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Boehner Indicates GOP House May Fund Obama's 'Attack on Religious Liberty
CNS News.com ^ | July 26, 2012 | By Jon Street

Posted on 07/27/2012 8:34:49 PM PDT by Free in Texas

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) indicated Thursday that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives that he leads may go ahead and provide the Obama administration with the funding it needs to implement a regulation that earlier this year Boehner himself called "an unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."

At a Capitol Hill press conference on Thursday, Boehner said he believes "resolving" the regulation's attack on religious liberty may not be something for Congress to deal with because he thinks it may be one of those policy goals that "can sometimes best be done [through] other than legislative avenues."

Boehner did not explain what those "other than legislative avenues" may be. However, whether or not the Obama administration can actually carry out the regulation depends entirely on whether or not Boehner's Republican-majority House votes to give the administration the money to do it. If the Republican-majority House prohibits spending any money to implement the regulation in whatever legislation that funds the government after Sept. 30, the administration cannot implement it.

Boehner's House can stop what Boehner called an "attack on religious freedom," or it can give Presdient Obama the money to launch the attack.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
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To: Free in Texas
"This guy has got to go."

Yes, I agree crybaby needs to go along with ZERO.

41 posted on 07/28/2012 3:23:54 AM PDT by DeaconRed (My vote in Nov will be dictated by my extreme hatred for ZERO and what he is doing to our country.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Absolutely. He’s every bit as much a partner with Obama as Nancy and Harry and Mitch are.

One big team.


42 posted on 07/28/2012 3:46:24 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: NoLibZone

WE NEED NEWT BACK! NEWT=BALLS


43 posted on 07/28/2012 3:48:35 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (bb)
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To: Moorings

They are pretty effective going after Bachmann, though.

The only people that the GOP insiders attack are the conservatives.


44 posted on 07/28/2012 4:02:29 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: Free in Texas

I agree, He does have to go.

And McConnell here in KY. At least I can vote for his primary opponent.


45 posted on 07/28/2012 4:02:57 AM PDT by The Working Man
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To: Free in Texas

Quite p[ossibly the worst Speaker of the House in the history of the United States of America.

Worse than Pelosi, for Pelosi despite her being a liberal idiot used the position of power for her advantage, she knew how to work it and did.We all hated what Pelosi did, but Got damnit she used it.

Boehner hasn’t a clue as to the power he has or how to use it.He is a wimp cry-baby POS.


46 posted on 07/28/2012 5:07:50 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Free in Texas
I despise this bastard just as much as I do obama... he should not even be in the House... much less Speaker.

LLS

47 posted on 07/28/2012 5:07:50 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: Free in Texas
There is a reason why the 'Rats and the MSM haven't done to Boehner what they did to Newt, Livingston, etc. I gave Bonehead the (consistently dwindling) benefit of the doubt until I saw him on the golf course letting Barack Obama get away with playing the alpha dog to a nauseating degree. Then and there, my gut told me that the GOP House was being "led" by a testosterone-challenged mole. His behavior since then has strengthened my conviction.

He's not just a traitor to his oath, he's an embarrassing traitor to his oath.

Mr. niteowl77

48 posted on 07/28/2012 5:42:28 AM PDT by niteowl77 (Getting stuck with other peoples' just desserts good and hard for over 50 years.)
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To: Arthur McGowan; Humal
Not a bad idea Arthur. But if you had to pay for health insurance by yourself, many could not.

Honestly, that is the plan. Companies will drop health care coverage, forcing people to buy their own policy or pay the “Tax”. Many will not be able to, and will DEMAND the State do something.

Bingo socialized medicine, without the Olympic fanfare.

49 posted on 07/28/2012 9:39:34 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: freedomfiter2

She is not one of them. She didn’t go to the right schools, wasn’t raised in the right areas, and belongs to the wrong religion (conservative Lutheran). She can not be allowed to gain any more power.

They will drive her out, or in to jail for blasphemy against diversity, soon enough. She pointed out that Hillary the Lizard Queen’s main squeeze is connected to the Muslim Brotherhood. That can not be allowed to stand in their view.


50 posted on 07/28/2012 9:48:46 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum

Everyone who now gets health insurance as a “benefit” would be able to afford to buy it, if the income tax were abolished, and all “benefits” were converted to salary.


51 posted on 07/28/2012 10:18:39 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Arthur McGowan

And if a company stopped paying health insurance (which many will be soon), what makes you think they will pay more in salary?

That won’t happen. In fact, from what I have heard some will pay less, because of the “tax” (which will be collected from payroll).

Very few, if any, companies pass on the savings to their employees. That is not good business practice, and will get you in trouble if you are a publicly traded company. The stock holders want more return on their money, not less.


52 posted on 07/28/2012 5:20:17 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum

They will pay more in salary if they want to keep their employees. Economics 101.


53 posted on 07/28/2012 6:45:05 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: ronnie raygun

Did you know that the Speaker does not need to be a Member of the House? Newt is eligible to be Speaker!


54 posted on 07/28/2012 6:55:19 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Arthur McGowan
Econ 101. When you have an over supply, prices fall.

In case you haven't noticed, we are in a recession right now. Wages are stagnant or falling all over because, well, there are more people looking for jobs than there are jobs.

So employee retention is not very high on the priority list. So much so that cutting health care, if a lot of other companies do it also, will not hurt them that much.

As for paying the workers more, that did happen with contract workers at first. Since you didn't have to pay that worker's benefit package, you paid them a bit more. But even that is falling. And if you talk to many a consultant or freelancer, they don't have health insurance. Can't afford it because money isn't coming in all the time.

55 posted on 07/28/2012 9:04:16 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum

Of course, in the Obama Depression, wages are not rising, or even keeping pace.

Nevertheless, all other factors being equal, the repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment and abolition of the income tax, resulting in the withering away of “benefits,” will result in higher wages. For the simple reason that “benefits” are paid for out of the earnings of those who receive them.


56 posted on 07/28/2012 11:06:13 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Arthur McGowan
We were not talking about repealing the income tax (which won't ever happen), but what will likely happen when companies stop paying health insurance and dump it on the government.

Wages will fall, because there will be an increase in taxes.

The Fedgov will not allow the 16th amendment to be repealed. It will not starve itself. In fact, I expect more attacks on wealth (401 K's being seized) soon.

57 posted on 07/29/2012 6:30:45 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum

As I said, all other things being equal, the elimination of any “benefits” will result in higher wages. Of course, higher taxes will be paid by employees—and consumers.


58 posted on 07/29/2012 2:51:07 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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