{"id":23489,"date":"2014-07-19T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T18:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publiccatholic\/?p=23489"},"modified":"2014-07-19T12:34:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T18:34:48","slug":"get-real-fellas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publiccatholic\/2014\/07\/get-real-fellas\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Real Fellas."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Senators Joe Manchin and Bob Casey are generally pro life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I accept that.<\/p>\n

But when they voted against the Hobby Lobby decision, they dribbled enough sewage on their pro life stands \u2014 not to mention the good names of every completely pro life Democrat in this country \u2014 to raise a stink that blots that out. \u00a0<\/p>\n

They voted with their caucus in favor of overturning the Hobby Lobby decision and by doing that voted against religious freedom and in support of President Obama\u2019s on-going war with the Catholic Church.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not believing for a minute that they actually buy their own spin. This was a political vote, a go along to get along and have somebody to pal around with at work vote. \u00a0<\/p>\n

But what political score keeping went into their belief that they could get away with it? Did they believe the things the other Dems told them in caucus? Were they swayed by the advice on how they could \u201cspin\u201d this vote to slide past it?\u00a0<\/p>\n

All I know is that, as a pro life Democrat, I am almost certainly more unhappy by this party-line vote against religious freedom than any Republican. I feel personally slimed by it.<\/p>\n

I am disgusted beyond the meaning of the word disgust with Senator Manchin and Senator Casey and every other \u201cpro life\u201d Democrat who doesn\u2019t \u201cget\u201d that being pro life means you have to cross your party\u2019s bow on these tough votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Get real fellas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to put the statements concerning this vote from both Senator Munchin and Senator Casey below. Taken together, they\u2019re like a compendium of anti-religious freedom Hobby Lobby spin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Jm3<\/p>\n

Senator Manchin\u2019s Statement<\/a> on the Hobby Lobby vote:<\/p>\n

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Jul<\/span>\u00a016<\/span>\u00a02014<\/span><\/h4>\n

Manchin Statement on Hobby Lobby<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cToday, I voted in support of overturning the Supreme Court\u2019s Hobby Lobby decision that ruled for-profit companies can opt out of providing contraceptives to their employees because of religious beliefs. As Governor and U.S. Senator, I have always fought to protect the sincerely-held religious views of non-profit organizations, like soup kitchens, colleges, hospitals and similar non-profit organizations. However, for-profit corporations do not have the same legal privileges as non-profits, and therefore they should not have the same protections as non-profits recognized by law as being a religious organization. This legislation strikes a balance between allowing non-profit organizations to hold onto their religious views while ensuring that Americans have access to safe, affordable and reliable preventative health benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Bob<\/p>\n

Senator Bob Casey\u2019s statement<\/a> on the Hobby Lobby vote:<\/p>\n

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Washington, DC\u00a0\u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on his co-sponsorship of the Protect Women\u2019s Health from Corporate Interference Act, aka the Not My Boss\u2019 Business Act:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a cosponsor of S. 2578, the Protect Women\u2019s Health from Corporate Interference Act, I was disappointed that the Senate voted against the measure.\u00a0 The bill is a common-sense step to ensure that for-profit CEOs cannot interfere in their employees\u2019 decisions about contraception and other health services.<\/p>\n

It is an important protection that will help ensure that women working for for-profit corporations can make health care decisions based on their own consciences and religious beliefs, not those of their CEOs.<\/p>\n

This is consistent with my long-standing strong support for greater access to contraceptives.<\/p>\n

The bill affects for-profit employers but maintains the pre-Hobby Lobby accommodation for religiously-affiliated, non-profit organizations \u2013 an accommodation that I aggressively pushed the Administration to include \u2013 by specifically stating that the regulation continues to be in effect for plans affected by the bill.<\/p>\n

As Justice Ginsburg stated in her dissent: \u2018The First Amendment\u2019s free exercise protections, the Court has indeed recognized, shelter churches and other nonprofit religion-based organizations. The Court\u2019s \u201cspecial solicitude to the rights of religious organizations\u201d\u2026however, is just that.\u2019<\/p>\n

The assertion by five of the justices on the Court that a for-profit corporation is a \u2018person\u2019 for the purposes of religious objection is simply a bridge too far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ruling essentially empowers CEOs of for-profit corporations to deny vital health benefits to women based on their own religious beliefs.\u00a0As Justice Ginsburg stated \u2018until today, religious exemptions had never been extended to any entity operating in the commercial, profit-making world.\u2019\u00a0For-profit companies receive significant benefits that come with incorporation, including certain tax advantages and limited liability for owners. In turn, they are subject to a number of federal regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, which are enacted to preserve the health, safety and welfare of employees.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thirty million women have gained access to contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act.\u00a0 This is an important health service and has critical implications for economic security.\u00a0 The data shows us that access to contraceptives reduces the number of abortions. A recent study demonstrated that providing no-cost contraception can decrease abortion rates by up to 78 percent.\u00a0I will continue to work to protect religious liberty for the American people while fighting to ensure that more women have access to affordable contraceptives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Senator Casey\u2019s record on family planning can be found here:\u00a0link.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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