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Excerpts from POLITICO

By: Reince Priebus

February 8, 2012

“The Obama administration shows a remarkable disdain for the Constitution. From the unconstitutional individual mandate to unconstitutional political appointments, no clause seems sacred to President Barack Obama. Sadly, that now includes even the freedom of religion — the first right enshrined in the Bill of Rights.

“We now know the finer details of the Department of Health and Human Services decree that would force religious institutions to violate long-held beliefs on the sanctity of life. The administration’s actions are unconscionable and offensive to people of faith — most notably the Roman Catholic Church, which will feel the greatest effect…

“If the federal bureaucracy can so easily cast aside the First Amendment in pursuit of a specific health policy, what else can it ignore at a whim?...

“The chorus of condemnation from liberals, moderates and conservatives cuts to the heart of the matter: What’s at issue here is something much larger than a specific health policy. It’s religious liberty — whether the federal government can meddle in the affairs of the church…

“The president’s contempt for the constitutional restraints on power was evident before. His disdain for respecting those limits, including freedom of religion, is now on full display.

“If the government can dictate the actions of religiously affiliated institutions, those institutions are faced with a terrible choice: violate their faith or receive the government’s prescribed punishment…

“There is still time to reverse course. The administration can alter its decision and respect our constitutional liberties. If not, there may come a day when even leaving religion “at the door” isn’t permissible by an ever encroaching federal government.”

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