By David Edwards
Friday, February 3, 2012 11:05 EST
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is offended that President Barack Obama quoted scripture to make the case for a fairer tax policy.
Speaking to a group of mostly-conservative politicians at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, the president proved that conservatives do not have a monopoly on using religion to advocate for specific public policies.
“And when I talk about shared responsibility, it’s because I genuinely believe at a time when folks are struggling, at a time when we have enormous deficits, it’s hard for me to ask seniors on a fixed income or young people with student loans or middle class families who can barely pay the bills to shoulder the burden alone,” Obama explained. “And I think to myself, if I am willing to give something up as someone who has been extraordinarily blessed, give up some of the tax breaks that I enjoy — I actually think that’s going to make economic sense.”
“But for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’s teaching that for unto whom much is given, much shall be required,” the president added.
Only a few hours later, Hatch, who normally favors co-mingling government and religion, was on the floor of the Senate expressing outrage at the president for using the Bible to make a point.
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This Nation is not a Theocracy, Obama wants to use plundered funds (taxes) to gain the votes of the masses. Orrin Hatch is doing the same thing. He voted for the auto and bank bailouts to help his buddies with monies that have been taken by force- this is not the proper role of Gov. Hatch has also screwed us all with his 17 votes to INCREASE the debt = 7.6 trillion dollars.
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Correct! Taxes are to be spent, not on individuals, or even groups of people, unless by doing so, they further enhance the democracy for all. But, of course, the real problem is we are not electing "statesmen", but merely manipulative panderers. Panderers use the powers of their office to ensure that they can raise enough cash, to run the ads needed to fool the voters, using cleverly contrived campaign ads via the media, which let's them sprout populist nonsense and other fare, the mechanics and principles of which they know nothing about, and could care less.
ReplyDeleteWhile the statesman thinks about what each action pro offered will have on the "greater good" of society. The statesman is passionate about preserving the republic, among other things, and will therefore be willing to sacrifice their own special/private/election issues to greater good of society.
When an elected official displays a lack of understanding of critical matters like the history of how religious fare plays with government power, they should be required to remove themselves from office. Or at least the process to remove them should be available.