-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Why Have Senate Democrats Slammed The Door In God’s Face? Washington, DC – "Senate Democrats are apparently not satisfied with demoting Republicans on Senate Committees. Now they’ve decided to demote God as well," said Andrea Lafferty, Executive Director of Traditional Values Coalition today. "Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has just exposed an undercurrent of anti-God bigotry in the U.S. Senate that needs to be exposed," said Lafferty. "The Senator has challenged his Democrat colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee to explain why they have dropped ‘So help me God,’ from the oaths administered to nominees who come before the committee for confirmation." The practice of ending a sworn oath with "So help me God" is a long-standing American tradition that goes back at least as far as George Washington’s Inauguration notes Lafferty. "Taking an oath is a solemn and serious commitment," said Lafferty. "And the person who swears to tell the whole truth ‘So help me God’ is making a profound moral statement. He is swearing not only to tell the truth, but to honor God by taking such an oath!" According to Senator Sessions, it appears that Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) are apparently instituting this ban on God in every Senate committee—not just Leahy’s Judiciary Committee. Our entire legal system is built upon the veracity of those who swear to tell the truth when questioned under oath. By removing the moral foundation of the oath, the Senators are undermining our legal system. Traditional Values Coalition and concerned citizens are deeply concerned that this removal of "So help me God" from the oath is simply another example of the prevailing anti-religious bigotry that exists within the Senate Judiciary Committee. TVC is urging the U.S. Senate to restore "So help me God" back into the oaths they administer to those who testify before all Senate committees! "Why are Daschle and Leahy so fearful that nominees might swear before God to tell the truth?" asked Lafferty. "Could it be that they fear being put under oath and swearing to God that they will not lie?" Senator Sessions has correctly pointed out that Senate Rule 3 requires that Senators be sworn in by using the words "So help me God." If this oath is required for Senators, it should also be administered to those who testify before the Senate. Those who object to the oath can simply affirm that they will tell the truth. "We are urging the Senate to restore ‘So help me God’ back into the oath they administer to nominees," said Lafferty. "If they fail to do this, we will support legislation to force them to do the right thing. We will also let their constituents know that they are engaging in anti-religious bigotry by failing to honor God." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
