House Passes Public Expression Of Religion Act: 244 to 173
Well, we are half way there! Now the legislation needs to pass the Senate. This will be more difficult to do, so we continue to need all of the support we can get. The roll call is in from the House and its not good news for the ACLU! The bill, H.R. 2679, would deny legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses to be taken from taxpayers and put into the pockets of groups like the ACLU when they successfully sue against references to God and religion in public settings, has passed by a vote of 244-173! This is good news, but it isn’t the end of the battle. The legislation still needs to pass the Senate and for that to happen we will need all the support we can get. Keep contacting your Senators and let them know you support it!
Americans United for Seperation of Church and State are quite upset!
The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United, said the House leadership is obsessed with playing to powerful Religious Right lobbying groups that have been pressing for the legislation.
“This bill is a sop to the Religious Right, but even worse a dangerous attack on the First Amendment,” Lynn said. “The House leadership is openly hostile to federal courts for upholding church-state separation and this bill reflects that motivation. The bill seeks to slam the courthouse doors on citizens who challenge government-sponsored religious activities. It is a repugnant affront to the civil rights of all Americans.”
No it doesn’t…it seeks to level the playing field so the ACLU cannot intimidate small towns and cash-strapped schools are not beholden to the anti-American, extra-constitutional ACLU agenda.
Heh! I’m sure the ACLU will be condemning this as well…any minute!
Here is the final vote results. There were six Republicans that voted nay. Make notes.
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
The question is: will the Senate become the graveyard for this bill, as it has for so many good pieces of pro-family legislation.
“It is my hope,” Hostettler said, “that after this strong vote in the House of Representatives and after our constituents realize what the outcome of this legislation can be, there will be more constituent calls to senators to consider this bill and pass it, I am optimistic — hopefully not falsely so — that by the end of this session we might see this bill on the president’s desk.”
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Posted by Jay on September 26, 2006 6:03 pm
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Sweet.
But you are certainly asking a LOT to get the liberal Senate (and yes, I know there’s a majority with an “R” after their name) to pass this kind of legislation. I’ll start slamming my senators.
I honestly can’t believe it. Pinch me. This is a great day.
Good work on your end, Jay!
call your senators and tell them that only rich peope should have constitutional rights.
gfactor,
No that’s nowhere near what we need to call our senators about. Forget your smug nonsensical rejoinder. What we really need to tell them is not on my dime!!!
Even if this bill passes the Senate, I’m not sure there will be a measurable impact on the country’s religious climate. Since the law would only apply to suits in which the ACLU is successful, all it might do is embolden pro-religious types who don’t think they have much of a chance to win in court; even feeling this way, they will be inclined to go to trial anyway. So in essence it will just gum up the courts with more lawsuits pro-religioners will ultimately lose, and increase the fraction of suits in which religion is judged to be in violation of the Constitution.
This is your basic grandstanding.
“What we really need to tell them is not on my dime!!!”
It won’t be on your dime anymore. That’s kind of the point.
apostle,
I know very well that “that is the point”. You apparently missed the point I was making to gfactor.
Yes, I got your point Clay. But since its not on your dime I fail to see how it was relevant.
apostle,
How is it not on my dime? It is my tax dollars that were contributed that were going to the ACLU. I’m sorry, I don’t follow what your point is.
I’m sorry Clay, I misunderstood your comments. Disregard my remarks.
apostle,
No problem. I just took a peek at your blog. I think you and I are probably on the same page on a lot of issues.
I am tired of paying for the governmental establishment of secular Atheism. This bill, if made law, will hopefully cut off some of the funding for it.
“call your senators and tell them that only rich peope should have constitutional rights.”
Again goofactory, the ACLU takes cases on a PRO BONO basis. No need to be “rich” to be respresented by the ACLU — like a TV during the LA riots, it’s all FREE. Anyway, rarely on the types of cases we’re talking about does a client seek out the ACLU, rather the ACLU decides there has been an “offense” then seeks out an “injured party.” If there has been no injury through government coercion, as is the case in most of the ACLU’s Establishment Clause challenges, the burden should fall squarely on the ACLU’s shoulders, even if it is successful in finding a friendly, constitutionally-illiterate judge who agrees with its fascist agenda. That’s what this bill addresses.
“It is my tax dollars that were contributed that were going to the ACLU.”
You should vote for a government that doesn’t violate people’s rights.
Instead, we’re going to make sure only the rich people can fight for their rights. Hooray.
gfactor,
You are long on words and short on evidence. The first thing you have to prove is that the rights of rich, poor, or middle class are under threat. From what I see is that it is the ACLU that is prevented from forcing their political agenda on the people and thus violating their right to rule themselves. That is just what Saddam Hussein and other dictator have always done.
gfactor,
you said:
“It is my tax dollars that were contributed that were going to the ACLU.”
“You should vote for a government that doesn’t violate people’s rights.
Instead, we’re going to make sure only the rich people can fight for their rights. Hooray.”
That’s why I don’t vote for socialists and marxist representives like the Democrats.
Hooray!!!!!!!
Here’s to yet another loss by the Democrats at election time!!!
“Here’s to yet another loss by the Democrats at election time!!! ”
http://www.electoral-vote.com
“www.electoral-vote.com”
With Clinton’s lies being exposed regarding his “trying to take out Bin Laden and al Qaeda” and the left’s constant sabatoge attempts against our National Security and the War on Terror, that web site means little right now. The American people are beginning to wake up and smell the coffee.
Like I said,
“Here’s to another loss by the Democrats on election time!”
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!