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Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith motivated him to vote for Trump’s removal from office
Washington Post ^ | February 5, 2020 | Julie Zauzmer

Posted on 02/05/2020 8:06:29 PM PST by ConservativeMind

As Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) delivered a history-making speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon, becoming the first U.S. senator to ever vote to remove from office a president of his own party, Romney did not express his greatest emotion when he called the actions of President Trump “grievously wrong.”

He was most emotional when he talked about God.

“As a senator-juror, I swore an oath before God to exercise impartial justice. I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am,” Romney said at the start of his speech. Clearly moved, he paused for several long moments and took a breath before continuing, “I take an oath before God as enormously consequential.”

As he explained his vote, he turned to Mormon tradition.

On Fox News, anchor Chris Wallace said to Romney, “Donald Trump will never forgive you for this.” Romney’s response: “Do what is right. Let the consequence follow.”

Those words come from a hymn that is used in the Mormon Church. Written by an anonymous author in 1857, “Do what is right” exhorts worshipers, “Angels above us are silent notes taking of ev’ry action; then do what is right!”

He told the Atlantic he had his father’s favorite verse from Mormon scripture in mind throughout the deliberative trial process: “Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: adumbschittsmonkey; lds; mitt; mitttheetchasketch; mormon
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1 posted on 02/05/2020 8:06:29 PM PST by ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind

scripted


2 posted on 02/05/2020 8:07:23 PM PST by RummyChick
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“His god” is either Satin or Allah. Which is to say that it’s not God, it’s something evil.


3 posted on 02/05/2020 8:07:35 PM PST by meyer (WWG1WGA, MAGA!)
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To: ConservativeMind

That would be moron faith.


4 posted on 02/05/2020 8:07:35 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: ConservativeMind

So... is Mike Lee a “bad” Mormon?


5 posted on 02/05/2020 8:08:06 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: ConservativeMind

So it had nothing to do with mitt being a POS? I disagree, it was entirely because he is a POS.


6 posted on 02/05/2020 8:08:08 PM PST by JoSixChip (I'm an American Nationalist)
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7 posted on 02/05/2020 8:08:35 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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Proverbs 6:16-19 King James Version (KJV)
16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.


8 posted on 02/05/2020 8:08:54 PM PST by scott says (Psalm 1)
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To: ConservativeMind

His conscience? He supports abortion.


9 posted on 02/05/2020 8:11:20 PM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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Same old Deep State Actors.

Romney rose to defend Mueller at every corner, too.

It’s not about the Truth, I can tell you that much.


10 posted on 02/05/2020 8:13:00 PM PST by AnthonySoprano
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To: ConservativeMind

Mitt Romney is a person without any principles of any kind, variety, or description. He’s called Etch A Sketch for a reason.


11 posted on 02/05/2020 8:13:32 PM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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John Huber (UT) was part of the Get Trump Op, too.

The Criminals had to be protected.


12 posted on 02/05/2020 8:14:34 PM PST by AnthonySoprano
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To: ConservativeMind

Nonsense.


13 posted on 02/05/2020 8:14:37 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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Mitt Romney has a business advisor taking bribes from Burisma.

Top Romney Adviser Worked With Hunter Biden On Board Of Ukrainian Energy Company
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/26/top-romney-adviser-worked-with-hunter-biden-on-board-of-ukrainian-energy-company/

Top Romney Advisor Served on Board of Burisma with Hunter Biden
https://pjmedia.com/trending/flashback-top-romney-advisor-served-on-board-of-burisma-with-hunter-biden/


14 posted on 02/05/2020 8:15:48 PM PST by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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Those words come from a hymn that is used in the Mormon Church. Written by an anonymous author in 1857, “Do what is right” exhorts worshipers, “Angels above us are silent notes taking of ev’ry action; then do what is right!”

I'm educated enough to remember another famous Mormon historical thingee from 1857:

The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train by Mormon miltia at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah, resulting in the deaths of 120 – 140 members of that wagon train.

"Doin' right ain't got no end," as the redleg captain in the movie The Outlaw Josey Wales famously said.

Apparently Milt, the monkey to Adam Schiff's organ grinder, subscribes to the same theory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre

15 posted on 02/05/2020 8:16:05 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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Romney is taking a cue from Pelosi when she said, “I pray for the President all the time. I don’t hate anybody,I was raised in a Catholic house. We don’t hate anybody, not anybody in the world. Don’t accuse me of hate.”


16 posted on 02/05/2020 8:16:13 PM PST by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: ConservativeMind

The Compost, like all MSM hates every republican that has ever lived.
That is until they become temporarily useful and turn on a fellow republican and stab that fellow in the back and twist the knife for good measure. Then, they will praise him/her, temporarily, until they are no longer useful.
RINO’s are simply too stupid to understand this dynamic or, they are fully aware and compliant. Or, as Rush has postulated, their wish to be liked by the DC Swamp and the media is so strong it overtakes all other priorities.


17 posted on 02/05/2020 8:17:14 PM PST by ocrp1982 (ll)
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Did Harry Reid’s Mormon faith motivate him to lie about Romney’s income taxes?


18 posted on 02/05/2020 8:19:01 PM PST by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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I am profoundly religious.

And severely conservative


19 posted on 02/05/2020 8:19:24 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Lee just sucks


20 posted on 02/05/2020 8:21:44 PM PST by Fledermaus (Q babbleAnon folks are weird.)
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