Giving A Veteran A Flag Is Not

Hard To Imagine 40 Years Ago People Could Be Convicted Of A Crime, Fined, Sent To Prison For Using The Most Common Forms Of Birth Control.

It Is Unacceptable That Disabled Veterans In Illinois Rank At The Bottom Of The List When It Comes To Disability Pay. We Owe Our Disabled Veterans More Than Speeches, Parades And Monuments.

We See It In Attempts On Capitol Hill To Impose Gag Rules On Rules On Doctors On What They Can Say To Their Patients About Family Planning. And We Certainly See It Now With An Effort By The Government To Tap Our Phones; Invade Our Medical Records, Credit Information, Library Records And The Most Sensitive Personal Information In The Name Of National Security.

There Is No Room For Legal Hair-splitting When It Comes To The Humane Treatment Of Detainees - Not In A Nation Founded On The Rule Of Law And Respect For Human Rights.

I Hope That Republicans In The House And Mr. Cantor Will Embrace That As Part Of Immigration Reform.