Republicans rush to the aid of the Christmas tradition
There comes a time when abusing the system to pander for votes changes from a bad idea to outright absurd.
A prime example of this comes from Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 55 co-sponsors who have just brought a resolution onto the House floor that comes to the defense of our precious Christmas traditions. Earlier this month, on December 7th, they introduced H. Res. 489. I shall let it speak for itself:
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.
Whereas Christmas is a national holiday celebrated on December 25; and
Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment of the Constitution, in prohibiting the establishment of religion, would not prohibit any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialog: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
That the House of Representatives–
(1) recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas;
(2) strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and
(3) expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions by those who celebrate Christmas.
It is certainly good to know that the Republican party thinks that we can waste tax payer money on a resolution that does absolutely nothing about a problem that doesn’t exist but we can’t spend money on extended medical coverage for veterans or education.
Merry Christmas!
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Me think, Bah Humbug! to congress.
Hear! Hear! Rick!
Way to go, GOP, waste taxpayers money on something that is a non-issue when even atheists like myself still enjoy celebrating the pagan holiday known as Christmas.