"Republican Lawmaker Says He Serves God, Not His Constituents"

[applegrove]

Republican Lawmaker Says He Serves God, Not His Constituents

by Katie Mcdonough at Salon

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/29/arkansas_lawmaker_says_he_serves_god_not_his_constituents/

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State Sen. Jason Rapert, the man behind Arkansas’ ban on abortion at twelve weeks, may have been elected to office to serve the 85,000 constituents in his district, but, he says, he only really serves God.

“It’s more important to do what is right by God,” Rapert told an audience at the Faith2Action banquet in Columbus, Ohio, “than it is to please those that would rather have me talk about pro-life but not really do much about pro-life.”

“There’s only one vote that matters and that’s when I stand before the Lord at the judgment seat,” he added, just in case it wasn’t clear.

He went on to remark that the men and women who protested Texas’ sweeping new abortion restrictions at the state Capitol are basically demons from hell. “I’ve never had a glimpse of Hell or heard a real demon,” he said, “but I believe that must be what they sound like. It’s spiritual warfare.”


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[Ilsa]

1. There should be no doubt

amongst any sane person that these religious nuts want a theocracy where no one has a choice about their beliefs or how they are governed.

[SharonAnn]

9. Then he should resign since he refuses to do the job he was elected to do.

[leftstreet]

2. Lawmakers need to pass psych evals n/t

[napi21]

5. Ha! If they all had to pass a psych eval, we'd have a much smaller congress! nt

[hobbit709]

3. Then he committed perjury when he was sworn in.

[Lugnut]

14. That was my first thought.

I suppose he forgot about that Bible thing.

[Zorra]

4. All republicans serve their god, and not their constituents.

Here is a photo of it

[salin]

8. wow - didn't have the visuals but posted the same sentiment

Your post is much more effective.

[HardTimes99]

13. Bravo! I believe that would be Mammon - nt

[Thinkingabout]

6. I wonder how much he really follows the teachings he proclaims, like loving everyone, feeling the

Poor, making sure little children have their needs met. Would they behave the same way if Jesus was standing beside them. I get angry about them wanting forced births but they also try to cut social safety networks after the babies are born and push to keep weapons available which kill our little ones. WWJD is probably not in their platform.

[salin]

7. Wow.

He apparently doesn't believe in Christ or Christ's teaching, and simultaneously believes he understands God's will - guessing that he also regularly supports the legislative strategies of Baal -- er the Koch brothers. Theologically hypocritical and ironic. How quaint.

[Tx4obama]

10. K&R. Everyone in The USA should read the OP! n/t

[WCGreen]

11. I didn't know god could vote...

[Art_from_Ark]

12. The Arkansas Times has a scathing blog article about this guy

The comments section is worth reading, too.

http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/02/02/jason-rapert-is-not-happy-he-also-lies

[HardTimes99]

15. Hard to believe that Bill Clinton hails from the same state - nt

[Art_from_Ark]

16. What's so hard to believe about it?

Every state has its religious wackos. Heck, Arkansas is home to the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, for that matter (based in Alma, and Fouke, home of the "Fouke Monster" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Boggy_Creek )

[cynatnite]

17. I wonder what God's signature on his paycheck looks like...

Do you think he signs it just "God"?

Someone should ask.

[Cha]

18. I call bullshit.