The effort to recall Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) from his office now has the attention of Rasmussen Reports. Their results show that the Menendez recall effort can succeed--if the recall committee can get their message out. They also show that Menendez would have greater difficulty getting re-elected in 2012, even if the recall bid failed--and if the recall question were to reach the ballot, he might well lose. (continued)
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The Committee to Recall Senator Robert Menendez
Will Finally Have Their Day in Court
Posted February 24, 2010
The day many of us have been waiting for, Friday, February 26th, has been postponed to Tuesday, March 2nd due to inclement weather. Dan Silberstein and Richard Luzzi, attorneys representing the Recall Committee, will be appearing in Mercer County’s Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton at 10:30 AM. They will be joined by Peter Ferrara, the Attorney for the American Civil Rights Union, who has filed an amicus brief in defense of the Committee’s civil rights.
Since this is a matter of great concern to the citizens of New Jersey and has recently received media attention, we are anticipating that many of our supporters and opposing protesters are planning to demonstrate outside of the courthouse. We respectfully ask those intending to go to Trenton on our behalf , behave in a manner that respects the court and the system – the same system of law we are working so hard to preserve. While those who oppose our intitiative may seek to disturb the peace, we believe our citizens are protectors of the peace and therefore should act accordingly. To all wishing to attend, please dress conservatively, and if you plan on carrying signs, we ask that they be handmade and not controversial. We are sure that the media will also be attending and will be looking to capitalize on any behavior that can be interpreted as radical in any way, shape or form.
Thanks to all who have been supportive of this initiative and we are counting on your cooperation. Without it, we will not succeed and the consequences for our country can be dire.
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Menendez NJ Recall Update: The Tea Party Goes to Court
It’s Not About the Recall, It’s About the First Amendment
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Judge Approves Appeal of Menendez Recall Decision to Move Forward;
Will Hear Oral Arguments February 26th;
American Civil Rights Union to Join Appeal
Posted February 8, 2010
Mercer County, New Jersey – February 6, 2010.
A NJ Superior Court Appellate Judge has granted an emergency motion to fast-track the appeal of a committee seeking to recall a United States Senator.
In a two-part order issued late afternoon on Thursday, February 4th, Judge Edwin Stern granted the committee's motion to accelerate their appeal and scheduled oral arguments for Friday, February 26th. In the same order, the Judge also granted approval for the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) to participate in the appeal as amicus curiae (friend of the court), in response to an emergent application filed by the ACRU.
The case stems from a January 11th final agency determination by NJ state election officials, in which the Secretary of State denied a Notice of Intention and proposed petition filed by the Committee to Recall Robert Menendez. Former Secretary of State Nina Wells wrote in the letter,
“It has been determined that the qualifications and election of a Member of the United States Senate is a matter of exclusive jurisdiction of federal authority and that neither the United States Constitution nor federal statute provide for a recall proceeding for a federally-elected official…Therefore, in my capacity as the Chief Election Official of the State of NJ, I hereby determine that neither the Notice of Intention to Recall nor the proposed Petition can be accepted for filing or review.”
Members of the Sussex County Tea Party formed the recall committee and had filed the Notice back in September, 2009, hoping to move onto the phase of petitioning the public for signatures in support of requesting a recall election.
Dan Silberstein and Richard Luzzi, attorneys for the committee, have challenged the state's decision, contending that the issue at hand is not one of whether the State has the power to issue a judicially enforceable recall order of a U.S. Senator, as the respondents maintain, but it is a question of first amendment rights. Their brief reads in part,
"Can the State [of NJ], after amending its Constitution and passing legislation to guarantee its citizens access to a formal, State-endorsed mechanism to foster collective “core political speech”, deny its citizens access to that mechanism because of the content of their political message?"
While the constitutionality of a 1995 amendment to NJ's state Constitution that granted citizens the power to recall federal officials may be open to debate, there has never been any federal court decision holding that the States do not have the power to recall their Senators. Some might contend that it is premature to determine the enforceability of a State’s recall order before a ruling on it has ever been issued.
Due to its potential broader constitutional implications, the case also attracted the attention of the American Civil Rights Union. Peter Ferrara, General Counsel for the ACRU, recently sought approval from Silberstein and Luzzi to participate in the appeal as amicus curiae, and they were happy to oblige.
