"Thank God" v. "Under God" (Priceless Pelosi quote)

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[Republican Red]

"Thank God" v. "Under God"
[Greg Pollowitz 07/20 09:08 AM]

There was a vote yesterday in the House to protect the "Under God" provision of the Pledge of Allegiance. The legislation passed 260-167. Nancy Pelosi voted against the bill and had this to say:

"We are making an all-out assault on the Constitution . . . which, thank God, will fail."

Thank God the courts will be able to rule on "Under God"?

[Republican Red]

Nancy Pelosi, a gift that keeps on giving.

[SerpentDove]

LOL Whatta maroon!

[PattonFan]

Just an example of how most Liberals view the Creator as just an expression or expletive.

[Vaquero]

what a stupid twit(sp).

I got an Email asking for money for her Republican opponent in her congressional race...but she is from San Francisco and that would be me flushing my money down the Turlit(sp).

[tflabo]

"We are making an all-out assault on the Constitution . . . which, thank God, will fail."... San Fran Nan

We Freepers pledge to make an all-out assault on traitorous Dems to see that thank God, they will fail.

[aligncare]

Does she really think the meaning of the words, "Under God", threaten the Constitution's first amendment guaranty of religious freedom? Which constituency is she playing to, I wonder?

[Thudd]

I think it's tohlet

[Niteranger68]

She is such the C word......

[massgopguy]

Why wasn't her microphone shut off as soon as she thanked God?

[IronJack]

"Under God" is "an all-out assault on the Constitution"?????? Wow! Has anyone told Eisenhower?

[Sam Hill]

1 . The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Aderholt). -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
2 . DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
3 . MORNING HOUR DEBATES -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
4 . FEDERAL SPENDING AND THE DEFICIT -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
5 . FEDERAL SPENDING AND THE DEFICIT -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
6 . WHY ARE WE FIGHTING THE WAR ON TERROR? -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
7 . FEDERAL SPENDING AND THE DEFICIT -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
8 . AVIAN INFLUENZA -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
9 . FEDERAL SPENDING AND THE DEFICIT -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
10 . RECESS -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
11 . AFTER RECESS -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)
12 . PRAYER -- (House of Representatives - November 07, 2005)

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[MosesKnows]

This can't possibly be a correct quote.

[naturalized]

"Ms. PELOSI. I thank the distinguished gentleman from Florida for his leadership on this important issue, and for his eloquence on it as well.

Madam Speaker, my Republican colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I have really good news for you. The pledge to the flag and the words ``under

[Page: H5394]God'' are not in trouble. They are very safely ensconced in the Pledge of Allegiance, which, as our colleague mentioned, we pledge every single day that this body comes to order, school children across the country, the beginning of meetings all over our country. The profession of our pledge to the flag, and one Nation under God, is safe and it is sound.
That is why it is hard to understand why you would take up the time of this Congress to bring something to the floor that is so out of touch with the concerns of America's middle class. We are talking about democracy here and the intentions of our Founding Fathers. Essential to a democracy is a strong, thriving and growing middle class.

The policies of this Congress, this Republican Congress, undermined the security and the size of that middle class. That is why, if you are at home with someone who is sick, or a child home from school, and you happen to turn on the TV, and you see the proceedings of Congress, what would an American think? What they are doing is totally irrelevant to my life, totally irrelevant to my life, whether it is the health of my family, the education of my children, the economic security of our family and the safety of my neighborhoods.

Why isn't Congress addressing the concerns of America's great middle class? Why, indeed, are the Republicans taking up the time, day in and day out, with their proposals which have no prospect of success, which have no basis in reality, and which, in fact, undermine the Constitution of the United States which each one of us takes an oath of office to support and defend.

Why, instead of having this conversation, which as Mr. Hastings and others have said, this is not at risk. We all agree. One Nation under God. What a beautiful pledge. We all agree.



[Time: 11:30] So rather than addressing the concerns of the American people, we are making here an all-out assault on the Constitution of the United States, which, thank God, will fail. Court-stripping. Court-stripping.

Fundamental to our democracy is the separation of powers, a system of checks and balances, but this Republican Congress says that Congress should strip the courts of the power to be a check and a balance to the other branches of government."

yaddah, yaddah, yaddah . . . I'm a nutjob.

[MuddyWaters2006]

Nancy Pelosi is obviously one of those whack jobs who believes that the U. S. Government has no jurisdiction over religion just because the U. S. Constitution is one of limited and enumerated powers that grants the government no authority over religion. How silly is that?

Congress established its authority over religion when it set up the two Chaplains to Congress in 1789. I can't wait till Congress passes a Christian Amendment and we become a Christian Fundamentalist Nation like we were back in 1789.