Liberal Forum

Tomorrow the Senate is set to vote on an amendment (added to the transportation bill) that was introduced by Senator Roy Blunt [R-MO].The Blunt bill would amend the Obama health care law by allowing ANY employer to deny ANY health care services based on religious or MORAL convictions.Of course we can always rely on the fact that no employer would ever abuse this rule. [/sarcasm]Wow, what extremists!Hillarycare Had Conscience Protections Obamacare LacksBlunt-Nelson amendment restores exact same conscience protections included in Hillarycare.As Congress continues to debate the Obamacare mandate forcing religious institutions to provide "free" coverage of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs, a new report could put supporters of the mandate on the defensive. It turns out that the Democrats' 1994 health care care bill (i.e. "Hillarycare") included the exact same conscience protections that Republicans and some Democrats are now pushing in the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act.The 1994 legislation gave "any employer" an exemption from purchasing health care that covered "abortion or other services" if "the employer objects to such services on the basis of a religious belief or moral conviction."http://www.weeklysta...cks_632950.htmlSounds to me like someone is trying to sabotage the Affordable Care Act.I sure hope so, given that it violates the Constitution.BTW, Republicans have held up the transportation bill for three weeks, trying to add amendments like this that are ridiculously unrelated to the bill. Rand Paul wanted to add an amendment to cut off aid to Egypt.Republicans prefer to play games while 2.8 million jobs are hanging in the balance.Oh come on, it's been three full years since Obama got his entire economic policy package. Surely the economy's roaring along by now.