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It's Time for Persons with a Conscience to Act
Catholic Advocate ^ | 02-15-12 | vanity

Posted on 02/15/2012 11:17:21 AM PST by veritas2002

Tell Congress to Support Conscience Protections Send Letters to Congress

13,580 Letters Sent So Far H.R. 1179 Respect for Rights of Conscience Act It is well known the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) forces health care plans to provide coverage of abortion and use our tax dollars to pay for abortion. In addition, PPACA does not protect the conscience rights of health care insurers, providers, and personnel who decline to provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.

On February 18, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services used its regulatory power to remove what was left of conscience rights for health care professionals. On August 1, 2011, they also issued orders requiring health plans to cover contraception and sterilization and on January 20, 2012 that rule became official.

H.R. 1179, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, was introduced by Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R, NE-01) to correct this intrustion on our conscience rights. The Senate companion legislation is S. 1467 by the same name. The legislation amends PPACA “to permit a health plan to decline coverage of specific items and services that are contrary to the religious beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan or the purchaser or beneficiary (in the case of individual coverage) without penalty.”

It also applies similar guidance to the state health insurance exchange programs and becomes retroactive to when PPACA was signed into law by President Obama as if the language was included.

Update on February 10, 2012 White House announcement: The White House “compromise” or “accommodation” still does not address religious liberty concerns. As our bishops said in response, “we note that today’s proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, and to threaten government coercion of religious people and groups to violate their most deeply held convictions.” They continued “...we renew our call on Congress to pass, and the Administration to sign, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act.

We are called to a renewed commitment as laity to join our voices together and support the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act to fix the Department of Health and Human Services mandate.

We must speak out and protect the conscience rights and religious freedsom! First, Enter Your Zip Code to Look Up Your Representatives


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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Please have your voice heard. Just because Obama is not gunning for you today does not mean you will not be next!
1 posted on 02/15/2012 11:17:29 AM PST by veritas2002
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To: veritas2002

here’s the problem..... Congress doesn’t care what we think. All the phone calls and e-mails in the world will not worry them one bit. They no longer fear us.


2 posted on 02/15/2012 11:27:47 AM PST by baddog 219
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To: baddog 219

They haven’t feared us in a long time. Now, they don’t even consider us to be humans. We are nothing but Labor Units, Tax Revenue Units, or even Entitlement Recipients. Because they know that we’ll never be Militia Fighters.


3 posted on 02/15/2012 11:35:30 AM PST by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: baddog 219; veritas2002
"They no longer fear us."

Hence the problem. I don't see any of this ending well. Perhaps in the long run, but not without the loss of so many good Patriots.

On the bright side, I DO see us winning this "soon to come battle"

4 posted on 02/15/2012 11:36:45 AM PST by NoGrayZone (Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
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To: baddog 219

As a whole, you’re probably right. As individuals, however, every congressman’s up for re-election, other than those resigning (smart move). This can easily be part of their platforms if the bill’s vetoed. The GOPs in the Senate have fewer seats to defend this year (13, I think) than the dems, and that gets repeated in ‘14. If it’s not an issue, we’ve lost. If it is, I think we’ll win. And the environment’s important for the Supremes. If the talk continues through June, they’re under further pressure on Obamacare which has fomented this new and perhaps more pressing issue.


5 posted on 02/15/2012 11:38:00 AM PST by Mach9
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To: baddog 219

As a whole, you’re probably right. As individuals, however, every congressman’s up for re-election, other than those resigning (smart move). This can easily be part of their platforms if the bill’s vetoed. The GOPs in the Senate have fewer seats to defend this year (13, I think) than the dems, and that gets repeated in ‘14. If it’s not an issue, we’ve lost. If it is, I think we’ll win. And the environment’s important for the Supremes. If the talk continues through June, they’re under further pressure on Obamacare which has fomented this new and perhaps more pressing issue.


