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Representative Jim Cooper Current Office: U.S. House State: Tennessee Current District: 5 Party: Democrat First Elected: 11/05/2002 Last Elected: 11/04/2008 Next Election: 2010 Click here to see the major campaign contributors for Congressman Jim Cooper. Click here to read a summary Biography about Congressman Jim Cooper.
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As for all the “good Americans” who have kept Congressman Jim Cooper in office with their votes and their blind allegiance to his party label, all that can be said is, Wake up! |
Congressman Jim Cooper does not support habeas corpus for prisoners at Guantanamo, and has refused to support legislation to close Guantanamo. Congressman Jim Cooper has refused to support the “Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007,” which would make “significant changes to provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 by restoring the writ of habeas corpus for individuals held under U.S. jurisdiction, narrowing the definition of an unlawful enemy combatant, preventing the use of evidence gained through torture and coercion, and requiring the U.S. to abide to its Geneva Convention obligations.” More importantly, Jim Cooper has declined to sign onto legislation that requires the U.S. to live up to the Geneva Conventions. Congressman Jim Cooper has refused to support efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Iraq. Congressman Jim Cooper supports continuing the U.S. aggression in Iraq, he is against insisting on Congressional oversight of the war effort, and wants to give the NSA a pass to go around the FISA Courts. Congressman Jim Cooper refused to support legislation that would hold mercenaries (a/k/a “contractors”) to the same standards of conduct expected of American soldiers. Congressman Jim Cooper has refused to push for a ban on cluster bombs used in the vicinity of civilians. Congressman Jim Cooper has refused to support legislation that would ban the so-called “outsourcing” of torture. Congressman Jim Cooper has refused to sign onto legislation that would investigate and probably reign in WHINSEC, the U.S. government’s notorious training school for torturers and terrorists. Congressman Jim Cooper isn't interested in repealing the so-called “Real ID” act. In case you have not heard, “Real ID” was slipped through into law without debate a few years ago. It gives states a very expensive unfunded mandate to create a national ID card, and many privacy experts see the data base it is supposed to create as an invitation to snooping and identity theft. Congressman Jim Cooper has failed to achieve a leadership position within the U.S. House of Representatives over the past six years in office. Congressman Jim Cooper voted for the $825 billion economic stimulus package without reading it first. Congressman Jim Cooper refused to have hometown meetings with the citizens of his community on the issue of Health Care. Congressman Jim Cooper has repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, and prominent members of the media. |
