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GOP Rep: Leadership Blocked Bill Protecting Churches from Funding Abortion
National Review ^ | 12/10/14

Posted on 12/10/2014 11:18:25 AM PST by roses of sharon

House Republicans blocked a legislative rider that would have protected churches in California from being forced to pay for abortions, according to one lawmaker, because they needed Democratic support to pass the CRomnibus.

Representative John Fleming (R., Ariz.) tried to have the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act added to the CRomnibus because in response to a new regulation in California that requires all insurance plans to cover elective abortions.

“Even our own leadership stripped it out,” Fleming told reporters Wednesday. The rider didn’t make it through negotiations with Democrats in the House and Senate.

The federal government is supposed to revoke federal funding from state governments that “discriminat[es]” against those who refuse to provide abortion coverage, but President Obama’s administration has not enforced that provision of the law against California.

Fleming hoped Congress would “give a basis for private action” — that is, empower churches to file lawsuits against such rules.

Although Fleming acknowledged that the measure was a poison pill for Democrats, he said that was a reason for Republicans not to rush a bill through during the lame-duck that required Democratic support.

“It should be a foregone conclusion [next year],” he said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; gop
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To: Norm Lenhart; EternalVigilance

D) Murder with malice

R) Murder with malice.

Yep, I see the difference.


21 posted on 12/10/2014 11:56:58 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
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To: roses of sharon
Those damn democrats! I'm so tired of them pushing and funding and supporting murder! I can't believe how evil those democrats are!

Wait, what? But...but...I held my nose and voted R because...well, R is "better" than D!

22 posted on 12/10/2014 11:57:56 AM PST by dware ("White Privilege" stems from one's ability to lace up work boots and read a work schedule)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Exactly. how could anyone not realize it’s OK when an R does it? I mean....WINNING!!!

Freaking purists....


23 posted on 12/10/2014 11:59:54 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: roses of sharon

It’ll pass on the next round, the next Congress.


24 posted on 12/10/2014 11:59:55 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Nice day we had....

Amnesty funded

Obamacare funded.

1,000% increase allowable for campaign contributions to ESTABLISHMENT Republicans

Nice day.

I should have voted for Romney.......he would have fixed everything....


25 posted on 12/10/2014 12:08:29 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Yup. A principled man like that would never settled for...I mean allowed any of this.

God if only I could take it all back. I’d have voted for the people that did this and none of this would have ever happened. But no. I stood my ground like an idiot and look at the result. Every bad thing they said would happen did.

Of course it was the GOP and not the Democrats that caused those things to happen but that’s just semantics. It’s really a secret plot and they are gonna nail the dems to the wall next week. There’s a dog shelter the Dems want and we can’t blow our political capital! we gotta keep our powder dry.


26 posted on 12/10/2014 12:15:04 PM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

” Of course it was the GOP and not the Democrats that caused those things to happen but that’s just semantics.”

Yeah..we no need no steenkin semantics, men!

” gonna nail the dems to the wall next week”

You spee sponish?

” we gotta keep our powder dry.”

Feet to the fire!


27 posted on 12/10/2014 12:20:16 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
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To: MeganC

Roses are red, violets are blue;
Obamacare’s funded, and now Amnesty too!

The preceding is a lament about the Repubs rolling over, even funding the transport of HUNDREDS of dying Ebola patients to the US to infect the rest of us.


28 posted on 12/10/2014 12:23:13 PM PST by 2harddrive
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Damn straight. No matter what!!!!


29 posted on 12/10/2014 12:23:29 PM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: 2harddrive; All

” Roses are red, violets are blue;
Obamacare’s funded, and now Amnesty too!”

A+


30 posted on 12/10/2014 12:26:33 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
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