Americans United Blasts Congressional Leaders' Promise To Push Religious R

[Windy]

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In Closed-Door Briefings, Frist, DeLay Cement Ties With Religious Right On Schiavo Case, Judges, Abortion, Marriage, Church Politicking, Ethics Complaints

Top congressional leaders have promised to push the Religious Right agenda on judicial nominations, church politicking, abortion, marriage and the Terri Schiavo case, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Americans United today released audiotapes of closed-door addresses by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to a Family Research Council (FRC) gathering March 17-18 at Washington, D.C.'s Willard Hotel. The pair talked about a range of political issues, using the Schiavo case as a springboard.

"Religious Right leaders are determined to run all of our lives, from the moment of conception through the end of life," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. "And top congressional leaders are conspiring behind closed doors in Washington to help them do it. It's appalling.

"Frist and DeLay have wrapped sanctimonious language around political posturing," said Lynn. "They are using Mrs. Schiavo's personal tragedy in Florida to burnish their credentials with an increasingly powerful component of the Republican Party. It's a sad, cynical political ploy."

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[roguevalley]

1. this could do it. this could do them in.

[Windy]

2. I certainly hope so. The tapes need to get air time

other than on progressive radio. They were played in Ed Schultz and her in detroit locally on Nancy Skinner A.M. Its bad when you read it but much worse when it comes out of their own mouths!

[janx]

5. The DeLay portion has been played in the MSM.

Is there more?

[applegrove]

3. I really hope that they see the Bush Administration for who they are.

But then their kind of activism and desire for control over the lives of others and how each life is valued... was taught to them by the Bush WH. At least if the religious right take over the legislative... then the destruction of democracy plans of the WH will be slowed down.

I wonder how Rove tries to get control over this heard?

[Dave Reynolds]

4. We need to hear the tapes.

That would remove any deniability.