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(Olympia Snowe, by the way, on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports said the amendment is broader than she’d like and she couldn’t support it.)
“Retirement announcements by Senator Olympia Snowe and other centrists are putting more U.S. Senate seats at stake than at any time since 1996 -- and the result may be an even more polarized environment next year,” Bloomberg writes.
In fact, Roll Call writes, “When the history books are written, this week may go down as a seminal point in the 2012 battle for control of the Senate.”
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Please tell me...if the Blunt Amendment passes what is to stop me from saying, "I'm going to refuse to pay for your treatment for lung cancer because I morally object to smoking!"?
"I'm going to refuse to pay for your treatment for liver cancer because I morally object to drinking alcohol"
"I'm going to refuse to pay for your treatment for heart disease because I morally object to eating meat"
"I'm going to refuse to pay for the delivery of your child because I morally object to unwed parenthood"
"I'm going to refuse to pay for your treatment for STD because I morally object to homosexuality"
Whats to stop them from replacing your health insurance with a prayer vigil service.
During my experience with cancer I had a lot of nice people pray for me and wish me well, I do think that is helpful and I am grateful for every one of those prayers and well wishes. Having said that, I did have a surgeon that removed a tumor the size of a small lemon from my body and six weeks of treatments beyond that, and I believe that was helpful as well.
Bottom line is no employer should have any right to decide what medicines or procedures any person has whatsoever, they can set co-pays or ceilings on total catastrophic coverage limits, but how a person decides to use that coverage is between them and their doctor. Anything less is an obscene intrusion on personal freedom and is anti-American, what happened to republicans who railed that the government should never get between a doctor and a patient, it is quite a flip flop on that notion isn't it. The religious freedom argument is quite lame, your religious freedom does not give you the right to impose your religion beliefs on me through sanctions via my insurance coverage. The republicans got a big loser here with the American public by and large, and so do any religious leaders that are on board with them.
"I'm going to refuse to pay for your treatment for STD because I morally object to homosexuality"
huh? hmmm.........too easy...............ah I won't comment.
How about this, I already have insurance and I don't want to pay for anyone of you! Got to love this country, 99 weeks, food stamps, health care, free cell phone service,why would anybody find a job?
Well Paul more and more people are finding jobs each month now, ask them your question.
I also have insurance...and, yes, we are paying for treatment for those who do not have insurance. Sorry for being the bearer of bad tidings.
We all know that this is a political ploy to put the Democrats on record of trampling on Religious Freedom. It is simply an election stunt. Problem is that if Romney endorses it, it will hurt him in the general, if he denounces it, he will not get to the general election.
Is he for it or against it?
Actually, I think he was both yesterday.
So, all job interviews will include: What are your moral values? What are your religious values?
If you're out of line with your future employer.....NO insurance and NO job!
[So, all job interviews will include: What are your moral values? What are your religious values?]
chilled, most job-seekers are subject to a credit check these days as well...
chilled, most job-seekers are subject to a credit check these days as well...
I get that part Mickey, NY...but in todays environment credit checks could be a disqualifier if you've been late on bill payments, faced forclosure, etc.......because you've been unemployed.....
Da Noid
You are absolutely right. He did manage to straddle the issue on consecutive days in different venues, claiming he didn't understand the question. He can prove that he was for it and against it.
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This should be very interesting because I know many people who claim it's against their religion for politicians and their staff to receive taxpayer funded health insurance when they themselves don't have health insurance.
Hopefully, every individual who votes for this law eliminates government paid for health insurance for themselves and their staff.
yes, we are their employers LOL
BREAKING********
MSNBC just announced that Andrew Breitbart is dead at the age of 43!
Condolences to the family. And, may he reincarnate as an African America baby girl who grows up to be a woman just trying to do her job.
Talk about poetic justice. Thats a good one Amy.
religous freedom guarentees protect under the constitution but it does not allow anyone to be above the law!
it does not allow others to push their beliefs on someone else.
no, it states the government will stay out of your church and the church will stay out of government, if not we become a taliban stae. but it does not state that these beliefs are or ever can be above the law. if you do not believe in health care then don't use it! if you don't believe in contraceptives, then dont use it! but these beliefs do not trump the beliefs of others nor do they or can they trump the law of the land.
anyone can practice anything, but when it interfers with the law of the land, that belief is no longer protected!
If the women really want to stop the brain dead congressmen from insult and injury to their gender, I would suggest that they "occupy Washington" and in the coming presidential and congressional elections vote them out of office. Conversation is not enough, your vote has that power and if you fail to exercise it then, youi can bet that your hard fought battle for women s rights , especially voting rights will be legistlated by the same brain deadbeats to remove you from the political scene.
This bill is the mother of all Whacky's.