The ACRU was founded in 1998 by Robert B. Carleson, long time policy advisor to President Reagan, as a non-partisan, non-profit 501(C)(3), legal/educational policy organization dedicated to defending constitutional rights. Its policy board includes former US Attorney General Edwin Meese III; Pepperdine Law School Dean, Kenneth Starr; and former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, William Bradford Reynolds, among many others. In addition to the public interest in this matter regarding the functioning of our democracy and the constitutional rights of the citizens of NJ, the ACRU also maintains that the recall of US Senators is a matter of broad, national public interest across the entire country. It plans to file a brief addressing the right of recall in NJ under the law of the state of NJ, the Constitution of NJ, and the US Constitution. For more information on the state’s provisions for recall, visit recallcongressnow.org
Oral arguments will be heard by Judges Stern, Graves, and Sabatino at 10:00am on Friday, February 26th in the Appellate Division courtroom in Trenton, NJ.
Legal Contact:
Dan Silberstein, Esq.
Phone: (732) 388-8600, Email: dsilberstein@dpspc.com
Sussex County Tea Party Contact:
RoseAnn Salanitri, Founder (Branchville, NJ)
Phone: (973)948-8553, Email: emailroseann@gmail.com
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``Attorneys for Respondents:
Paula Dow, Acting Attorney General of NJ, on behalf of respondents [former] Secretary of State and the Director of the Division of Elections
Angelo Genova, of Genova Burns and Marc Elias, of Perkins Coie, LLP, attorneys for Senator Robert Menendez
The Committee to Recall Robert Menendez from the Office of U.S. Senator v. Nina Mitchell Wells, Esq., Secretary of State, and Robert F. Giles, Director of the Division of Elections; Appellate Docket No. is A-2254-09 T1.
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UPDATE
Posted 1/28/2010
The recall petition submitted to the State to begin to take signatures was also sent to Senator Menendez last week (Friday) as requested by the Judge reviewing the appeal. This was only a notification to Senator Menendez that a request to begin taking signatures was submitted.
We are waiting for the determination from the Judge as to whether we can begin taking signatures. We may receive word as soon as next week to begin. The lawyers continue to submit any necessary paperwork to get the approval to proceed with the recall petition. Please realize that approval of the petition itself to collect signatures is what we are seeking. Once the approval is received to proceed we will call upon all of our members to collect signatures; the member groups of NJ Tea Parties United (statewide) will also collect signatures. Only when sufficient signatures are collected can the actual petition be submitted and a decision to remove Senator Menendez be sought.
Was it a coincidence that Senator Menendez after receiving the paperwork on Friday was all over the talk shows during the weekend? Perhaps or perhaps not….you be the judge.
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Determination on Menendez Recall Cites NJ Constitution and Uniform Recall Election Law as Unconstitutional; Judge May Consider Appeal
Posted 1/17/2010
A judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has granted an application to file an emergent motion in the case of Committee to Recall Robert Menendez v. Nina Wells, Secretary of State, et al. On Thursday, January 14th, Judge Jack Sabatino issued an order allowing the plaintiff to file a motion to accelerate the appeal and to file the supporting brief.
Attorneys for The Committee to Recall Robert Menendez from the United States Senate, plaintiff, filed the application on Wednesday, seeking an accelerated review of a "final determination" of January 11, 2010, made by state election officials on a Notice of Intention to Recall filed by the committee. The election officials' determination not only prohibits the plaintiff from moving forward with the recall petition under New Jersey’s Uniform Recall Election Law, but also suggests that New Jersey’s recall statutes, as well as the recall provisions in the New Jersey Constitution adopted in 1993, are unconstitutional. The relevant provision, Article 1, Paragraph 2B, states that the people may recall “any elected official in this State or representing this State in the United States Congress”.
In a letter dated January 11th, New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Wells responded as follows:
“It has been determined that the qualifications and election of a Member of the United States Senate is a matter of exclusive jurisdiction of federal authority and that neither the United States Constitution nor federal statute provide for a recall proceeding for a federally-elected official. Therefore, in my capacity as the Chief Election Official of the State of New Jersey, I hereby determine that neither the Notice of Intention to Recall nor the proposed Petition can be accepted for filing or review.”
The response comes nearly four months after the Notice of Intent to Recall was initially filed.
"After ignoring the statutes for almost four months, the Secretary of State has unilaterally declared that the statutes and Article 1, Paragraph 2B of the New Jersey Constitution is unconstitutional," said Daniel Silberstein, one of the attorneys representing the Recall Committee.
Silberstein and Richard Luzzi, co-counsel for the plaintiff, will appeal based upon the premise that the Recall Committee has a constitutional right to a certified recall petition, which should also be considered political speech, a type of speech afforded the highest protection by both State and Federal courts. They maintain that the Committee should be permitted to collect signatures on a certified petition and present the required number of signatures to call an election, before a court intervenes to resolve any questions surrounding the validity of New Jersey Constitution’s recall provision and the Uniform Recall Election Law.
