Posted on 12/15/2005 1:01:20 PM PST by twoid
WASHINGTON -- Saying Christmas is under attack, Virginia Rep. Jo Ann Davis sought passage Wednesday night of a resolution expressing support for "the symbols and traditions of Christmas."
The largely symbolic resolution, scheduled for a House vote as early as today, triggered a partisan culture clash in the House chamber. Conservative Republicans applauded the measure, but many Democrats criticized it as religiously insensitive.
Davis, an outspoken Christian conservative from Gloucester, said she was spurred to act after seeing news reports of retailers telling their employees to wish customers a "happy holiday," instead of "Merry Christmas," and schools forbidding everything from Christmas plays to Santa Claus.
"Christmas has been declared politically incorrect," Davis told colleagues on the House floor. "Any sign or even mention of Christmas in public can lead to complaints, litigation, protests and threats. America's favorite holiday is being twisted beyond recognition."
Her resolution, if adopted, would put the House on record as supporting the use of Christmas symbols and traditions, while opposing "attempts to ban references to Christmas."
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They don't have time to get rid of the AMT, they don't have time to come up with an acceptable replacement for the sunsetting "Patriot Act", but they have time for this flapdoodle.
The Constitution should be amended so that all federal laws contain a sunset of not later than twenty years from enactment. That way, the mess cleans itself up automatically, and Congress is kept to busy renewing the laws (if any) that are worth keeping to get itself into new mischief.
That's actually not a bad idea.
If the DimWits, libs & left-wingers want to rebuild NO.... let em do it and pay for it. I don't want my tax dollars being used to rebuild a cesspool in a bathtub so to speak.
ps. You can help pay for it as well if you want. Be my guest!
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