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Ms Cat

Hello All...

I thought maybe it might be of general interest to know that Form 180 isn't the ONLY thing John Kerry has refused to sign or fill out.

A trip to the Project Vote Smart site (http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm) turned up some interesting info.

When looking into the list of Current Elected Officials that took the National Political Awareness Test that asks them to
answer basic questions about their stand and projected policies on various issues, John Kerry's page ( http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=S0421103) gave this:

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SENATOR JOHN FORBES KERRY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY
RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE
NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST

SENATOR JOHN FORBES KERRY REFUSED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WHEN ASKED TO DO SO ON 23 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY:

MSNBC
CBS News
Cox Newspapers
Knight Ridder
National Journal
MTV
New Hampshire Public Broadcasting
Tucson Citizen
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Portsmouth Herald
Nashua Telegraph
Iowa Public Radio
Ames Daily Tribune
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa City Press
The State (SC)
WYY Philadelphia
San Jose Mercury News
Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman
Michael Dukakis, Fomer Democratic Congressman
Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman
Jim Leach, Republican Congressman
Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President

Urge Senator John Forbes Kerry to fill out the NPAT

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Yep. Makes me feel all warm-fuzzied and secure to know how he's gonna run the country if he gets elected.

Lots of interesting information on the site.

Ms. Cat
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taz · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:04 pm Post subject:

unfortunately, Bush refused also

Billman · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:05 pm Post subject:

Per the site, Bush also refused 23 requests to take it. Just fyi.

There's a long history of politicians refusing this test, unfortunately. They don't like to be pinned down and have it used against them later. They have enough trouble remembering what they promised in their speeches and platform Smile

We need to stay focused on Standard Form 180. Make it a mantra.
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azpatriot · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:08 pm Post subject:

True but Kerry's voting record ( or the lack there of ) is there.
Here's one that doesn't surprise me.....

Key Vote

Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment-Passage

Bill Number: S J Res 14
Issue: Civil Liberties
Date: 03/29/2000
Sponsor: Resolution sponsored by Hatch, R-UT

Roll Call Number: 0048
Resolution rejected
Full Member List

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.

Vote to propose a constitutional amendment prohibiting the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

S J Res 14: Prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Vote to pass a resolution that would propose a constitutional amendment granting Congress the authority to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
(Resolution sponsored by Hatch, R-UT)
Resolution rejected 63-37: R51-4; D 12-33 on 03/29/2000; a 2/3rds majority is required to pass constitutional amendment resolutions.
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Ms Cat · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:14 pm Post subject:

Yep. But Edwards took it. And re: Kerry... the site has some pretty interesting stuff on his voting record, etc. I'm still wading thru all the various sections.

Anyway, I thought the site might be of interest to folks here, if no one had run across it yet.

Smile

Ms. Cat
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"Here's to wishing that Johnny-boy gets to be First Mate to the Tidy Bowl Man in November."

-- Ms. Cat