Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [MLUG][POLITICS]From the "Is this really what you wanted?" File

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 8 May 2007, Vern Green wrote:

> OK, so at one of you are fully into thinking the democrats are doing 
> better things in Washington, but once again the idiocy has gone over the 
> top.
>
> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:1:./temp/~c110umx3fc::

That link doesn't work, but a search for Guam at this URL will find 
everything:

http://thomas.loc.gov/


> This is a bill that has been introduced into the House of 
> Representatives.

Introduced by whom?  Do you know anything about where this came from?  Of 
course, given that you don't know what you are talking about, it is 
possible that the Bush Administration is behind it, right?  The purpose of 
the proposed legislation (called "Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition 
Act") is "To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review 
Commission" which can be read here:

http://www.doi.gov/oia/Stories/warclaim/finalwarclaimrpt/GWCRC_Final_Report_060904.pdf

That was written by George Bush's Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton.

You made the following claim:

> The people of Japan will be granted reperations payments because of the 
> abuse they took from the Japanese in World War 2.

I think you mean to say "the people of Guam."  It is long, but you can 
read the TOC from the PDF document at the URL above and then turn to page 
23 and start reading there.  The US blocked Guam from receiving 
reparations from Japan, then several mistakes were made.  You will then 
read that there was a long history of attempts to get money to the people 
of Guam.  "The Guam War Claims Review Commission Act was signed by the 
President on December 16, 2002 and became Public Law 107-333."  The idea 
is to compensate the people of Guam for being screwed by the United 
States, not by the Japanese.

Sadly, most of the people will be dead by the time any money is handed 
out.  It should have been done right years ago.

Of course, your claims did not make sense because they were completely 
wrong.  Did you get this from Fox News or some conservative blog?

Next time you read that the Democrats are doing something utterly crazy 
and inexplicable, give them the benefit of the doubt - think critically 
and skeptically.  You can do it.

Mike

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