U.S. Dept. of Peace Legislation – Another Hippie Work of Fiction

Let me tell you about a piece of dumb legislation headed up by those hippie liberals in California. Thanks to DTMF for the tip-off. Make sure you take a look at his really informative blog on the topic.

Legislation to create a U.S. Department of Peace

(Full text of the bill)

These darling love-children want to slap everyone with the twinkle of peace—domestically and internationally.  Peace for the city. Peace for the military. Peace for gangs. Peace with rehabilitation of prisoners.

Yup.  Let’s forget for a moment that prison was actually designed for punishment.

They want to advise the President-Elect, though we’ll forget for a moment that his friend and co-worker, Bill Ayers was a radical terrorist.  They want to advise the military.  They want to advise you in your own home.

Don’t get me wrong—war is not a goal.  Violence is not a mission.

Shall our military just hold hands with our enemies and sing Kumbaya?  Radical muslims breached our borders and killed innocent people.  They have no problem dying for their cause.  Do you think they want to hold our hands?  They believe they will be rewarded for killing infidels.

Hey, law-abiding gun-owners!  Do you see your 2nd Amendment rights going down the drain?

They’re even trying to get to our children.
They have a whole page dedicated to statistics (globally).   In context or not?

Some of their claims:

In 2004, 5,292 young people ages 10 to 24 were murdered–an average of 15 each day. [Youth Violence Facts at a Glance, Summer 2007, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

In 2001, almost 21,000 homicides and 31,000 suicides occurred; and almost 1.8 million people were assaulted, while about 323,000 harmed themselves and were treated in hospital emergency departments. (Surveillance for Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries – 2001, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Vital Statistics System)

Worldwide, an estimated 1.6 million people lost their lives to violence in 2000. About half were suicides, one-third were homicides, and one-fifth were casualties of armed conflict. (World Report on Violence and Health, World Health Organization, 2002)

Here’s some statics from the US Department of Justice:

Serious violent crimes have decreased since 1993

After peaking in 1993, the number of gun crimes reported to police declined and then stabilized at levels last seen in 1988.

They didn’t include abortion in the statistics, but groups like the National Organization for Women have endorsed the legislation.  There appear to be more abortions in the United States than World-wide violence.

In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed, down from 1.31 million in 2000.

Number of abortions per year: Approximately 46 Million

The co-sponsors of the legislation are comprised of a whole slew of Democrats and one Republican.  See the list below to find out who they are.

The endorsements are as liberal as they come.  Peace freaks, meditation specialists, humanistic weirdos, and even a ‘conscious evolution’ nut.  Remember the freaks in pink (Code Pink) that busted in to the Republican National Convention and then again tried to arrest Karl Rove?   Endorser.  Make sure you click on the links of endorsers at the bottom of the page for more information on the group.

Co-Sponsors of the Legislation
Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [HI-01-D]
Rep. Andrews, Robert E.E. [NJ-01-D]
Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [WI-02-D]
Rep. Boswell, LeonardL. [IA-03-D]
Rep. Brown, Corrine [FL-03-D]
Rep. Carson, Julia [IN-07-D]-
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11-D]
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-01-D]
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-05-D]
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14-D]
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-07-D]
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [IL-07-D]
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [CA-53-D]
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-04-D]
Rep. Ellison, Keith [MN-05-D]
Rep. Farr, Sam [CA-17-D]
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [PA-02-D]
Rep. Filner, Bob [CA-51-D]
Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne [MD-1-R]
Rep. Green, Al [TX-09-D]
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-07-D]
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-04-D]
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23-D]
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice [NY-22-D]
Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-02-D]
Rep. Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12-D]
Rep. Honda, Michael M. [CA-15-D]
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-02-D]
Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18-D]
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. “Hank,” Jr. [GA-04-D]
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30-D]
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy[OH-09-D]
Rep  Kildee, Dale E. [MI-05-D]
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks [MI-13-D]
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis [OH-10-D]
Rep. Larson, John B. [CT-01-D]
Rep. Lee, Barbara[CA-09-D]
Rep. Lewis, John [GA-05-D]
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14-D]
Rep  Markey, Edward J. [MA-7-D]
Rep. McCollum, Betty [MN-04-D]
Rep. McDermott, Jim [WA-07-D]
Rep. McGovern, James P. [MA-03-D]
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21-D]
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-06-D]
Rep. Miller, George [CA-07-D]
Rep. Moore, Gwen [WI-04-D]
Rep. Moran, James P. [VA-08-D]
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [NY-08-D]
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC-D]
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [MN-08-D]
Rep. Olver, John W. [MA-01-D]
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10-D]
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-03-D]
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15-D]
Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-09-D]
Rep. Ryan, Tim [OH-17-D]
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-09-D]
Rep. Scott, Robert C. [VA-03-D]
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16-D]
Rep. Sherman, Brad [CA-27-D]
Rep. Stark, Pete [CA-13-D]
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10-D]
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [NY-10-D]
Rep. Tubbs-Jones, Stephanie [OH-11-D]
Rep. Waters, Maxine [CA-35-D]
Rep. Watson, Diane E. [CA-33-D]
Rep. Wexler, Robert F. [FL-19-D]
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6-D]
Rep. Wu, David [OR-01-D]

Endorsers of the Legislation
Amnesty International
American Ethical Union
American Muslim Voice
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Voices Abroad
Another Mother for Peace
Arcana Workshops
The Attitudinal Healing Connection of Oakland
Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Education
Brahma Kumaris
Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Center for Nonviolent Communications
Code Pink
Communities of Peace Foundation
Conscious Talk Radio
Cross Left
The Dutchess Peace Coalition
Fellowship of Reconciliation -FOR
Foundation for Conscious Evolution
FusionStorm
Global AIDS Alliance
Global Exchange
Global Family
Global Youth Action Network
Humanity In Unity
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
The Institute for Progressive Christianity
The International Center for Attitudinal Healing
The International Trauma-Healing Institute
Musicians and Fine Artists for World Peace
NAACP–Maryland State Conference
The National Service Conference of the American Ethical Union
National Women’s Studies Association
The Network of Spiritual Progressives
N.O.W.- National Organization for Women
One Common Unity
Order of International Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain
Pace e Bene
Pathways to Peace
Pax Christi USA
Peace Action
The Peace Company
Peace and Justice Studies Association
Peace is Every Step
Peace Journey
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Rainbow Solutions, Inc.
Restorative Solutions
September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
School Mediation Center
Share International USA
Social Welfare Action Alliance (SWAA)
Tikkun
Traprock Peace Center
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
United Methodist Church–General Board of Church and Society
United Religions Initiative – URI
Veterans for Peace
Whole Children, Whole Planet
Wholistic Peace Institute
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
World Centers of Compassion for Children International
YES! – Youth for Environmental Sanity

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