My, Representative Young is getting a lot of press from me these days. I made what is, to my mind, a significant error in my critique of Don Young's voting record. In item #9, where I took him to task for not having shown up to vote on the USA PATRIOT Act, I accused him of having gone ahead and voted for extending the sunsetted provisions. I looked this up at the time, but evidently not on a reliable website. Young did not, in fact, vote to extend. So far as I can tell, his Libertarian streak was going strong, as he voted against every extensionof its liberty-infringing powers.
My apologies, Rep. Young. I just wish your Libertarian streak was functioning when you voted on the Military Commissions Act.
Pentagon Sees “Increased Potential” for Nuclear Conflict
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The possibility that nuclear weapons could be used in regional or global
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