The recall committee, formed by several members of a local grassroots group, Sussex County Tea Party, filed a Notice of Intent back on September 25th, 2009. The Division of Elections and Secretary of State's office acknowledged receipt of the Notice on October 5th, 2009, but took no further action on it. Pursuant to N.J.S.A 19:27A-7, within three days, recall election officials must either approve the Notice or reject it and provide reason for non-compliance and allow for amended re-filing.
When the state failed to respond, the Committee filed another Notice of Intent on November 10, 2009, and then filed a civil lawsuit on December 2nd, 2009 to force the Division of Elections to respond. The committee’s attorneys filed a motion for summary judgment, which was scheduled to be heard on February 5. However, the Secretary of State’s response of January 11 effectively renders that lawsuit and motion moot.
The attorneys for the Committee are planning to file a motion for an injunction compelling the Secretary of State to approve the Notices pending the final determination of the case, along with their request that the Court reverse the determination of January 11.
The statewide coalition of Tea Party groups, NJ Tea Parties United, is also supporting the Sussex County Tea Party and the Recall Committee in this effort. For more information visit www.njteapartiesunited.org , njrecallnow.blogspot.com, or www.defendingamericanfreedom.com.
Contact:
Sussex County Tea Party contact:
RoseAnn Salanitri, Founder (Branchville, NJ)
Phone: (973)948-8553, Email: emailroseann@gmail.com
Legal Contact:
Dan Silberstein, Esq.
Phone: (732) 388-8600, Email: dsilberstein@dpspc.com
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Sussex County Tea Party Committee Announces Campaign to Recall Senator Robert Menendez
Please note: One of the links below has been corrected as of 12/26/09 12:20 PM - originally njrecallnow.blogspot.com had been erroneously listed as njrecallnow@blogspot.com
A “Committee to Recall U.S. Senator Robert Menendez,” sponsored by the Sussex County Tea Party has announced plans to launch an effort to recall Senator Robert Menendez from his position in office. Helping to lead the charge is New Jersey Tea Parties United, the state's grass-roots coalition of county and regional Tea Party groups representing several thousand members in support of fiscal responsibility, individual liberty and limited government. The Committee filed a formal Notice of Intention to Recall with the Secretary of State's office on September 25, 2009. While the office of the Secretary of State acknowledged receipt of the Committee's Notice of Intention to Recall in a letter dated October 5, 2009, it has since provided no further communication. NJ state law requires that administrators respond either with an approval or with a notice of non-compliance stating the reasons within three business days of receiving the Notice, which was October 4, 2009. Since no response had been received, on November 25, 2009, the Committee filed a civil complaint in the Essex County Superior Court of New Jersey against Nina Mitchell Wells, Secretary of State and Robert F. Giles, Director of the Division of Elections, demanding that the defendants be ordered to immediately and forthwith comply with state law by issuing a response to the Committee’s Notice of Intention. To date, the Secretary of State has ignored the Notice and the Complaint in violation of state law and the Committee is awaiting a decision from the court. For up to date information, go to: njrecallnow.blogspot.com, www.defendingamericanfreedom.com, or www.njteapartiesunited.org.
Once the notice is approved by the state or by court Order, the Committee to Recall along with NJ Tea Parties United will spearhead a large coordinated petition drive to collect signatures in support of a special recall election. NJ state law requires a minimum number of signatures equivalent to at least 25% of the prior general election's registered voters in order to grant a special recall election.
Appointed to a special one-year term by Governor Jon Corzine in November 2005, Robert Menendez was subsequently elected in 2006 during the mid-term election and has served in the US Senate for just over four years as a Democrat representing New Jersey. His term isn't scheduled to end until January 2013. The Recall Committee and New Jersey Tea Parties United believe that Senator Menendez has sided with rigidly partisan politicians in his repeated votes for cloture on a variety of key bills, stifling public debate in the Senate and denying New Jersey citizens transparency. For example, the Senator voted down an amendment that would have prevented Medicare from being raided for new entitlements[1], and another that would have limited the government's control over the health care of American families[2]. During this difficult financial period when Americans are cutting their own budgets and trying to save every penny, Senator Menendez voted down proposals to remove from spending bills a number of extravagant, excessive multi-million dollar projects that offered little or no short-term economic benefits[3]. When an amendment was proposed to transfer some of the country’s funding for the United Nations contributions to help offset the costs of providing assistance to family caregivers of our disabled veterans, he voted against it[4]. And in one case, Senator Menendez voted against allowing each member of Congress and the Secretary of Defense to simply review the allocation of certain taxpayer funds[5].
