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Republicans Say Democrats Are Censoring More GOP Mail

House Republicans this week accused Democrats of censoring GOP mailings to constituents on a variety of subjects and of imposing uneven requirements on the minority party’s mail.

Democrats on the franking commission — which must approve all official mail — have blocked Republicans from using politically weighted descriptions of climate change legislation, the stimulus bill and other issues, according to e-mails obtained by Roll Call.

This, from Nancy Pelosi in 2006, mailed to her constituents at taxpayer expense:

“[Pelosi’s newsletter] said, ‘But too many here and across the nation are paying the price for the Republican Congressional majority’s special interest agenda,’” said Sean Brown, a spokesman for Barton.

The franking commission approved the Pelosi mailer on Aug. 3, 2006, three months before Democrats won back the majority.

These phrases, used by Republican House members, were rejected by Democrats on the franking commission:

“cap and tax”
“Democratic” (Democrats want to substitute 'majority'...supposedly, one can't identify party affiliations)
“so-called stimulus”
“government-run health care”

Well, of course Democrats want to hide their true stances from the American public. Nothing new here. We are Not! Socialists! Now!; the majority of American citizens remain center-right.

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