another heroic RP lone vote :)

[heavenlyboy34]

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll751.xml

W00t for RP standing up and speaking truth to power! :cool::D

[2young2vote]

What is the point of this bill? is it a demand that China release that person or is it saying that congress thinks China should release that person or what?

[heavenlyboy34]

What is the point of this bill? is it a demand that China release that person or is it saying that congress thinks China should release that person or what?


Pretty much. Lew Rockwell summs it up thusly:

"Ron was the only congressman to vote No (http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll751.xml) on meddling, unconstitutional H.Con.Res. 151, “Expressing the sense of Congress that China release democratic activist Liu Xiaobo from imprisonment.” Imagine if the Chinese parliament called on the US to release Irwin Schiff and its tens of thousands of other political prisoners, held here and around the world, in official prisons and secret concentration camps? Say, that would be pretty neat."

[brandon]

I wonder if Rand is going to be as brave as Ron after he's seated in the Senate. I sure hope so.

[Epic]

I wonder if Rand is going to be a brave as Ron after he's seated in the Senate. I sure hope so.

Yeah - I'm not sure that he will be - especially cause as a senator, his votes are higher profile.

[YumYum]

Pretty much. Lew Rockwell summs it up thusly:

"Ron was the only congressman to vote No (http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll751.xml) on meddling, unconstitutional H.Con.Res. 151, “Expressing the sense of Congress that China release democratic activist Liu Xiaobo from imprisonment.” Imagine if the Chinese parliament called on the US to release Irwin Schiff and its tens of thousands of other political prisoners, held here and around the world, in official prisons and secret concentration camps? Say, that would be pretty neat."

When China takes over this county, they will release all the prisoners you mention. Ni hao.