La demòcrata Nancy Pelosi ha estat elegida avui presidenta de la Cambra de Representants dels Estats Units. És la primera vegada que una dona ocupa aquest càrrec, el tercer més important en l’aquitectura institucional nord-americana després del president i del vicepresident. Pelosi està considerada una exponent del corrent més “progressista” del Partit Demòcrata. Tot i això, tot i la retòrica políticament correcte i esquerranosa de la Sra. Pelosi, els seus actes han contradit habitualment les seves paraules.Aquí en teniu una petita mostra:
War On Iraq
March 20, 2003 - The day after the war on Iraq was launched, as thousands upon thousands of her constituents were marching in the streets of San Francisco protesting the unilateral invasion, Pelosi was in Congress condemning the demonstrators. She voted that very day for a resolution declaring "unequivocal support and appreciation to the president...for his firm leadership and decisive action." And she used her leadership position in Congress to urge others to sign on to the resolution. (...)
Pelosi has voted again and again to approve ever-increasing military spending. Every year, she's a reliable ally of the military when they invariably request more. Of specific note, in 2002, she voted for a bill that allocated billions of new money for the development of new low-yield 'usable' nuclear weapons. In 2003, she voted in favor of a bill that exempted the military from the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Patriot Act
Despite the opposition of San Franciscans, Pelosi did not join — let alone lead — the 66 legislators who opposed this Orwellian legislation. No, she voted for the Patriot Act, which gives enormous, unwarranted power to the executive branch, unchecked by meaningful judicial review. This new authority has been used against American citizens in routine criminal investigations unrelated to terrorism, against immigrants within our borders legally, and against those whose First Amendment activities are deemed by the Attorney General to be threats to national security. Again, she used her powerful leadership position in Congress to urge other representatives to vote with her.
Nsa Wiretapping
Pelosi was one of very few legislators who learned about Bush's authorization of secret warrant-less wiretapping of U.S. citizens. She chose to go along with Bush's wishes and to say nothing for six months about this clear violation of the Constitution. "I was advised of President Bush's decision to provide [wiretapping] authority to the National Security Agency...and I have been provided with updates on several occasions," she acknowledged.
Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Pelosi has voted to support Bush's call for raising the debt ceiling to finance further military expenditures and saddle future generations with even higher debt payments. She also opposed a call from progressives to examine the effect of the 1.35 trillion dollar 2001 tax cut on the budget before voting on this bill to go further into debt.
She opposed an effort by progressives to raise the issue of corporate corruption during 2002, as Republicans were making a concerted attempt to make permanent the various temporary provisions in the $1.35 trillion Bush tax cut of 2001.
Gay Marriage
Pelosi refused to support gay marriage and kept silent for over a month after gay marriages began in San Francisco. Then, when it was safe, once the California Supreme Court had halted the marriages, she emerged and said that she had in fact supported gay marriage all along.
GMO Foods
She voted against progressives, and supported Bush in his challenge on rules for export/import of genetically-modified foods to Europe.
Renewable Energy
She voted against increasing funding for renewable energy on June 25, 2004 . She votedagainst allocating $52 million from fossil fuel to renewables on June 21, 2001
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