AP: House GOP to Focus on Abortion, Guns

[Eugene]

House GOP to Focus on Abortion, Guns

By DAVID ESPO
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 27, 2006; 5:10 PM

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans intend to hold votes this summer and
fall touching on abortion, guns, religion and other priority issues
for social conservatives, part of an attempt to improve the party's
prospects in the midterm elections.

The "American Values Agenda" also includes a proposed constitutional
amendment to ban gay marriage _ which already has failed in the Senate
_ a prohibition on human cloning and possibly votes on several popular
tax cuts.

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House Republicans, who have the ability to dictate the floor schedule,
got a head start on their agenda during the day, winning approval
of legislation designed to guarantee members of condominium
associations or similar groups the right to display the American flag.
The measure cleared with no dissent.

"Family, faith, patriotism and hard work bind us together as Americans.
Our laws should reflect those priorities, and House Republicans are
committed to the American Values Agenda, policies that stress the core
values on which our nation was built," said Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri,
third-ranking member of the leadership.

Other bills are certain to spark controversy.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/27/AR2006062701077.html

Let's see what we've got:
God: check (Ten Commandments legislation)
Guns: check
Gays: check

The Second Amendment may be safe, but the Repugs just declared
total war against the First.

[Skittles]

1. f***ing cowards, sucking up to freeper scum

heaven forbid they focus on the war, the eoconmy, or the healthcare crisis

[BayCityProgressive]

3. wow

surprise surprise. I am sure the American dumbfuck population (which is a huge majority) will be loving this too.

[Master Mahon]

2. HEY What about

1. Who gets to go during the 'rapture'?
2. Should Victoria Secret be closed?
3. Putting Terry Schiavo back on life support.
4. Forcing gays to take salt-peter.
5. Outsourcing the poor and then ending welfare.
6. Implants to determine if Americans are having too much sex.
7. Spying on Viagra prescription sales.
8. Spying on people going to liberal movies.
Just to name a few!

[BlueIris]

5. Oh, honey. They'll never spy on Viagra prescription sales.

You see, that would mean oppressing straight white men, just about the only demographic they've got a chance of getting consistent support from. It would also be an infringement on their own sexual and health freedoms and we can't have that!

[Sapere aude]

4. This may be good for us. Americans want the congress to wrestle with

problems that are effecting their daily lives like gas prices and jobs and health care but what do they get? God, Guns and Gays!