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Republicans Win Big
As expected, the GOP took the Senate. Many political pundits predicted that Republicans would take the Congress due to a wave of voter discontent at Obama’s policies. In fact, many Democratic candidates tried hard to set themselves apart from President Obama in order to avoid being seen as part of his failure as president.
President Obama will not have a rough two years which are left in his presidency with a Republican Congress leaving him pretty much powerless. The American people have spoken and told Obama collectively that they do not approve of his policies and want change. From Obamacare to immigration, the dream act and Ebola, Obama has failed on these issues and made decisions which have angered the American people. Not all Democrats lost. Governor Cuomo retained his governorship in New York state and is pushing his progressive views there. The infamous “abortion barbie” Wendy Davis lost to wheelchair bound Greg Abbot who she mocked in a commercial. He had over 59% of the vote in Texas.
Republican Mitch McConnel is expected to be the new Senate majority leader and vowed to unite Congress in order to get work done in Washington, DC. President Obama has yet to release any congratulatory message. Ballots were also being voted on throughout the union. Many states voted to pass a minimum wage increase and measures to make marijuana legal. Florida knocked down a measure to legalized medicinal marijuana. Colorado disturbingly voted down a measure that would have amended its constitution to define an unborn child as a person. They legalized marijuana last year, but cannot define an unborn child as a human person. This is troubling indeed!
Congratulations to the GOP for taking control of the Senate. Hopefully they will repeal Obamacare which has caused so much harm with religious freedom as well as push for more restrictions against abortion and defend marriage as the union between one man and one woman.
Senate Results |
House Results |
Governor Results |
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/election-day-story/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
http://news.yahoo.com/senate-control-top-prize-midterm-election-080423144–election.html ∞
“Dirty Nuns”
“When the debate is lost, the loser uses slander as a tool;” I paraphrase Socrates here to begin this post regarding an attack against religious sisters in the United States of America.
“NOW” or the “National Organization of Women” which prides itself as being the “representative” of women and is run by feminists is being hypocritical once again.
They often like to trump the fictitious “war on women” rhetoric putting women against men believing men are somehow out to get women as if men were a collective “boogeyman” of sort. However, they are attacking other women now (no pun intended): religious sisters or “nuns.”
“NOW” has made a list on their site listing the plaintiffs of the “Hobby Lobby” case. The list is entitled, “Dirty 100.” Among this list are the Little Sisters of the Poor who are known for their charity work, especially their care of the elderly. Being that they are a religious order, they had no choice but to oppose the demands made by “Obamacare” in regards to paying for contraception and the like. These sisters were defending their “bodily autonomy”- to borrow from the feminists. Ironically, “NOW” is attacking these women who only wish for bodily autonomy in preventing the government from telling them how to use their conscience.
See the hypocrisy? “NOW” and other feminists claim men are out to get women by “controlling” their bodies via legislation. However, when religious women fight the “men” in court to prevent themselves from being controlled, they are labeled “dirty” by these feminists. These people are “NOW” are something else aren’t they!? Moreover, they attacked Catholicism on their site in general.
Can someone say hypocrite and sore loser? Somebody call the ‘wambulance’ for “NOW.”
Source:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2550562
http://newsok.com/now-calls-catholic-nuns-dirty/article/4986675
http://theweek.com/article/index/255024/the-most-bigoted-anti-catholic-column-youll-read-this-year
http://now.org/resource/the-dirty-100-the-story-behind-the-litigation/
Hobby Lobby & Scotus
God is good!
Today the Supreme Court of the United States of America sided with conscience rights and freedom of religion! Our prayers, especially the Fortnights for Freedom are producing their fruit!
The long case (Burwell v. Hobby Lobby) with arts and crafts store “Hobby Lobby” is finally over with the aforementioned celebrating a victory. Five out of the nine justices have decided that the government cannot force employers et al to go against their religious beliefs by funding contraception and other things that go against faith and morals. You can read on the decision here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-354_olp1.pdf
Companies can now opt-out of Obamacare’s contraception mandate which has been a thorn on the side of religious organizations and businesses run by religious employers. Under the HHS Mandate, employers had to provide contraception coverage to employees. This ruffled the feathers of the Catholic Church, other religious denominations and businesses who felt the government was overstepping its boundaries by forcing Americans to go against their conscience. Obama tried to remedy the situation by claiming non-profit organizations and religious bodies are exempt; however, this did not go far enough. Hobby Lobby owned by an Evangelical family sued and was joined by many other businesses. Mother Angelica’s EWTN also has filed suit against the Obama Administration because of this HHS Mandate.
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/supreme-court-unions-contraception_n_5543995.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/supreme-court-hobby-lobby_n_5521444.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/hobby-lobby-closely-held_n_5545064.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/hobby-lobby-viagra_n_5543916.html
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/supreme-court-public-sector-unions
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/us/hobby-lobby-case-supreme-court-contraception.html
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/06/30/3454501/hobby-lobby-bait-and-switch/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-winkler/corporations-are-people-a_b_5543833.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/ruth-bader-ginsburg-write_n_5544111.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/ruth-bader-ginsburg-write_n_5544111.html