With 'friends' like these (Freedom to Pray Act)....

[n2doc]

By Sarah Rae Fruchtnicht, Sun, July 21, 2013

Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-La.) Freedom to Pray Act would prohibit the federal government from withholding tax dollars to programs that include religious activity.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has decided to cosponsor the bill

“I am deeply encouraged by Sen. Graham’s support of the Freedom to Pray Act,” Landrieu said in a statement.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Justice Department refused to fund the Young Marines program of the Bossier Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana because the program handbook says recruits must “develop and grow with special emphasis on the love of God and fidelity to our country.”

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http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/democratic-sen-mary-landrieu-s-bill-allows-federal-money-fund-religious-activities

[leftstreet]

1. Sounds like somebody's up for reelection

[surrealAmerican]

2. Both these senators should know better.

Don't they even care if the laws they pass (or bills they sponsor) are constitutional?

[n2doc]

3. With this SCOTUS, who knows what is constitutional?

The conservative majority has shown quite the imagination and willingness to throw out decades of prior law in pursuing their activist agenda. I have no faith in their interpretation of the law.

[ZombieHorde]

4. Exactly.

"Constitutional" is whatever they say is "Constitutional." It's nothing more than a rhetorical construct.

[Drale]

5. How is Mary Landrieu allowed to have a D after her name?

embarrassment to the Democratic Party and the Nation at large.