(H/T Ace and NRO)
The Stupak amendment looks like it is a sham in helping pro-life Blue Dogs get capital to improve their re-election chances. John Boehner has drilled Charles Rangel wanting a guarantee that the amendment would hold in conference after the bill’s vote. This is the lynch pin that Pelosi is using to pass this bill. Rangel snidely blew Boehner off and then George Miller admits he can’t guarantee it will hold in conference. I’m staunchly pro-life but this is just gutter politics that the Dems are exhibiting here. This will get stripped out of the Senate anyway if anything comes of that. Why vote for an amendment when you know it will just get removed in conference? This shouldn’t be too hard for the GOP to explain to their constituencies. This amendment isn’t going to hold but the pro-life Blue Frauds would get their cover here. Any thoughts are welcome.
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Best thing to do is voting present on it
Illinicon (Diary) Saturday, November 7th at 8:40PM EST (link)If this is voted down it becomes easier to block the bill as pro-life dems are less likely to vote for it. Also even though it is likely that the language would be in a conference report bill there is no guarntee it will be. By voting present a pro-life Republican doesnt have to vote for abortion.
My Potus shortlist
declared candidates:
1. Tim Pawlenty
2. Herman Cain
3. Gary Johnson
4. Rick Santorum
among declared and rumored candidates:
1. Rick Perry
2. Tim Pawlenty
3. Rudy Giuilani
4. Herman Cain
Response to RealQuiet
chbroussard (Diary) Saturday, November 7th at 9:04PM EST (link)You have hit the nail on the head. These Democrats will lie, cheat, steal, do whatever to push their agenda. There is no way they’re going to give up on federally funded abortions. This is purely a pre-meditated cover for the Blue Dogs.
I hope there are thousands of people all over the country that are as disgusted with these Democrats as I am.
That's incredibly stupid!
Menlo (Diary) Saturday, November 7th at 10:08PM EST (link)The bill will pass either way. This “giving cover” nonsense is either from people who are not pro-life or who are dumber than a bucket of rocks.
What’s more, they will vote again on the final version of the bill if the amendment is removed.
“The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it.” -Felix Frankfurter
I am pro-life
chbroussard (Diary) Saturday, November 7th at 10:27PM EST (link)Yes, we all know this bill is going to pass either way. However, don’t think that the Dems won’t pull underhanded stunts to try to give cover to some reps who might face a huge backlash for their vote when they go home, I won’t stoop so low as to call you dumber than a bucket of rocks, but you are naive.