If you were a Congressmen/Senator (with hindsight today), how would you vote on

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If you were a Congressmen/Senator (with hindsight today), how would you vote on the following through history....

1. 1909: Ratify 16th Amendment (income tax)   YES
2. 1917: Ratify 18th Amendment (Prohibition)  NO
3. 1917: Declare war on Germany (WWI)  YES
4. 1920: Ratify Treaty of Versailles   YES
5. 1935: Social Secuirty Act  YES
6. 1940: Lend-lease Program  YES
7. 1941: Declare war on Germany/Japan (WWII)  YES
8. 1947: Taft-Hartley Act  NO
9. 1950: Declare War on (North) Korea  YES
10. 1954: Censure Joe McCarthy  YES
11. 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  At the time, probably.  In retrospect, hell no!
12. 1964: Civil Right Act  YES
13. 1965: Voting Rights Act  YES
14. 1972: Equal Right Amendment  Abstain
15. 1973: War Powers Act  YES
16. 1977: Panama Canal Treaty  NO
17. 1979: Establish relations with China  YES
18. 1981: Reagan Tax Cut  YES
19. 1987: Robert Bork's nomination to Supreme Court  NO
20. 1991: Force against Iraq (Operation Desert Storm)  YES
21. 1993: NAFTA  YES
22. 1993: Brady Bill  NO
23. 1996: Welfare Reform  YES
24. 1996: Line Item Veto  YES
25. 1998-99:Impeachment/conviction of Bill Clinton  NO
26. 2001: Bush Tax Cut  YES
27. 2001: Force against Afghanistan  YES
28. 2003: Force against Iraq  NO
29. 2005: John Roberts' nomination  YES
30. 2006: Samuel Alito's nomination  YES
31. 2006: Stem Cell Research Bill  YES

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If you were a Congressmen/Senator (with hindsight today), how would you vote on the following through history....

1. 1909: Ratify 16th Amendment (income tax)   YES
2. 1917: Ratify 18th Amendment (Prohibition)  NO
3. 1917: Declare war on Germany (WWI)  YES
4. 1920: Ratify Treaty of Versailles   YES
5. 1935: Social Secuirty Act  YES
6. 1940: Lend-lease Program  YES
7. 1941: Declare war on Germany/Japan (WWII)  YES
8. 1947: Taft-Hartley Act  NO
9. 1950: Declare War on (North) Korea  YES
10. 1954: Censure Joe McCarthy  YES
11. 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  At the time, probably.  In retrospect, hell no!
12. 1964: Civil Right Act  YES
13. 1965: Voting Rights Act  YES
14. 1972: Equal Right Amendment  Abstain
15. 1973: War Powers Act  YES
16. 1977: Panama Canal Treaty  NO
17. 1979: Establish relations with China  YES
18. 1981: Reagan Tax Cut  YES
19. 1987: Robert Bork's nomination to Supreme Court  NO
20. 1991: Force against Iraq (Operation Desert Storm)  YES
21. 1993: NAFTA  YES
22. 1993: Brady Bill  NO
23. 1996: Welfare Reform  YES
24. 1996: Line Item Veto  YES
25. 1998-99:Impeachment/conviction of Bill Clinton  NO
26. 2001: Bush Tax Cut  YES
27. 2001: Force against Afghanistan  YES
28. 2003: Force against Iraq  NO
29. 2005: John Roberts' nomination  YES
30. 2006: Samuel Alito's nomination  YES
31. 2006: Stem Cell Research Bill  YES

1. 1909: Ratify 16th Amendment (income tax)   Yes
2. 1917: Ratify 18th Amendment (Prohibition)  No
3. 1917: Declare war on Germany (WWI)  No
4. 1920: Ratify Treaty of Versailles   No
5. 1935: Social Security Act  Yes
6. 1940: Lend-Lease Program  Yes
7. 1941: Declare war on Germany/Japan (WWII)  Yes
8. 1947: Taft-Hartley Act  No
9. 1950: Declare War on North Korea  Yes
10. 1954: Censure Joe McCarthy  Yes
11. 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  No
12. 1964: Civil Right Act  Yes
13. 1965: Voting Rights Act  Yes
14. 1972: Equal Right Amendment  No
15. 1973: War Powers Act  Yes
16. 1977: Panama Canal Treaty No
17. 1979: Establish relations with Communist China  Yes
18. 1981: Reagan Tax Cut  Yes
19. 1987: Robert Bork's nomination to Supreme Court  Undecided
20. 1991: Operation Desert Storm  Yes
21. 1993: NAFTA  Yes
22. 1993: Brady Bill  No
23. 1996: Welfare Reform  Yes
24. 1996: Line Item Veto  Yes
25. 1998-99:Impeachment/conviction of Bill Clinton  No
26. 2001: Bush Tax Cut  Yes
27. 2001: Force against Afghanistan  Yes
28. 2003: Force against Iraq  No -had the war and subsequent reconstruction been conducted under a more competent administration, then my answer would almost certainly be 'Yes'
29. 2005: John Roberts' nomination  Yes
30. 2006: Samuel Alito's nomination  Yes
31. 2006: Stem Cell Research Bill  Yes