[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2392-2393]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS BEING BULLIED

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the administration is bullying 
religions. Yes, the government has required some religious 
organizations to violate their tenets and provide certain health care 
coverage for their employees--or else.
  After an immediate backlash by the American public, the 
administration promised that it would make some changes; but the same 
day that it made this promise, it finalized the original mandate as-is 
with no changes. The original edict is now in effect. The big 
announcement about a change resulted in nothing, only more words.
  The administration said it had the power to issue this order because 
it was implementing ObamaCare. If the administration has the power to 
infringe upon a constitutionally protected right, what will follow? 
What individual freedom will be trampled next, all in the name of 
``we're the government, we know what's best''?
  The Constitution is being insulted and violated. We should fear this 
type of unyielding power and religious persecution. After all, the 
Constitution was written to protect us from this type of government.

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  And that's just the way it is.

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