cnn.com — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday calling on China to end its crackdown on Tibet and release Tibetans imprisoned for "nonviolent" demonstrations. The vote was 413-1. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who recently dropped out of the presidential race, was the lone congressman voting against it.
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paperboy6645Apr 11, 2008
First- I am sure Paul has his reasons for voting no, and unlike EVERY other member of Congress, he will explain his position shortly if he has not already.Second- Paul is not in favor of China persecuting Tibet- Be realistic.Third- OUR CONGRESS has nothing to do with China, so this whole proceeding is a colossal waste of timeFourth- Shouldn't they be starting impeachment hearings for this countries war crimes?
strawberrymacawApr 11, 2008
What's all this talk on TV about "the dollar llama has arrived"? That sounds pretty cheap for a llama.
Closed AccountApr 11, 2008
He has a zero-tolerance stance for anything that is not allowed by the Constitution
thndrshk2kApr 12, 2008
Doing less than nothing is still nothing.Opposing useless forms of government by voting against something that advocates such useless actions is more effective than doing nothing.Sticking to your guns isn't always a bad thing, as long as those are within known range of values. However if those values are deemed unappealing, sticking to those opinions only will cause downfall.What is so unappealing to refuse to give warm fuzzies when your reason is based against such counter-intuitive voting?Also: Why f**king vote on common sense? Of course it's bad, we don't need to f**king vote on that s**t. That is why it's useless waste of money. If you don't think denying human rights is bad, then you're dumb.
Closed AccountApr 12, 2008
Wow this is hilarious. People support Ron Paul for voting against this farce of a resolution because it would accomplish nothing, is just a bunch of posturing and that we have more problems to worry about than intefereing in the internal affairs of foreign countries. When I was saying the same things about the violent Tibetan protests in USA, I get digged down 5 times. What a crock of s**t Digg...PS I have even more respect for Ron Paul now.
epikApr 15, 2008
Roosevans is right though. Wow, this is one issue where the majority of Digg is WAAAY off.
Closed AccountApr 16, 2008
I'm being dugg down, that means that the RonPaulBots are still 'round.
smasherdevourerApr 17, 2008
"a worthwhile and actually valid nominee" is an OPINION. Just because you think yours is right, does not make everyone else wrong. Why give my vote to a man who does nothing to convince me that he isn't just another typical politician and is going to raise my taxes?
cwgannonApr 17, 2008
You must be joking. Is that your best attempt at reducing this to semantics?
Closed AccountApr 30, 2008
Haha. Yeah I figured thats why I got dugg down. I actually didnt though, thats why Im taking this so lightly. Im German, I just know s**t like this from growing up. Of course I cant prove this. So whatever.
Closed AccountMay 21, 2008
Last time I checked, I NEVER said we should go to war with China. In fact, I think that's probably the dumbest idea ever! I was only saying that we should voice our concerns over human rights abuses, and the Olympics, a bastion of peace and well-being, is probably the most perfect venue to stage such protests on Chinese soil. Then again, we are far from perfect here.
xsterMar 28, 2009
eh?