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Hatch: Obama White House has radical agenda 'overtly hostile’ to some people of faith
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on Thursday morning attacked President Obama for his administration's refusal to exempt religious-affiliated employers from a rule forcing them to provide healthcare plans that include coverage for contraception, saying the president had thrown in his lot with “with the most radical of pro-abortion advocates.”
“The administration, rather than side with millions of religious Americans who just want to be left alone to practice their faith, decided to throw in with the most radical of pro-abortion advocates,” said Hatch, speaking form the floor. “They decided to subordinate our central constitutional commitment to religious liberty to a radical agenda that is overtly hostile to these people of faith.”
Hatch went on to give his tacit approval of some religious groups that have determined to violate the rule if it is not repealed.
“At church this weekend, millions of American Catholics were read a letter from their bishops,” said Hatch. “The message was simple and powerful. This action is unjust, and one with which they will not comply. They are right, and they shouldn’t.”
Hatch, who is up for reelection later this year, went on to a level a broader attack at the administration, suggesting Obama cares more about his political fortunes then he does about the rule of constitutional law.
"In this this administration, politics trumps absolutely everything else, even the Constitution and religious liberty," said Hatch. "Instead of conforming their political agenda to the Constitution, they distort the Constitution and even liberty itself to conform to their political agenda."
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