Well, at least ONE of our Senators is getting it right on this whole Obama HHS breaching of our First Amendment Right – shhhh, it’s not Senator Jeanne Shaheen that gets the Blunt Amendment right (emphasis mine):
Unfortunately many have tried to characterize this amendment as denying women access to contraception. That’s a red herring, and it’s false. We are talking about government mandates that are interfering with conscience protections here that have long been engrained in our law. And just to be clear, women had access to these services before the president passed the Affordable Care Act, and after this amendment would be passed, we’d still have access to these important services.
Contrary to what some of my friends on the other side of the aisle have asserted, this measure simply allows health-care providers and companies to have the same conscience rights they had before the president’s health-care bill took effect.
We’re not breaking any new ground here.
In fact, we are respecting what is contained within the First Amendment to the Constitution and what has long been a bipartisan effort to respect the conscience rights of all Americans, whatever their religious views are.
This vote goes to the heart of who we are.
Indeed – Shaheen shows her shallowness by insisting that Government give you stuff. Senator Kelly Ayotte shows up her senior counterpart on the true meaning of the First Amendment. Jeanne, PLEASE take some history lessons from Kelly!
(H/T: The Corner)