GOP Introduces 2010 'Year of the Bible'

[struggle4progress]

Updated: Monday, 11 May 2009, 12:33 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 11 May 2009, 11:36 AM EDT
* By FRANK CARNEVALE

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Members of the House of Representatives have introduced a resolution seeking to declare 2010 as "The Year of the Bible."

The bill was introduced last week by Rep. Paul Broun , a Republican from Georgia, and co-sponsored by 13 other Republicans ...

Daily Kos .. asked, "Why are these 14 Congresscritters wasting their time with silly stuff like this when we've occupied 2 foreign countries and our economy is in the tank?"

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/national/dpgo_Year_of_Bible_fc_20090511_2477215

[Bolo Boffin]

1. 2010 - The Year of the Midterm Election... I mean, Bible. n/t

[Xipe Totec]

2. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion n/t

[pepperbear]

3. It's actually the Year of the Tiger, but don't tell them that. n/t

[MineralMan]

4. Yah, and it has to be the King James Version, too.

None of those liberal Bibbles allowed.

[stopbush]

5. Fuck the Rs and fuck the Bible.

There. I said what everybody is thinking.

Q. What do Republicant policies have in common with the Bible?

A. They're both based entirely on myths.

[pepperbear]

6. ....

Daily Kos .. asked, "Why are these 14 Congresscritters wasting their time with silly stuff like this when we've occupied 2 foreign countries and our economy is in the tank?"

Why, to put the WH on the "wrong side" of a piece of useless legislation just in time for election season!

What was that about "clinging to their gods and their guns"?

[KansDem]

7. 2010?

What were the years 1994-2006 all about?

For six years the GOP owned the Congress, White House, Supreme Court, and media and they didn't do jackshit for their religiously insane: No anti-abortion amendment, no amendment banning same-sex marriages, no vouchers for religious schools, no 10 commandments on public buildings, etc.

Now they want a Year of the Bible?

:rofl:

[struggle4progress]

8. List of sponsors:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc111-121

There are some familiar names on the list:

Ga. Congressman Compares Obama to Hitler
By Matthew DeLong 11/11/08 12:25 PM
... Broun .. also said that, despite the fact that he was blatantly comparing Obama to Hitler, he’s “not comparing him” to Hitler ...
http://washingtonindependent.com/17915/ga-congressman-compares-obama-to-hitler

Westmoreland calls Obama ‘uppity'
By Mike Soraghan
Posted: 09/04/08 03:07 PM
Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term "uppity" to describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Thursday ...
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/westmoreland-calls-obama-uppity-2008-09-04.html

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. This is a natural outgrowth of a "National Day of Prayer".

And a step closer to theocracy.

[YewNork]

10. Because it's an election year, that's why.

2010 is a congressional election year. The GOP will make sure to point out
any and every congressman running for re-election who does not support
making 2010 "the year of the bible".

[Kablooie]

11. It's important that the GOP flaunts the constitution. They must uphold their principles.