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On the recordAugust 1, 2012
Today the Obama Administration is following through on their HHS mandate that violates religious freedom as today begins the date where the rule goes into effect. 24 separate lawsuits across the country have been filed representing 76 plaintiffs. On Friday, a Carter-appointed judge in Denver provided a preliminary injunction against the HHS mandate to the Newland family, the Catholic owners of a HVAC company in Colorado. This case, led by Alliance Defending Freedom, is a welcomed initial victory for religious freedom. We will need the courts or the Congress to reverse this tragic disregard for American's First Amendment right to freedom of religion without government interference. Protecting the First Amendment has to be our First priority. The first words of the First Amendment read: ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. . . .'' What happened to the promise that ``if you like the health care you have you can keep it?'' The radical mandate makes it so religious-based institutions are forced to defy a Higher Order at the will of a Goverment Order. Religious liberty is a sacred and fundamental right. It's central to who we are as a country, a country founded by people who fled Europe for their religious beliefs. If President Obama does not reverse his administration's attack on religious freedom, Congress, led by the People's House, will do it for him.…
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee
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Aug 1, 2012

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