There are 41 Republicans in the United State Senate. Only 40 votes are required to sustain a filibuster. A successful filibuster can stop bad legislation dead in its tracks. There are a lot of awful proposals out there - Corporate bailouts, State government bailouts, economic “stimulus”, for example. There is an additional high-priority proposal that tops the list of Obama Administration priorities. That proposal is the Freedom of Choice Act, known commonly by its acronym “FOCA”. FOCA is a worthy target for a filibuster.
FOCA would obliterate nearly four decades of reform efforts in state legislatures, the Congress and in state referenda. Political choices have been made to pass legislation reforming abortion practice and procedure nationwide. At least 27 states and the federal government have passed Partial Birth Abortion Bans. At least 35 states have legislative requirements that parents of minors be informed and give consent before a teen can undergo an abortion. FOCA would wipe out all of those laws, and more.
FOCA’s name is an Orwellian deception because each of those laws represents a choice made by tens of millions of Americans. Each one of those laws was passed because of courageous legislative sponsors and co-sponsors, because of legislative leaders who posted the bills and because of legislators who voted for those bills. Each one of those laws passed because of pro-life advocacy groups that mounted effective public information and public relation campaigns nationwide. Each one of those laws passed because millions of voters support pro-life advocacy groups and tens of millions of Americans support pro-life candidates for public office.
The choices made by legislators, pro-life lobbyists and politicians across the land are supported by an American public that is pro-life. According to the most recent polling data, over seventy percent of Americans support significant limitations on abortion. Indeed, seventy per cent of Americans support a ban on abortion except in cases of rape or incest. Only three percent of abortions are for pregnancies that result from rape or incest. Therefore, seventy per cent of Americans support banning ninety-seven per cent of abortions.
The Obama Administration wants to pass and sign FOCA as soon as possible. FOCA would wipe out the choices made by tens of millions of Americans. We need a courageous Republican to stand up for the tens of millions of Americans who made the choice to ban partial-birth abortion and to require parental notification in cases where teens are subject to abortion.
We need to pray really hard that some of the Dem Senators still have consciences.
I am not sure any of the Dems have a conscience but they do have auto plants in states (mostly southern) where so-called Blue Dogs are exposed. Hammer them and I believe that some will take a walk or decide that maybe a secret ballot is the more American way of voting than at the dictates of a union thug.
While there doesn’t appear to be much evil that isn’t on the table, and most any of it can find a Democrat sponsor, at this moment, is the FOCA ball in the air?
The Freedom of Choice Act (making Roe vs. Wade Federal law) can be stopped. Does the GOP have the gonads to do whatever it takes to stop it?
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We need to get the largest crowd that ever attended the PRO_LIFE MARCH ON WASHINGTON.Fortunately it is January 22nd.We are already expecting many thousands to attend.It is also one of the most ecumenical events you will ever attend.