Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

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Congressional Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

Scorecard 109-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 109th Congress (January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007) and ranks congressmen based on his or her fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House

Senate

1. Abortion

Good Vote: No

Sen. Barbara Boxer's (D-CA) amendment to S 600 Abortion (Adopted 52 to 46 on 4/5/2005, Roll Call 83). To repeal the rule prohibiting U.S. foreign aid from going to organizations that provide or promote abortions.

2. Patriot Act Reauthorization

Good Vote: No

HR 3199 Patriot Act Reauthorization (Adopted 89 to 10 on 3/2/2006, Roll Call 29). Would reauthorize the unconstitutional and so-called Patriot Act. See U.S. Const., amend. 4.

3. National Debt Limit

Good Vote: No

HJR 47 National Debt Limit (Adopted 52 to 48 on 3/16/2006, Roll Call 54). Would increase the national debt limit to $8.97 trillion. See U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 8.

4. Guest-worker/Amnesty Immigration "Reform"

Good Vote: No

S 2611 Guest-Workers/Amnesty (Passed 62 to 36 on 5/25/2006, Roll Call 157). Would effectively grant amnesty to the 12 million illegal immigrants who already reside in the United States and create a guest-worker program for up to 200,000 immigrants a year.

5. Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Good Vote: Yes

Sen. John Kerry's (D-MA.) amendment to S 2766 Iraq Troop Withdrawal (Rejected 13 to 86 on 6/22/2006, Roll Call 181). Would require a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by July 2007.

6. Firearm Seizure

Good Vote: Yes

Sen. David Vitter's (R-LA.) amendment to HR 5441 Firearm Seizure (Passed 84 to 16 on 7/13/2006, Roll Call 202). Would prohibit any Homeland Security funds from being used to seize lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency.

Legislator Scores

Legend: [ + ] Constitutional Vote[ - ] Unconstitutional Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	State	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Daniel Akaka	D	HI	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
Lamar Alexander	R	TN	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Wayne Allard	R	CO	40%	.	-	-	+	-	+
George Allen	R	VA	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Tammy Baldwin	D	WI	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Max Baucus	D	MT	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Evan Bayh	D	IN	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Robert Bennett	R	UT	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Joseph Biden	D	DE	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Jeff Bingaman	D	NM	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Marsha Blackburn	R	TN	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Roy Blunt	R	MO	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Christopher Bond	R	MO	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
John Boozman	R	AR	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Samuel Brownback	R	KS	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Jim Bunning	R	KY	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Conrad Burns	R	MT	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Richard Burr	R	NC	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Robert Byrd	D	WV	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Shelley Capito	R	WV	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Benjamin Cardin	D	MD	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Thomas Carper	D	DE	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Lincoln Chafee	R	RI	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Hillary Clinton	D	NY	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Thomas Coburn	R	OK	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Thad Cochran	R	MS	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Norm Coleman	R	MN	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Susan Collins	R	ME	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Kent Conrad	D	ND	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
John Cornyn	R	TX	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Jon Corzine	D	NJ	0%	-	.	.	.	.	.
Larry Craig	R	ID	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Michael Crapo	R	ID	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Mark Dayton	D	MN	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Jim DeMint	R	SC	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Michael DeWine	R	OH	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Christopher Dodd	D	CT	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Elizabeth Dole	R	NC	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Pete Domenici	R	NM	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Byron Dorgan	D	ND	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Richard Durbin	D	IL	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
John Ensign	R	NV	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Michael Enzi	R	WY	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Russell Feingold	D	WI	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jeff Flake	R	AZ	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
William Frist	R	TN	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Charles Grassley	R	IA	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Judd Gregg	R	NH	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Charles Hagel	R	NE	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Thomas Harkin	D	IA	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
Orrin Hatch	R	UT	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Kay Hutchison	R	TX	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
James Inhofe	R	OK	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Daniel Inouye	D	HI	40%	-	.	+	-	+	-
John Isakson	R	GA	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
James Jeffords	I	VT	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Tim Johnson	D	SD	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Ted Kennedy	D	MA	40%	.	-	+	-	+	-
John Kerry	D	MA	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Mark Kirk	R	IL	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Herbert Kohl	D	WI	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Mary Landrieu	D	LA	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Patrick Leahy	D	VT	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Carl Levin	D	MI	33%	-	+	+	-	-	-
Joseph Lieberman	I	CT	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Trent Lott	R	MS	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Richard Lugar	R	IN	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Edward Markey	D	MA	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mel Martinez	R	FL	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
John McCain	R	AZ	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Mitch McConnell	R	KY	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Robert Menendez	D	NJ	40%	.	-	+	-	+	-
Barbara Mikulski	D	MD	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jerry Moran	R	KS	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Patty Murray	D	WA	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Ben Nelson	D	NE	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Bill Nelson	D	FL	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Barack Obama	D	IL	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Robert Portman	R	OH	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mark Pryor	D	AR	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
John Reed	D	RI	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Harry Reid	D	NV	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Pat Roberts	R	KS	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
John Rockefeller	D	WV	50%	-	-	+	.	.	+
Ken Salazar	D	CO	40%	-	-	+	.	-	+
Bernard Sanders	I	VT	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Rick Santorum	R	PA	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Paul Sarbanes	D	MD	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Charles Schumer	D	NY	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jefferson Sessions	R	AL	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Richard Shelby	R	AL	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Gordon Smith	R	OR	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Olympia Snowe	R	ME	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Arlen Specter	D	PA	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Ted Stevens	R	AK	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
John Sununu	R	NH	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
James Talent	R	MO	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Craig Thomas	R	WY	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
John Thune	R	SD	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
Mark Udall	D	CO	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tom Udall	D	NM	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Chris Van Hollen	D	MD	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
David Vitter	R	LA	50%	+	-	-	+	-	+
George Voinovich	R	OH	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
John Warner	R	VA	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Roger Wicker	R	MS	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ron Wyden	D	OR	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	31.6%
Republican	35.8%
Independent	33.3%

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Cop Killers: Long Criminal Records; Lax Treatment by DA's, Judges

Long Live Tradition — The Democracy of the Dead

Protecting God-Given Rights

Dissecting the Biden Crime Family

Escaping a Cult

Exposing Trump’s True Character

Food Control Is People Control

Freedom Index

A Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution