Boy Scouts Statement on House passage of the Public Expression of Religion Act

BSALegal.org ^ | 10-2-2006 | rb2

[RB2]

House passes Public Expression of Religion Act The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Public Expression of Religion Act of 2006 (PERA, HR 2679) by a vote of 244 to 173. Here is the text of the Act as passed.

Here is the statement issued today by the Boy Scouts of America:

Boy Scouts of America appreciates Congress’ interest in the litigation facing Boy Scouts and the solution Congress is pursuing in the “Veterans’ Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006.” For the past decade, Boy Scouts as well as federal, state, and local governments that support Boy Scouts, have been the targets of ACLU lawsuits challenging Boy Scouts’ relationships with government entities. Those lawsuits seek to use the Establishment Clause to sever government relationships with Scouting merely because Boy Scouts pledge a nonsectarian promise to do their “duty to God.” Boy Scouts of America hopes that the Veterans’ Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 will help eliminate this frivolous litigation against Scouting and government entities.

[ChessExpert]

I went to the following site for Congressmen and party affiliation:

http://clerk.house.gov/members/olmbr.html

[SandRat]

As usual the same folks (for the most part) that booed and spit at Boy Scout Color Guard at one of the National Party Convestion in 2000 are the same ones to vote against it.

[MarMema]

You aren't kidding, are you? They spit at Scouts?

Let me at 'em!!

[SandRat]

Saw it with my own eyes when I forced myself to watch the telecast of the DNC in 2000.

[Checkers]

No-so-SMARTGUY Erwin Chemerinsky doesn't like it. Doesn't like it at all:


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711843/posts

[MarMema]

A group of Eagle Scouts participating in an opening ceremony at the Democratic Convention was booed by members of the California delegation. Gloria Johnson, along with other delegates from California held signs that read "We Support Gay Boy Scouts."

I felt like crying when I found it and read it.

[maine-iac7]

“What is happening to my country” started over forty years ago. The changes to be made were charted out and documented in the: Communist Goals (1963). The many groups of Socialist front groups have achieved most of the items listed in the “Communists Goals”. 15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States

They have now achieved taking over one party, as we know.

Back in the spring of '82, I did an undercover investigative piece for a statewide newspaper.

It was a strategy meeting of DSOC (Democratic Socialists Organizing Committee). It was held in a church in the very shadow of our state capitol dome. "no press allowed."

So I dressed the part and got in, voice activated recorder in pocket.

The main speaker was our state Senate Majority Leader - dimRAt, of course - who, at the podium, held up a card and said: "I, like you, am a card carrying socialist." He went on to lament that since their Knight in rusty armor - teddy boy - had not even won the democratic primary - and then Reagan went on to be elected, that it had set them back so that they would not, as planned, be able to openly operate as the Socialist Party of the U. S.

They had decided they would have to continue infiltrating the Democratic Party until they had control of it.

I still have the article - have been thinking about sending it to Rush et al.

I had a couple of close calls before I got away - really scary people...

[SandRat]

Disgusting Creatures huh?

[MarMema]

I just don't get them. If I were in their shoes I would simply start my own branch of gay Scouting and call it whatever.
It is what some women have done who don't care for the Girl Scouts, and it seems like an obvious choice to me.

[Talking_Mouse]

Maryland, lots of them in Maryland.

[ChessExpert]

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 480

      H R 2679      YEA-AND-NAY      26-Sep-2006      6:10 PM
      QUESTION:  On Passage
      BILL TITLE: Public Expression of Religion Act

Yeas, Nays, PRES, NV
Republican 218, 6, 0, 6
Democratic 26, 166, 0, 9
Independent 1
 
I finally figured out how to look things up:
go to
http://thomas.loc.gov/
then click on “Roll Call Votes”

My summary: Democrats vote against Boy Scouts. Tell me there is no difference between the parties.