[Apologetics] Re: [RNCLife] FW: Pope resolution passes after

[Bret Bellamy]

Brownback lost me when he went soft on the illegal alien invasion a year or so ago.  Art, you are right, better NOTHING was passed than passing something worth NOTHING.  The current Congress is the sorriest one I can remember in years.  A wet noodle is more useful that the current crop of bozos on Capitol Hill.

Bret

-----Original Message-----
>From: Art Kelly <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Apr 17, 2008 5:25 PM
>To: rnclife <rnclife at swbell.net>
>Cc: Apologetics Group <apologetics at gathman.org>, Jim Murphy <jmurf80 at bellsouth.net>, Michele Allen <arochaallen at juno.com>
>Subject: [Apologetics] Re: [RNCLife] FW: Pope resolution passes after "life" language removed
>
>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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