo http://samuel-warde.com/?p=14681 Well, we all thought it. And some of us said it. But one senator actually did it. Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, * Oletha Faust-Goudeau introduced an amendment requiring lawmakers to be subject to drug tests. This controversial action came as a result of a bill requiring citizens to take drug tests in order [...]]]> http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/drug-tests-for-lawmakers-amendment-introduced-by-kansas-senator/feed/ 0