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The latest rising star on the liberals’ horizon is Tulsi Gabbard, the Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii. A military vet and a prominent participant in the Bernie Sanders campaign, she cuts an attractive appearance. But is she really our hope? Who, in fact, is she? *Liberal but…*She is one of the few members of congress who has spoken out in favor of the Water Protectors at Standing Rock. Her voting record on environmental issues and other liberal touchstones is good. Among other things, she supports the right to same sex marriage. But it exactly here that a different Gabbard appears. In 2004, Gabbard argued against a Hawaii state bill in favor of civil unions, which she denounced as being the product of *“a small number of homosexual extremists.”* This is similar to the switch that Hillary Clinton pulled on this issue. And while a Honolulu city council member, she introduced a bill <http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/15628247/does-new-bill-cleanup-sidewalks-or-target-homeless>which would have had the effect of confiscating the personal possessions of the homeless. *HR6504*Her main issue, over which she’s been getting a lot of attention lately, is a bill she’s sponsoring (HR6504) that would supposedly mandate that the US stop funding Islamic terrorist groups or individuals. This is music to the ears of those on the left who support Assad and Putin in Syria. They see the matter as being purely a war against these terrorist groups, with the US allegedly backing those groups. But what, in fact, does the bill say and who else is behind it? read more: https://oaklandsocialist.com/2017/01/04/tulsi-gabbard-a-new-democratic-party-star/ -- "No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them." Asata Shakur Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com and // www.facebook.com/WorkersIntlNetwork?ref=stream _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
