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| H.R. 808: Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act |
| 2007-04-16 |
| No, this is NOT a sick, stupid joke; this is REAL. A BILL: To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. Yes, that's right: Dippy Dennis Kucinich's "Department of Peace". Read the whole, miserable thing, including: (b) Domestic Responsibilities- The Secretary shall-- (1) develop policies that address domestic violence, including spousal abuse, child abuse, and mistreatment of the elderly; (2) create new policies and incorporate existing programs that reduce drug and alcohol abuse; (3) develop new policies and incorporate existing policies regarding crime, punishment, and rehabilitation; (4) develop policies to address violence against animals; (5) analyze existing policies, employ successful, field-tested programs, and develop new approaches for dealing with the implements of violence, including gun-related violence and the overwhelming presence of handguns; (6) develop new programs that relate to the societal challenges of school violence, gangs, racial or ethnic violence, violence against gays and lesbians, and police-community relations disputes; (7) make policy recommendations to the Attorney General regarding civil rights and labor law; (8) assist in the establishment and funding of community-based violence prevention programs, including violence prevention counseling and peer mediation in schools; (9) counsel and advocate on behalf of women victimized by violence; (10) provide for public education programs and counseling strategies concerning hate crimes; (11) promote racial, religious, and ethnic tolerance; (12) finance local community initiatives that can draw on neighborhood resources to create peace projects that facilitate the development of conflict resolution at a national level and thereby inform and inspire national policy; and (13) provide ethical-based and value-based analyses to the Department of Defense. Idiots... |
| Posted by:Dave D. |
| #6 No it's Kumbaya! Gees....just goes to show why we need this here Peace Department. /sarc |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-04-16 23:08 |
| #5 Yeah, but somebody elects this twerp evry two years. that's what scares me. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-04-16 21:50 |
| #4 ...KUMBYA, MY LORD, KUMBYA... |
| Posted by: Solomon Shimble5713 2007-04-16 21:37 |
| #3 KUCINICH/SHARPTON 2008 |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-04-16 21:33 |
| #2 He introduces this bill every year . . . and every year, it dies an ignoble death in committee, alone, unmourned, unsponsored even by the other LLLs. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-04-16 18:59 |
| #1 I argue that the DoD, if allowed to do its job, already IS the Department of Peace (although not Nonviolence, of course). |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2007-04-16 18:47 |