While Obama remains silent, Congress moves to rescue Meriam Ibrahim

Breitbart ^ | 06/13/2014 | by JOHN HAYWARD

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President Obama doesn't seem interested in using his pen, phone, "smart power," and "intensive diplomacy" where it might actually do some good, such as rescuing condemned Christian woman Meriam Ibrahim from the clutches of Sudanese barbarians. There was a rally for Ibrahim outside the White House on Thursday,

So Congress is stepping up, with a bill introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) to grant Ibrahim and her two children (one a newborn, the other a toddler imprisoned alongside her while she awaits death by hanging for alleged "apostasy" against Islam) permanent legal status as a U.S. citizen. Her husband, Daniel Wani, is an American citizen who immigrated legally a decade ago.

The bill has been attracting both Republican and Democrat sponsors. Senator Ted Cruz, who attended the Thursday rally, just signed on as a sponsor:

“Meriam Ibrahim, a young wife and mother, is facing horrific persecution simply for being a Christian,” said Sen. Cruz. “Her husband is an American from New Hampshire, and her 20-month-old son Martin and newborn daughter Maya--both American citizens--are with their mother in a wretched Sudanese prison. Just days ago, Meriam gave birth to baby Maya, while in leg irons. Because of her faith, the government of Sudan has sentenced her to 100 lashes and then to hang by the neck until dead.

"This is wrong, it is grotesque, and it must be stopped. Every member of Congress should come together to support this bill and implore President Obama to act now, to defend religious liberty, and to save Meriam and bring to America."

Let's make passage of this bill swift and irresistibly bipartisan. There's no further point in wondering why President Obama won't do anything to help Daniel and Meriam, but he probably won't block a rescue from Congress.

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RE: President Obama doesn’t seem interested in using his pen, phone, “smart power,” and “intensive diplomacy

But he has a lot of time for golf (again ):

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/06/15/After-Climate-Change-Speech-Obama-Jets-to-Palm-Springs-for-Golf

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Ted Cruz, The Shadow President!

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If this woman isn’t saved we’ll all have to live with the knowledge that our president let her die and our tax dollars went to foreign aid used to buy the rope.