Amid the fight to defund Obamacare lies another element: the fight to take away the Health and Human Service's Department's ability to use Obamacare to tell religious business owners what "health care" services they must provide for their employees, regardless of their religious convictions. The Hobby Lobby craft store chain is owned by the Greens, a Christian family who believes in protecting the right to life. They sued the Obama administration over the requirement to pay for abortion services. The case has wound its way through the courts, with each side refusing to give up. Today the Obama administration appealed a decision, which excepted Hobby Lobby from the requirement, to the United States Supreme Court. If Hobby Lobby loses, the protection of the First Amendment will all but disappear. Christian business owners would no longer have the ability to use their conscience in business decisions and would instead be forced to comply with the whims of the government. “The United States government is taking the remarkable position that private individuals lose their religious freedom when they make a living. We’re confident that the Supreme Court will reject the government’s extreme position and hold that religious liberty is for everyone—including people who run a business.” -Kyle Duncan, lead lawyer for Hobby Lobby
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Today the House voted 230 to 189 on H J RES 59 to defund the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The bill must now go to the Senate for approval, where Senate Democrats are expected to attempt to take the provision defunding Obamacare out of the Continuing Resolution (CR). Senate Republicans may attempt to filibuster to prevent this from happening, but this could also be a dangerous move, according to Townhall.com. We must put pressure on Senate Republicans to vote NO on any motion stripping the CR of the language that defunds Obamacare. Contact your Senators and tell them to take a stand against Obamacare - find their contact info at www.DontFundObamacare.com. We keep complaining about Democrats and Obamacare. Republicans wave around their votes to repeal it.. The problem is that repeal votes mean little right now. Neither the Senate nor the President will pass a repeal -- but Republicans have the full power to defund Obamacare. Republican Congressman Pete Sessions, all by himself as the chairman of the Rules Committee, could block any bill that funds the implementation of Obamacare. He refuses to do so. If Obamacare goes into effect and has the negative effect we predict it will have, we can't blame just Democrats, but anyone who could have done something to stop it. Call Pete Sessions tomorrow, August 29, and tell him that it's time to take a stand and defund Obamacare. With less than 40 days until this "trainwreck" takes effect, we have no time to lose. Call Congressman Pete Sessions: (972) 392-0505 Click here to show your support by joining our Facebook event! Tweets help as well: tweet to @PeteSessions using #DontFundIt and #DefundObamacare. Most Republican Senators will say they oppose Obamacare. Unfortunately, words and actions don't always line up. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, along with the Senate Conservatives Fund, are leading the charge against defunding Obamacare in the United States Senate. You can help: if your Senators haven't already signed it, tell them to sign the Don't Fund Obamacare pledge at www.DontFundObamacare.com. The site has contact info for each Senator, and you can join the 350,000+ Americans who have signed the petition as well! Help get the word out:
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