One NJ Tea Party member put it this way, “When NJ voters came out to the polls in November of 2008, they voted for the transparency and accountability that was promised. Rather than believe his own constituents who have desperately been trying to convey their wishes to him on health care reform without a government run option, he chooses to dismiss us, making public statements on the senate floor that our concerns are all nothing more than the greedy insurance companies lobbying to protect themselves.” It is statements like this that have convinced the Committee, NJ Tea Parties United, and other tea party members that Senator Menendez is one of many elitists in government that are more concerned with promoting their own careers than doing what is right for the American people. Those spearheading this effort hope that this will be the first recall of many throughout the nation and that the Constitutional government of the United States can be restored to the American people, to whom it belongs.
Menendez Recall
Learn more about the Recall effort here: http://defendingamericanfreedom.com/nj_recall
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Senator Menendez' Voting Record
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Many have been asking why we elected to launch a recall movement against Senator Menendez. Besides his non-responsiveness to NJ citizens on a variety of issues brought before him (including Cap and Trade and Healthcare) and his partisan conduct in the Senate (including votes on cloture), his voting record tells us a lot about the man. We thought it would be a good idea for our viewers to read it for themselves and then they can decide if this is a man they would like to represent the good people of NJ. Therefore, I've listed it below (in its totality so as not to spin anything. Please note that we don't disagree with everything the Senator has done, but we probably disagree with about 95% of it.) So, if you consider yourself a conservative, read it an weep.
ON LIFE ISSUES http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Robert_Menendez.htm#Immigration
- Judicial nominees must uphold Roe v. Wade. (Sep 2006)
- Kean voted against stem-cell research six times; I didn’t. (Sep 2006)
- I support stem cell research 100%. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
- Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
- Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
- Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
- Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
- Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Sponsored bill for emergency contraception for rape victims. (Sep 2006)
- Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
- Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)
- Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
- Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
ON IMMIGRATION
- • Enforcement-only means largest deportation in history. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
- Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
- Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
- Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
ON JOBS
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- Voted NO on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted NO on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 93% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
ON PRINCIPLES & VALUES
- Voted with Democratic Party 95.7% of 325 votes. (Sep 2007)
- Chosen as Corzine’s successor after long political career. (Dec 2005)
- Appointed by governor-elect Jon Corzine to fill Senate seat. (Dec 2005)
- American Dream is about keeping promise to other generations. (Dec 2005)
- Priorities: affordable health care & college, and fair taxes. (Dec 2005)
- America needs unity to face challenges of globalization. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
- Member of Congressional Hispanic Caucus. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
- At forefront of fighting privatizing our “sacred compact”. (Sep 2006)
ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND TAX REFORM
- At forefront of fighting privatizing our “sacred compact”. (Sep 2006)
- Opposes privatization and fought Bush’s privatization scheme. (Sep 2006)
- Against privatization; but says Kean has voted for it. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
- Reject proposals for private saving accounts. (May 2002)
- Rated 90% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Repealing the estate Tax only benefits the wealthiest 1%. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
- Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
- Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
- Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
- Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
- Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
- Rated 24% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
ON TECHNOLOGY
- Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
- Voted NO on promoting commercial human space flight industry. (Nov 2004)
- Voted NO on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing telephone monopolies to offer Internet access. (Feb 2002)
- Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services. (Jan 2007)
- Overturn FCC approval of media consolidation. (Mar 2008)
ROBERT MENENDEZ ON WAR & PEACE
- Biggest mistake in Iraq was going there in the first place. (Sep 2006)
- Iraq is a war of choice; based on misleading & false threats. (Sep 2006)
- Opposes the war in Iraq. (Dec 2005)
- Only votes for war that he’d send his own kids to fight. (Dec 2005)
- The administration manipulated justifications for Iraq war. (Dec 2005)
- Voted YES on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
- Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Deploy UN multinational peacekeeping force in Darfur. (Jul 2007)
- Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
- Battle terror without sacrificing our ideals. (Oct 2006)
- Combat terrorism within court oversight to protect rights. (Sep 2006)
- Punish terrorists within Geneva Convention. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
- Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
- Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
- Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
- Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
- Voted NO on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
- Voted NO on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
- Stopping Vieques bombing range good; sooner is better. (Jun 2001)
- Rated 89% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Sponsored bill giving higher priority to rail security. (Jul 2005)
- Apply habeas corpus to Guantanamo detainees. (Jul 2007)
- Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror. (Jun 2007)
- Establish global strategy to defeat al Qaeda. (Feb 2008)
ROBERT MENENDEZ ON WELFARE & POVERTY
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
