blackagendareport.com -Congressional Black Caucus Grades Plummet on War, “Terror” and Trade Bills

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Congressional Black Caucus
 by Leutisha Stills
"The CBC is no longer vigilant in defense of civil liberties that go beyond the right to spend money wherever one wants."

CBC Monitor notes that Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), whom we tracked because of his prominence in progressive politics but who does not fit in any of our Report Card categories, scored 90 percent - higher than any member of the CBC.

The voting behavior of the Congressional Black Caucus shows "by the numbers" that the CBC has been at least half-absorbed by corporate power, that it fails to reflect the near-universal African American aversion to U.S. military adventures abroad, and is no longer vigilant in defense of civil liberties that go beyond the right to spend money wherever one wants. Clearly, a grassroots purge of the congressional ranks is in order, district by district, until the CBC can once again claim to be "the conscience of the Congress." ...SOURCE

Leutisha Stills, spokesperson for the Congressional Black Caucus Monitor, can be contacted at <LeutishaStills@hotmail.com>