Posted on 02/08/2012 11:00:48 AM PST by ColdOne
WASHINGTON House Speaker John Boehner says if President Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, the Congress will.
Boehner, a Catholic, said Wednesday that the rule is an attack on religious freedom in the country. The Ohio Republican, speaking on the floor, said the rule "cannot stand, and will not stand."
The speaker said the Energy and Commerce Committee will move ahead on legislation.
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Thank you for all that work on those links!
This isn't really a Catholic thing ... it's a Constitution thing.
Even a Catholic-hating Klansman, as long as he respects the Constitution, would arrive at the right decision on this matter. It couldn't be a clearer violation of the First Amendment.
In the abstract, you are right. In the politics of the moment though, it's the Catholic ox that's getting gored and it's primarily their anger that has BO back on his heels, if only for the moment. My hope is that this resonates on a personal level with Kennedy since I think he is the one who will decide the fate of the law.
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