Congressmen Move to Overturn 'Merry Christmas' Ban...

[konradv]

Banning light bulbs and 'Merry Christmas' greetings? I don't know a single person who sent their representatives to Washington to ban lightbulbs and 'Merry Christmas' greetings. So what's going on with our Government?

They're both cost cutting measures. I'm totally amazed that a fiscal conservative doesn't see that! Just another reason I won't give $.02 for some people's "pronciples". It appears they're only in place so CONS don't have to think.

 

[paulitician]

This stuff really is just more of that Big Government 'Throw the baby out with the bathwater' mentality. I guess they should ban swimming pools and bathtubs next. Because we all know how many Americans die from drowning in swimming pools and slip & falls in bathtubs right? It really is disturbing that our Government's first response is to immediately ban something as a solution. This has been going on for so many years that i guess most Americans are now just conditioned to expect that response. Personally,i would like to see this destructive course reversed.

 

[WillowTree]

Banning light bulbs and 'Merry Christmas' greetings? I don't know a single person who sent their representatives to Washington to ban lightbulbs and 'Merry Christmas' greetings. So what's going on with our Government?

They're both cost cutting measures. I'm totally amazed that a fiscal conservative doesn't see that! Just another reason I won't give $.02 for some people's "pronciples". It appears they're only in place so CONS don't have to think.

Think how much we could save by taking Christmas off the federal holiday list. Why should we pay federal workers for a holiday it's illegal to observe? We need to keep all the atheists happy don't we. Never mind offending a Christian.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Yeah the morons in congress will probably get this done but will posture and do nothing on the really important stuff

 

[konradv]

Banning light bulbs and 'Merry Christmas' greetings? I don't know a single person who sent their representatives to Washington to ban lightbulbs and 'Merry Christmas' greetings. So what's going on with our Government?

They're both cost cutting measures. I'm totally amazed that a fiscal conservative doesn't see that! Just another reason I won't give $.02 for some people's "pronciples". It appears they're only in place so CONS don't have to think.

Think how much we could save by taking Christmas off the federal holiday list. Why should we pay federal workers for a holiday it's illegal to observe? We need to keep all the atheists happy don't we. Never mind offending a Christian.

You'll just find another way to be offenedd. I don't think Americans are going to keep taking instructions from the "offendarista" crowd. The only attack on Xmas I see is the attack by the right on anyone that doesn't see things their way.

 

[paulitician]

Seriously,why is it our Government's first response to ban everything as solutions? I mean how many more Laws do we really need? It seems like banning things is just a reflexive response for them now. But why do so many Americans support that? It's bizarre.

 

[WillowTree]

They're both cost cutting measures. I'm totally amazed that a fiscal conservative doesn't see that! Just another reason I won't give $.02 for some people's "pronciples". It appears they're only in place so CONS don't have to think.

Think how much we could save by taking Christmas off the federal holiday list. Why should we pay federal workers for a holiday it's illegal to observe? We need to keep all the atheists happy don't we. Never mind offending a Christian.

You'll just find another way to be offenedd. I don't think Americans are going to keep taking instructions from the "offendarista" crowd. The only attack on Xmas I see is the attack by the right on anyone that doesn't see things their way.

that's because it fits your agenda to wear those blinders.. So should we do away with the federally paid Christmas holiday or knot?

 

[Mr.Nick]

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

As usual democrats are authoritarian assholes..

Who the fuck do they think they are attempting to dictate anothers words????

If a congresscritter really wants to say "Merry Christmas" who the fuck cares?? this is supposed to be a free country allegedly... Besides, wouldn't preventing a US citizen from saying Merry Christmas be a blatant First Amendment violation???

I'm sure if some black congressmen said "happy Kwanza" that would be perfectly fine tho...

Progressives are such bigoted tyrants....

