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What is it with this banning stuff coming from Government? Seems like they're always in such a rush to ban everything. Banning 'Merry Christmas' in greetings? Come on Big Government. You can do better than that. Good to see some in Government trying to reverse this trend.
Rep. Joe Walsh, an Illinois Republican, and Rep. Mike Ross, an Arkansas Democrat, are trying to overturn a rule that forbids the use of Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah in taxpayer-funded congressional correspondence.
Congressional rules state that mail containing holiday greetings cannot be franked Hill lingo for receiving taxpayer reimbursement for postage according to a memo from the Franking Commission Staff obtained by The Washington Examiner.
Members may make reference to the season as a whole using language along the lines of Have a safe and happy holiday season but only if it is incidental to the piece rather than the primary purpose of the communication, the memo said.
In response to the memo, Walsh and Ross circulated a letter Monday encouraging both Republican and Democratic members to demand the rule be rescinded.
We are not celebrating winter this December, the letter reads in part. We are celebrating significant moments in two religions that have fundamentally shaped our nation and as Members of Congress who represent thousands of constituents celebrating these holidays, we ask you to reconsider these outdated and restrictive rules.
Read more: Merry Christmas Ban | House of Representatives | Joe Walsh | The Daily Caller
Rep. Joe Walsh, an Illinois Republican, and Rep. Mike Ross, an Arkansas Democrat, are trying to overturn a rule that forbids the use of Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah in taxpayer-funded congressional correspondence.
Congressional rules state that mail containing holiday greetings cannot be franked Hill lingo for receiving taxpayer reimbursement for postage according to a memo from the Franking Commission Staff obtained by The Washington Examiner.
Members may make reference to the season as a whole using language along the lines of Have a safe and happy holiday season but only if it is incidental to the piece rather than the primary purpose of the communication, the memo said.
In response to the memo, Walsh and Ross circulated a letter Monday encouraging both Republican and Democratic members to demand the rule be rescinded.
We are not celebrating winter this December, the letter reads in part. We are celebrating significant moments in two religions that have fundamentally shaped our nation and as Members of Congress who represent thousands of constituents celebrating these holidays, we ask you to reconsider these outdated and restrictive rules.
Read more: Merry Christmas Ban | House of Representatives | Joe Walsh | The Daily Caller