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Today is a proud day to be an American. Today, our government stood strong against the forces of injustice, and our House of Representatives passed H Res. 579, a bill "expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected." In an ensuing debate, Democrats asked for Channukah and Kwanzaa symbols to be added, and were shut down by the GOP leadership. This christmas season, I will feel so much more secure, knowing that if ever some secular jew tries to say "happy holidays," the House of Representatives will be all over him.
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"Remember, there's good stuff in American culture, too. It's just that by "good stuff" we mean "attacking the French," and Germany's been doing that for ages now, so, well, where does that leave us?" - Elok -
Seriously, this would fit right in for a comedy program. Or perhaps Steve Carrel's character on The Office on a crusade against "Happy Holidays".
The fact that it's real, and at high-level government, is disgusting."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Meanwhile, people made homeless by Hurricane Katrina are still waiting for shelter in New Orleans... Merry F*cking Christmas.
The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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a bill "expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected."
WTF? This appears to mean the bill doesn't do anything? The House is effectively saying "ciao, Americans, we're a bunch of pompous ****ers with nothing better to do than empty grandstanding, but don't worry 'cos we're gonna charge you royally for it"?Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
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If you are bored enough to examine the Congressional record, you'll find loads of bills like that. Congressmen sponsor "sense of the House/Senate" bills that basically pander to a certain group (in this case, the extreme religious right), without actually having to spend any money. And I can assure you that there are worse bills than this that get passed. For instance, a couple of years ago, my Senator sponsored a bill congratulating the UVa mens lacrosse team for having a very good season.Originally posted by Last Conformist
a bill "expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected."
WTF? This appears to mean the bill doesn't do anything? The House is effectively saying "ciao, Americans, we're a bunch of pompous ****ers with nothing better to do than empty grandstanding, but don't worry 'cos we're gonna charge you royally for it"?"Remember, there's good stuff in American culture, too. It's just that by "good stuff" we mean "attacking the French," and Germany's been doing that for ages now, so, well, where does that leave us?" - ElokComment
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Too bad Congress has less enthusiasm about protecting other religionsComment
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Re: An update from the front lines of the War on Christmas
How dare Jews try to celebrate Channukah during the Christmas season!Originally posted by Admiral
In an ensuing debate, Democrats asked for Channukah and Kwanzaa symbols to be added, and were shut down by the GOP leadership.
Don't they know that the US is a Christian country?! 
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Don't worry. The NZ Parliament all voted to give themselves pay rises 10 minutes before Parliament closed for Christmas last week.
You don't have it that bad
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Christian fundies are just as inane for being offended by "Happy Holidays", "Happy Kwanzaa" or "Happy Hannukah" as PC cops are, when they profess offense to "Merry Christmas."
In this case, stupidity seems to go full circle.A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.Comment
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Re: An update from the front lines of the War on Christmas
the H of R's passes a bill protecting Christmas?Originally posted by Admiral
Today is a proud day to be an American. Today, our government stood strong against the forces of injustice, and our House of Representatives passed H Res. 579, a bill "expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected."
first... THIS IS JUST SO ****ING RIDICULOUS
all of these people should be fired...
second... this is a religious holiday... I don't really care that it's a federal holiday or whatever... but cmon... when you start to do this ****, it KIND OF VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT...
it is not the government's job to PROTECT A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY
and protect Christmas from who?
****ING MORONS
Can't we fire all these idiots and start over?To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Re: Re: An update from the front lines of the War on Christmas
Not until November 2006.Originally posted by Sava
Can't we fire all these idiots and start over?
November 2006
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Re: Re: Re: An update from the front lines of the War on Christmas
Democrats must be like Cubs fans.Originally posted by Zkribbler
Not until November 2006.
November 2006
Write your Senator and urge him to strike Christmas from the list of Federal holidays.Originally posted by Sava
second... this is a religious holiday... I don't really care that it's a federal holiday or whatever... but cmon... when you start to do this ****, it KIND OF VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT...
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At least they had the decency to save that business until the very end of the session instead of putting it before more important matters, matters directly affecting the lives of citizens.Originally posted by Kalius
Don't worry. The NZ Parliament all voted to give themselves pay rises 10 minutes before Parliament closed for Christmas last week.
You don't have it that bad
The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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Re: Re: Re: Re: An update from the front lines of the War on Christmas
Do you have a reading comprehension problem?Originally posted by DinoDoc
Write your Senator and urge him to strike Christmas from the list of Federal holidays.
I just said I don't care if it is a Federal Holiday or not.
Personally, I don't feel that Christmas being a Federal Holiday is an endorsement of the Christian religion. Although I suppose that ideally, no religious holidays should be federal holidays. But realistically, that is not practical because most everyone will take off that day.
What I would like to do is have some sort of system where the only Federal holidays are like: New Years, MLK, President's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, and Thanksgiving. (I don't think Columbus day should be a holiday, but we could keep it I guess)
And then give everyone like 4-5 days per year they can use for "religious days". That way people can take the time off and there is no argument over the government getting involved in religion. Also, we might be able to get more vacation time out of it and everyone would be able to use it.
To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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There should be at least one federal holiday every month, just for the sake of sanity.
We could bring back Flag Day for June. We need some for March (National Dissent Day, honoring the anniversary of the Boston Massacre?), April (Jefferson's Birthday? End of the Civil War?), and August (National Innovation Day?; Edison invented the phonograph and patented the kinetescope in August).
More holidays!
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