Mike Honda

I like this, too.

This is a ruse to lower the budget score for the Insurance Company Funding (aka Health Care Reform}bill.. If this had stayed in the reform bill, it would have pushed it way over Obama's $900 Billion limit.

So Paul, the following organizations who support this reform are what lame and have no clue? Just ask you right?

H.R. 3961 is supported by a wide range of organizations representing patients, doctors and other providers, including the American Medical Association, AARP, the Military Officers Association of America, the American Academy of Family ... Read MorePhysicians, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Surgeons, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, the Medicare Rights Center, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

Ms. Tomlinson,

No it is not okay for you to say anything about my circumstances. If you decide to anyway, then I suggest you be very diligent in your edits.

Why would you tell me to edit something you wrote? Seems odd.

Thank you so much for not only supporting the active men and women in uniform but also seeing to it that we support them as veterans. I am proud to have you as my representative and President Obama in the white house.

Where specifically is separation of church and state in the constitution - as you state that it is. I would really like to know the Article #.

Article 6 of the United States Constitution
Main article: No religious test clause
Article Six of the United States Constitution provides that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States". Prior to the inclusion of the Bill of Rights, this was the only mention of religious freedom in the Constitution

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The separation of church and state is a legal and political principle derived from the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . ." The modern concept often credited to the writings of English philosopher John Locke, the phrase "separation of church and state" is generally traced to an 1802 letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists, where Jefferson spoke of the combined effect of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. It has since been quoted in several opinions handed down by the United States Supreme Court,[1] though the Court has not always fully embraced the principle.[2][3][4]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States

@CodeIt Cruise; I believe that there are corporations who want to hire foreign labor to keep the employment rates very high therefore undermining Obama and his goal to lower unemployment. This will give the GOP a huge upper hand in 2010 and we all know that the conservative base is all about promoting the interests of corporate profits.

Mike, I think you are doing a great job. I hope congress finally is able to get past the insurance loby and do something to benefit real people. It is simply amazing how many people, mostly Republicans, cannot see the forest because of the trees. Too many Bush years have blinded them to reality.

Actuall Teresa Liberals usually oppose the death penalty and here are the facts if you are intersted in the cost. Life without parole is much cheaper...
California
Report of the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice
“The additional cost of confining an inmate to death row, as compared to the maximum security prisons where those sentenced to life without possibility of parole ordinarily serve their sentences, is $90,000 per year per inmate. With California’s current death row population of 670, that accounts for $63.3 million annually.”
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Using conservative rough projections, the Commission estimates the annual costs of the present (death penalty) system to be $137 million per year.

The cost of the present system with reforms recommended by the Commission to ensure a fair process would be $232.7 million per year.

The cost of a system in which the number of death-eligible crimes was significantly narrowed would be $130 million per year.

The cost of a system which imposes a maximum penalty of lifetime incarceration instead of the death penalty would be $11.5 million per year.

So, once again your spew hate without knowing the facts.

Yet another bad piece of legislation.

Teresa, why don't you do some research and find out how much the signs cost.

It depends on the state and the type of sign that is selected, but it is between $500 and $9000 per sign!

"Another constituent, Judy Rickard, will permanently leave America this November" HURRAY!!!!! As a student at SJSU I applaud Judy's decision to leave the socialist state of California. EVERY student pays toward the university's pension and retirement plan through our tuition. Part time, full time, international students, pay every semester ... Read Moretoward the most inefficient, bureaucratic nightmare known as the SJSU employees quagmire.

And Mike - our state does allow Judy and her lesbian partner live together. Her partner can apply for US Citizenship. If you would like to make things 'fair', let's change the law eliminating citizenship by marriage and anchor babies who are born to illegal aliens.

Kudos to you Mr. Honda for putting forth a bill that has been long overdue!

Here's an interesting article about how other countries are taking advantage of america's outdated immigration laws.

http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/10/stealing-talent-from-uncle-sam/

Donna, We all know that there are some that will always abuse the laws.You must take a broader look at the problem not every one of those young men or ladies are here illegally. Many have been here for hundreds of years and have allowed acculturation of all immigrants into historically native areas We are all invited guests.
It is impossible for an... Read More illegal immigrant to get health care and food stamps. By calling the different state departments you can receive" Fac" on your issues. You you can go to the departments and the have pamphlets and legal information on important questions you are asking.Ask for requirements on all your concerns for they are valid and just.
Children with birth certificates are enrolled in Kindergarten, those with out birth certificates or other data are not allowed to register in schools. Parents are not asked and shouldn't be asked for their own verification or status on basis of color and ethnicity.
It is sad the some of our citizens are not offered health services on physical appearances. Many die from problems arising in the ER rooms. There is a more valid law called the "Hippocratic" law that the human race abides too.
We need to fully educate ourselves to create a better greater USA.

@ Ruth, I agree with you 100% and this issue of immigration has become a top priority for me and becoming educated on the subject is a start. I recognize the fact that if illegal immigrants aren't allowed to buy into the system and that because they use the emergency rooms for all their medical needs it ends up costing the tax payers both in ... Read Morehigher insurance premiums as well as tax dollars. If everyone here could buy into a health insurance exchange and become part of the pool we could possible save money. The higher the rate of uninsured in your state the more you pay in medical costs. Look at Texas for gosh sakes. I will continue to work on this issue in the coming months. This past 5 months I have done nothing but focus on health care reform.

Mike, you're doing a terrific job and have my full support!

Thank you Mike for all you do!!!