6 posted on 02/15/2012 11:38:07 AM PST by Mach9
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To: Bryanw92

I wonder. Gun sales are way up, and there aren’t a whole lot of card-carrying liberals doing the buying.


7 posted on 02/15/2012 11:39:37 AM PST by Mach9
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To: Mach9

Many will tell you that liberals ARE buying guns,
and they’re doing so for the same reason -

they see this irreconcilable difference in worldview coming to a violent head.

Basically, “we’ve got ‘em pushed into the corner now, and it looks like they’re getting ready to fight back (finally)”.


8 posted on 02/15/2012 11:42:49 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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9 posted on 02/15/2012 11:48:16 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: veritas2002

I’ve contacted my two senators from Tennessee. Senator Corker is one of the co-sponsors. Alexander will vote for it too.


10 posted on 02/15/2012 11:48:36 AM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: Mach9

I am picking up a Remi 700 SPS shortly.


11 posted on 02/15/2012 11:50:05 AM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: GlockThe Vote

I gotta get my rifles scoped out...
“over 45 vision” here...


12 posted on 02/15/2012 11:51:25 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: veritas2002

I want the entire bill repealed, not just exceptions carved out.


13 posted on 02/15/2012 12:00:30 PM PST by Adder (Da bro has GOT to go!)
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To: Bryanw92
Yeah, they may believe that we'll never be Militia Fighters just like Ceaușescu believed that Romanians would never again be Militia Fighters...until 1989 when they disposed of the worthless, murdering, POS. Gutless GOPer's also believe that nobody would rise up and even if there was an uprising that they would be safe on the right side of things. Presumptuous at best.
14 posted on 02/15/2012 12:10:55 PM PST by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: RJS1950

Romanians in 1989 did not have any of the luxuries that we have. Even if the Obamaconomy cuts our standard of living in half, we’re still more comfortable than a 1989 Romanian. Also, the romanians didn’t have countless databases to catalogue their every action and ways to insure that any resistance to the established order would result in loss of even more comfort. We are in chains, but they’re so comfortable that we barely notice—until we try to run.


15 posted on 02/15/2012 2:29:37 PM PST by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: Mach9

>>Gun sales are way up,

I know people with a safe full of weapons, and cabinets full of ammo, but no load-bearing gear, body armor, helmets, or any of the other gear necessary to make a rebellion. Having a bunch of guns only means that they can take a few of the bastards with them but hardly prepares them for insurrection.


16 posted on 02/15/2012 2:34:20 PM PST by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: Bryanw92

Well then, I guess since nothing will be done we can just piss away our Constitutional Republic; at least until nobody can afford the comforts, nobody provides them anymore or the dictatorship outlaws them for everyone but themselves.

It won’t take long for the freedoms we take for granted and other people’s money to dry up. Hell, the fact that it is already happening and that a lot of rational people are even discussing possibilities like this is an indication that a breaking point could be reached.

The American colonies had a pretty cushy life overall for the times with a lot of freedoms unknown in England and Europe at the time. British tyranny and removal of those privileges in part or as a whole led to a reaction that was unexpected by the Crown and many of the ruling class in the colonies.


17 posted on 02/16/2012 5:11:17 AM PST by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: RJS1950

>>a lot of rational people are even discussing possibilities like this is an indication that a breaking point could be reached.

I agree with you. But the problem is that rational people are not discussing it rationally. In the 1990’s, we actually formed militias and trained and equipped ourselves for an insurgency. Today, everyone is a lone wolf with a bunch of guns and ammo and nothing else. The militia members of the 1990’s are in their late 40’s and older. The young people have lived their whole life under Clinton/Bush/Obama with supervised playdates and organized sports and don’t even know what freedom tastes like. If we want to pose a threat to the government, we need to show them that we are united as a popular front. The Occupy hippies are better organized than we are!


18 posted on 02/16/2012 9:54:53 AM PST by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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