Catholic Bishops Successfully Interfere with Louisiana Law Process
April 25, 2008 by Laura | Trackback URI
Lawmaker withdraws bills affecting illegal immigrants
The author of three bills criminalizing harboring illegal immigrants and illegally transporting them into and around the state withdrew his measures Wednesday after the Roman Catholic bishops of Louisiana expressed opposition to them.
But Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, said he will bring the bills back in the next week or two after trying to work out a compromise with lobbyists for the Louisiana Catholic Conference of Bishops and other social action agencies in the church.
I saw this last week and felt a strong desire to smack Geymann. While those Bishops may (or may not) be his constituents, he should not give them the right to effectively veto legislation that the majority wants to see passed. Geymann is dead wrong here and I hope someone rubs his nose in it next election cycle.
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