Sen. Ted Cruz seeks to upend D.C. laws on contraception coverage, gay rights

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Sen. Ted Cruz seeks to upend D.C. laws on contraception coverage, gay rights

By Aaron C. Davis and Mike DeBonis March 18 at 4:28 PM
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), a conservative torchbearer and potential presidential contender, turned his attention to local D.C. politics Wednesday by introducing a measure in Congress to upend one new city law regarding discrimination over reproductive health decisions and another to keep religiously affiliated colleges in the nation’s capital from having to fund gay and lesbian student groups.

The measures, known as disapproval resolutions, could in theory halt local laws passed last year by the D.C. Council and signed by the city’s mayor. But to do so, Cruz’s measures would require support of both chambers of Congress and the signature of President Obama.

Although rarely successful at stopping D.C. laws, the resolutions are often more effective politically, giving members of Congress legislative records to build bona fides with constituent groups that feel strongly about the District’s often liberal stances on social issues.

On the two issues at hand, there are more than a few with strong feelings. ... Last month, more than a dozen prominent conservative groups and Catholic institutions asked Capitol Hill leaders to overturn the two D.C. laws, calling them “unprecedented assaults upon our organizations.”

ETA, 4:28 p.m., Thursday: another link:

Ted Cruz, States' Rights Crusader, Tries To Block D.C. Laws

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1. “unprecedented assaults upon our organizations”

sounds like a good idea to me.

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2. Cruz is carrying out his fathers dominionist agenda. nt