[Apologetics] Re: [RNCLife] FW: Pope resolution passes after "life" language removed

[Art Kelly]

If Seantor Brownback had any gumption, he would have kept the life language and let the liberals kill the resolution. 

I'd just as soon pass NOTHING than pass something worth NOTHING. The Pope does not need some meaningless welcoming resolution.

If Brownback ever runs for anything again, keep this in mind.

Art 

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--- On Thu, 4/17/08, rnclife <rnclife at swbell.net> wrote:

> From: rnclife <rnclife at swbell.net>
> Subject: [RNCLife] FW: Pope resolution passes after "life" language removed
> To: arthurkelly at yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:47 PM
> FOR YOUR INFORMATION 
> 
>  
> 
> April 17, 2008
> Categories: Miscellany
> (http://dyn.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/index.cfm/category/Miscellany)
> 
> 
> Pope resolution passes after "life" language
> removed 
> 
> While Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit to Washington
> received wall to wall coverage, Sen. Barbara Boxer briefly
> held up a Senate resolution welcoming the pontiff because
> she objected to language about how the pope values
> "each and every human life." 
> 
> The measure later cleared the Senate Thursday afternoon
> after the sponsor of the resolution, Sen. Sam Brownback
> (R-Kan.), dropped the reference to "human life"
> because some Democrats saw it as a reference to abortion.
> According to Republican aides, Brownback, a devout
> Catholic, did not want a high profile fight over the
> resolution, which was adopted on a voice vote. In fact,
> Brownback blackberried his staff from the Pope's mass
> at Nationals Park to direct them to drop the references to
> human life. 
> 
> A copy of the original resolution can be found here.
> (http://www.politico.com/pdf/PPM42_poperesolution.pdf) The
> Crypt will post the new resolution when a copy is made
> available by the Senate clerk's office. 
> 
> "There was some politics involved here, and the
> objectionable language has been withdrawn," a senior
> Democratic Senate aide said. 
> 
> Three Senate Republican aides involved in the issue say
> that Boxer objected to the "life" language, which
> Democrats see as an implicit reference to the Catholic
> church's opposition to abortion. Senate Democratic
> leadership offices declined to comment but referred
> questions to Boxer's office, which has not responded to
> Politico's inquiries this morning. 
> 
> Two high profile blogs — The Corner at National
> Review and the Daily Kos — have already picked up
> on the controversy
> (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/17/7164/88664),
> citing "sources" in the Senate who discussed the
> papal resolution. 
> 
> The pope just wrapped up his two-hour Mass at the new
> Nationals Park in southeast Washington, and the Senate has
> moved on from this behind the scenes controversy. 
> 
> The Crypt will update with Boxer's response and post
> the new resolution language when it becomes available. 
> 
> UPDATE: Boxer's spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz has written
> The Crypt to say "we are very pleased we were able to
> reach an agreement with Senator Brownback to remove the
> political language and pass this resolution welcoming Pope
> Benedict."
> 
> "Senator Brownback also agreed to remove the political
> language referencing religious expression on public
> buildings," Ravitz said in an email. 
> 
> That last clause that Brownback stripped can be found on
> the top of page two of the resolution linked above. 
> 
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