 

[paulitician]

Why don't the Socialist/Progressive Democrats just go ahead and start rounding up Christians and place them in Concentration Camps? That would solve all their problems with those bad ole Christians no? Why don't they just be more up front about how much they hate those dreaded Christians? All these under-handed and devious attacks on Christians really are pretty cowardly. And they're pretty tiresome too.

 

[Nosmo King]

The fucking atheists are winning their war against Christians. That's what it means.

Spoken like a Christian.

 

[DontBeStupid]

Why don't the Socialist/Progressive Democrats just go ahead and start rounding up Christians and place them in Concentration Camps? That would solve all their problems with those bad ole Christians no? Why don't they just be more up front about how much they hate those dreaded Christians? All these under-handed and devious attacks on Christians really are pretty cowardly. And they're pretty tiresome too.

Fuck you, you cowardly piece of shit.

Why don't you man up just once in your life and actually address the issue at hand?

Oh right, cause you're a coward and a partisan hack.

 

[DaGoose]

Seriously,why is it our Government's first response to ban everything as solutions? I mean how many more Laws do we really need? It seems like banning things is just a reflexive response for them now. But why do so many Americans support that? It's bizarre.

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

As usual democrats are authoritarian assholes..

Who the fuck do they think they are attempting to dictate anothers words????

If a congresscritter really wants to say "Merry Christmas" who the fuck cares?? this is supposed to be a free country allegedly... Besides, wouldn't preventing a US citizen from saying Merry Christmas be a blatant First Amendment violation???

I'm sure if some black congressmen said "happy Kwanza" that would be perfectly fine tho...

Progressives are such bigoted tyrants....

People would take you wingnuts more seriously if you weren't so select about what personal freedoms are banned.

First of all, as was ALREADY pointed out there is NOTHING about "preventing a US citizen from saying Merry Christmas" so spare us the phony fucking outrage please. So you're getting your panties in a wad about nothing.

Second, if you REALLY want to complain about GUBMINT overreach and involving itself in personal decisions and the private lives of it's citizens then JOIN ME and get outraged about these....

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as abortion.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal conversations between patients and doctors. If a patient doesn't want their doctor to ask about guns in the home they can simply not answer or change doctors.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as euthanaisia.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as recreational drug use.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as life and death decision like it did with Terri Schiavo's family.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as whether a woman (or man) chooses to sell their time and bodies for sexual services.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in spying on me and support repeal of the so-called Patriot Act.

Because anyone who cannot support the statements above cannot possibly be for "limited government".

 

[WillowTree]

We could save 4 million dollars if the atheist in the wh didn't go on Christmas vacation.

 

[WillowTree]

Seriously,why is it our Government's first response to ban everything as solutions? I mean how many more Laws do we really need? It seems like banning things is just a reflexive response for them now. But why do so many Americans support that? It's bizarre.

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

As usual democrats are authoritarian assholes..

Who the fuck do they think they are attempting to dictate anothers words????

If a congresscritter really wants to say "Merry Christmas" who the fuck cares?? this is supposed to be a free country allegedly... Besides, wouldn't preventing a US citizen from saying Merry Christmas be a blatant First Amendment violation???

I'm sure if some black congressmen said "happy Kwanza" that would be perfectly fine tho...

Progressives are such bigoted tyrants....

People would take you wingnuts more seriously if you weren't so select about what personal freedoms are banned.

First of all, as was ALREADY pointed out there is NOTHING about "preventing a US citizen from saying Merry Christmas" so spare us the phony fucking outrage please. So you're getting your panties in a wad about nothing.

Second, if you REALLY want to complain about GUBMINT overreach and involving itself in personal decisions and the private lives of it's citizens then JOIN ME and get outraged about these....

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as abortion.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal conversations between patients and doctors. If a patient doesn't want their doctor to ask about guns in the home they can simply not answer or change doctors.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as euthanaisia.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as recreational drug use.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as life and death decision like it did with Terri Schiavo's family.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as whether a woman (or man) chooses to sell their time and bodies for sexual services.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in spying on me and support repeal of the so-called Patriot Act.

