Posted on 12/24/2005 12:33:33 PM PST by Coleus
22 Congressmen Hate Christmas
This year's "War for Christmas" – keeping "Christ" in the holiday has apparently been won. And, like many "wars," there has even been a Congressional resolution in support of keeping Christmas alive and well.
On December 15 the House of Representatives passed a resolution "protecting the symbols and traditions of Christmas" by an overwhelming 401-22 vote.
Representative JoAnn Davis (R-VA), the resolution's sponsor, said the resolution was necessary to counter "political correctness run amok."
"No one," she said, "should feel like they have done something wrong by wishing someone a Merry Christmas."
Twenty-two Democrats played Scrooge and disagreed.
Representative Robert Scott (D-VA) said Republicans were more concerned with the symbolism rather than the substance of Christmas – referring to Republican passage of a bill to slow the rate of growth in federal entitlement programs. Davis lodged a preemptive response to critics who might question the constitutionality of her resolution.
"Celebrating Christmas is not a violation of separation of church and state," she said. "The Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution would prohibit the establishment of religion, not prohibit any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialogue."
The text of the resolution read as follows:
Whereas Christmas is a national holiday celebrated on December 25; and
Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States would prohibit the establishment of religion, not prohibit any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialog: Now, therefore be it resolved, that the House of Representatives –
(1) Recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas;
(2) Strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and
(3) Expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions, for those who celebrate Christmas.
Yeah, the Congressmen who voted against it have a long record of that kind of integrity...
Merry Christmas, to you and yours!
Wisconsin's Legislature has spent about 50% of its "valuable" time attempting to paint our Governor as a complete jerk, a fraud, and a huckster. Too bad that's redundant painting...
Asininity in Congress, I see, runs amok as well.
These boys and girls should find something useful to do. We KNOW who the bad guys are. But the list of IDIOTS continues to grow apace.
Then your recovery has begun. Congratulations. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Christianity ain't mushball nor should it be.
Along with the materialist wing of the secular humanist set.
Trying to paint Governor Doyle as a complete jerk, a fraud, a hustler, is like painting King Kong as a giant ape. Likewise painting Congress as asinine. Isn't asininity the job of Congress????
THIS is really sad folks.
And I plan to make this into a poster to shove under the next libbies nose who scoffs when I say there IS a concerted effort by ANTI-GOD and Anti-AMERICAN groups in this country.
And I have noticed too--have ANY of the top News shows covered this?? CNN? CBS?? ABC??
Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hunahkuh, Happy Holidays !
Darth AirBorne
The text of the resolution read as follows:
Whereas Christmas is a national holiday celebrated on December 25; and
Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States would prohibit the establishment of religion, not prohibit any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialog: Now, therefore be it resolved, that the House of Representatives –
(1) Recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas;
(2) Strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and
(3) Expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions, for those who celebrate Christmas.
As the Christmas season draws to a close, we thought we would share the names of the 22 Congressman who voted against the pro-Christmas resolution:
Congressman Party-State District
Ackerman D-NY 5th
Blumenauer D-OR 3rd
Capps D-CA 23rd
Cleaver D-MO 5th
DeGette D-CO 1st
Harman D-CA 36th
Hastings D-FL 23rd
Honda D-CA 15th
Lee D-CA 9th
Lewis D-GA 5th
McDermott D-WA 7th
Miller, George D-CA 7th
Moore D-WI 4th
Moran D-VA 8th
Payne D-NJ 10th
Rush D-IL 1st
Schakowsky D-IL 9th
Scott D-VA 3rd
Stark D-CA 13th
Wasserman Schultz D-FL 20th
Wexler D-FL 19th
Woolsey D-CA 6th
alot of "D"s here--should be voted out for " voting " WITHOUT asking/conferring with the PUBLIC who vioted THEM in in the first place!
What would YOU say if YOUR Elected official walked up to YOU and said, " Do I have your support for a bill like this one here..."??
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