Politics

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Politics – Page 259 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

January 23, 2025

CatholicVote: Speaker Johnson: House to Probe Controversial Biden Pardons

By CatholicVote - House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, told reporters Wednesday that the Republican-controlled chamber will investigate a series of controversial pre-emptive pardons former President Joe Biden made just hours before President Donald Trump took office... “There’s a lot of attention that’s going to be paid to this and I think that is appropriate and we will be looking at it as well,” Johnson stated... He called Biden’s pardons “shocking” and “breathtaking.” He specifically singled out the former president’s decision to pardon his three siblings and two of their spouses.

January 23, 2025

Louisiana Bishops Promise to Advocate for Immigrants ‘Within the Framework of the Law’, by Hannah Hiester

By Hannah Hiester, CatholicVote - Bishops from dioceses in Louisiana stated in a pastoral letter Jan. 17 that they will advocate for immigrants’ “just treatment and dignity within the framework of the law,” and they called for Louisiana politicians to do the same... headed by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans, added that they are motivated to advocate for immigrants and stand in solidarity with them because of the “inherent dignity” that each person possesses.

January 23, 2025

Louisiana to Defend Its Ten Commandments Law in Appeals Court, by Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer

By Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer, National Catholic Register - As representatives for the Bayou State prepare for oral argument, they know the Constitution is on their side... As we enter into the first days of a new Trump administration, the founders offer good counsel for the nation and its leaders. For example, George Washington said in his Farewell Address that “Of all of the dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” Lawmakers in Louisiana agree.

January 23, 2025

Senate Democrats Block Bill to Stop Infanticide, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, Life News - The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act requires that, when a baby is born alive following an abortion, health care practitioners must exercise the same degree of professional skill and care that would be offered to any other child born alive at the same gestational age. It also requires that, following appropriate care, health care workers must transport the living child immediately to a hospital... With 47 Democrats voting against ending debate on the common senate bil, a filibuster remains and the pro-life measure can’t go forward for a final vote.

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