Because anyone who cannot support the statements above cannot possibly be for "limited government".

If we can't spend FEDERAl dollars on Christmas then de fund the federal employees who take Christmas off. It's just that simple.

 

[DontBeStupid]

We could save 4 million dollars if the atheist in the wh didn't go on Christmas vacation.

So now he's an atheist huh? And next week you'll be back on the Rev Wright bandwagon I guess.

Why don't you just admit you hate him because he's black? Just be honest for once.

 

[WillowTree]

Why don't the Socialist/Progressive Democrats just go ahead and start rounding up Christians and place them in Concentration Camps? That would solve all their problems with those bad ole Christians no? Why don't they just be more up front about how much they hate those dreaded Christians? All these under-handed and devious attacks on Christians really are pretty cowardly. And they're pretty tiresome too.

Fuck you, you cowardly piece of shit.

Why don't you man up just once in your life and actually address the issue at hand?

Oh right, cause you're a coward and a partisan hack.

Nope, he's pretty much nailed the situation. You're the coward and the partisan hack.

 

[WillowTree]

We could save 4 million dollars if the atheist in the wh didn't go on Christmas vacation.

So now he's an atheist huh? And next week you'll be back on the Rev Wright bandwagon I guess.

Why don't you just admit you hate him because he's black? Just be honest for once.

ewe think wright was a christian? oh my heavens.

 

[DaGoose]

Seriously,why is it our Government's first response to ban everything as solutions? I mean how many more Laws do we really need? It seems like banning things is just a reflexive response for them now. But why do so many Americans support that? It's bizarre.

As usual democrats are authoritarian assholes..

Who the fuck do they think they are attempting to dictate anothers words????

If a congresscritter really wants to say "Merry Christmas" who the fuck cares?? this is supposed to be a free country allegedly... Besides, wouldn't preventing a US citizen from saying Merry Christmas be a blatant First Amendment violation???

I'm sure if some black congressmen said "happy Kwanza" that would be perfectly fine tho...

Progressives are such bigoted tyrants....

People would take you wingnuts more seriously if you weren't so select about what personal freedoms are banned.

First of all, as was ALREADY pointed out there is NOTHING about "preventing a US citizen from saying Merry Christmas" so spare us the phony fucking outrage please. So you're getting your panties in a wad about nothing.

Second, if you REALLY want to complain about GUBMINT overreach and involving itself in personal decisions and the private lives of it's citizens then JOIN ME and get outraged about these....

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as abortion.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal conversations between patients and doctors. If a patient doesn't want their doctor to ask about guns in the home they can simply not answer or change doctors.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as euthanaisia.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as recreational drug use.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as life and death decision like it did with Terri Schiavo's family.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in personal decisions such as whether a woman (or man) chooses to sell their time and bodies for sexual services.

I don't want the gubmint involving itself in spying on me and support repeal of the so-called Patriot Act.

Because anyone who cannot support the statements above cannot possibly be for "limited government".

If we can't spend FEDERAl dollars on Christmas then de fund the federal employees who take Christmas off. It's just that simple.

Then we would have to undeclare it as a federal holiday. It's that simple. Is that what you want?

And since you failed to address my previous post can I assume you agree with my statements?

 

[WillowTree]

We could save 4 million dollars if the atheist in the wh didn't go on Christmas vacation.

So now he's an atheist huh? And next week you'll be back on the Rev Wright bandwagon I guess.

Why don't you just admit you hate him because he's black? Just be honest for once.

poor black guy.

 

[konradv]

Why don't the Socialist/Progressive Democrats just go ahead and start rounding up Christians and place them in Concentration Camps? That would solve all their problems with those bad ole Christians no? Why don't they just be more up front about how much they hate those dreaded Christians? All these under-handed and devious attacks on Christians really are pretty cowardly. And they're pretty tiresome too.

You're just a whiner. The only attack on Xmas is in your fevered brain. Throwing out those "why don'ts" just proves how bankrupt your ideology is.