taber case is the case where you have a religious instructor at a christian school who was terminated case to the eeoc, the obama administration got behind her. they went to court and the obama administration argued that the eeoc, the government should decide for religious institutions who were religious workers and who weren't religious workers, taking this away from the authorities of those churches and those religious organizations, and arguing that a religious institution has no more special protection under the first amendment than a country club. their position was so radical that they got a 9-0 vote against them in the supreme court. even justice sotomayor and justice kagan voted against them and john roberts who is developing a reputation for remarkable succinctness said in his opinion he found the obama administration's position remarkable, that there would be no special protection for religion in the first amendment since religion is mentioned twice. now the hhs mandate is another example of the ugly face of secularism. they want to take us from the broad uplands of religiou

let me shift tabers to a -- let me shift gears to a topic i gare deeply about. this weekend a group of world war ii veterans will be visiting our nation's capital, with a great deal of honor and respect, i extend a hearty montana welcome to each and every one of them. together they will visit the world war ii memorial, share stories about their service. this journey will no doubt bring about a lot of memories. i hope it will give them a deep sense of pride also. what they achieved together almost 70 years ago is remarkable. that is a testament to the fact that a grateful nation will never forget what they did, nor what they sacrificed. to us, they were the greatest generation. they left the comforts of their family and their communities to confront evil. from iwo jima to abou to bastil. they won the war by concurring an empire and liberated a continent by defeating hitler and the nazis. to them, they were simply doing their jobs. they saw danger on the horizon and they enlisted in unprecedented numbers to defend our freels ants our -- freedoms and our values. th