LOOP: Huge majorities support voter ID

The LOOP WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 VAST MAJORITY, INCLUDING DEMS, BLACKS, SUPPORT VOTER ID  A vast majority of Americans – including Democrats and ethnic minorities – support voter ID, according to CNN's top analyst, Harry Enten. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer this week called voter ID "Jim Crow 2.0," but the polling shows 83% overall support, with 76% of Black Americans and 82% among Latinos in favor.

View in browser WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 VAST MAJORITY, INCLUDING DEMS, BLACKS, SUPPORT VOTER ID  A vast majority of Americans – including Democrats and ethnic minorities – support voter ID, according to CNN's top analyst, Harry Enten. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer this week called voter ID "Jim Crow 2.0," but the polling shows 83% overall support, with 76% of Black Americans and 82% among Latinos in favor.  READ WHITE HOUSE SPOX SHARES CV ADVISOR'S OPED  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday shared an opinion column written by Steve Cortes, senior political advisor to CatholicVote, that argued stricter immigration enforcement is leading to higher wages and lower rent for American citizens. In his essay, Cortes argued that immigration enforcement "makes America safer while also attacking the systemic affordability crisis."  READ CATHOLIC SENATOR BRIEFS COURT ON BIRTHRIGHT CASE  Republican Senator Eric Schmitt is urging the Supreme Court to uphold President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. As the court considers whether the Fourteenth Amendment requires birthright citizenship, Schmitt pointed out in a brief that the author of the amendment's Citizenship Clause explicitly stated it would not apply to "persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens."  READ AD: LIFE-SAVING WORK + MONEY-SAVING PHONE SERVICE  When you switch your cell phone service to Charity Mobile, 5% of your monthly plan price supports the life-saving work of your favorite pro-life charity. All monthly plans are under $50 before taxes and surcharges, and Charity Mobile has NEVER raised mobile plan prices in its 30-year history. 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Outstanding sponsorship opportunities are still available.  JOIN NOW PRO-LIFE CATHOLIC ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA  Conservative populist Laura Fernández, a Catholic, was elected president of Costa Rica on Feb. 1, signaling a renewed public endorsement of traditional values, including strong protections for the unborn and the family.  READ ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE  Archbishop José Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has declared today a Day of Prayer for Peace in the archdiocese, inviting his flock to pray for God's intervention in the wake of recent violence and unrest related to immigration enforcement.  READ NOT TO BE MISSED...  Here are the stories we couldn't fit in today's LOOP: The Health Department just announced a big new effort to address homelessness and addiction.  READ The Vatican's press office has responded to the SSPX's controversial plan to consecrate its own bishops without papal approval.  READ Why did Catholics get their throats blessed yesterday? Here's an explainer.  READ SIGNS OF HOPE FOR GEN Z  From packed Masses at FOCUS' SEEK conferences to a renewed interest in marriage, tradition, and going analog, a growing number of young Americans are quietly pushing back against a culture of speed and sameness.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Devotion to the 'Not Quites' — Many Catholics have a special devotion to various saints, but, one priest writes, those on their way to be canonized are also an important part of our devotions.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Today the Church honors St. Joseph of Leonissa, a Capuchin priest and missionary known for fearless preaching and heroic charity. He evangelized poor mountain regions of Italy and later ministered to thousands of Christian slaves in Constantinople, repeatedly offering himself in exchange for those near death.  READ DAILY PSALM  "Lord, forgive the wrong I have done." 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Time to revisit Obergefell

Let's get it right this time. -

Friend,   Same-sex marriage is harming children. And the Supreme Court bears responsibility.   Ten years after the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision to redefine marriage in the name of "equality," evidence is pouring in that children have become the collateral damage of adult-centered social experiments.   As Katy Faust, Founder and President of Them Before Us, a pro-child organization, put it: "Ask the children who have been starved of maternal or paternal love, acquired by predators, mass produced, trafficked across borders, struggling with identity confusion, or subjected to risky households if they feel 'equal' now."   We might add to that the increasingly dark world of surrogacy.    That grim reality is why CatholicVote joined the Greater Than campaign, a coalition formed by Them Before Us to speak for children and families who have suffered since the legalization of same-sex marriage.    Those seeking to redefine marriage told us it was simply about leaving others alone to live as they choose. But that is not what happened. Americans are regularly pressured to not only tolerate, but to publicly affirm and promote a vision of sexuality and marriage that they know to be harmful.   And, above all, it is children who are paying the price. Greater Than seeks to: 1. Reframe marriage policy around the parent-child relationship 2. Emphasize the harmful effects of so-called same-sex marriage 3. Mobilize Christian churches to advocate for legal change   We support all of the above. The time has come to revisit the Obergefell ruling with the courage required to correct a profound national mistake.   Marriage is not for the Supreme Court to define. God already did that. And civilizations need to heed it to flourish.   Go forward bravely, Kelsey Reinhardt President & CEO, CatholicVote Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization, PO Box 3310, Carmel, IN 46082 (317) 669-6127 Unsubscribe Manage preferences