Really? Why did their main mouthpieces ignore or play down the horrible pro-abortion aspects of this bill throughout the process?
Posted on 11/11/2009 3:15:15 PM PST by EternalVigilance
This doesn’t tell the whole story. Anybody who reads NRLC’s newspaper knows they are very consistent on exposing any loopholes or omissions in various bills. NRLC is simply making the point that only pro-abortion politicians voted against the Stupak Amendment, and they are right on that.
Nothing new. This has been their pattern for a very long time.
They would do well to begin to take the words of George Washington to heart:
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."
Really? Why did their main mouthpieces ignore or play down the horrible pro-abortion aspects of this bill throughout the process?
American Life League, Judie Brown, ping...
That was my early reaction when Stupak passed. NRLC is totally clueless and has a long record of doing the wrong thing. For all I know, they mean well. But there are plenty of other organizations out there much worthier of pro-life support.
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My belief is that if NRTL had not bludgeoned the Republicans, and if they would have voted against Stupak en masse, PelosiCare very well may have foundered.
But, whether it would have or not, you simply have to do the right thing, and let God deal with the results.
Shadegg was the only one who got it--but he should have left the little baby out the discussion...
What exactly are you saying they said or didn’t say?
Can you name some? I already donate to PDHC.
Well, they pretty much neglected to tell pro-lifers (the folks who send them millions of dollars annually) that the amendment they were threatening Republicans into supporting wasn’t pro-life.
Whoops.
Though the amendment was not comprehensive enough to strip the underlying bill of all its problems, the amendment itself was 100% pro-life. Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Michelle Bachmann, Steve King...all supported this amendment.
Judie Brown's original problem with the amendment was that it left rape and incest exceptions intact. These are the same exceptions allowed under the Hyde Amendment.
Good luck getting Americans to eliminate rape and incest exceptions before they give up other abortions of convenience.
Not sure why Judie has changed her tune now that the amendment has passed (no risk of Judie being blamed for its failure), and now that the FI$CAL-minded folks have gotten so upset with NRTL. Really, I have no idea.
Until Christians quit compromising with evil, the abortion holocaust in this country will never end.
This was a wicked amendment. Those who supported it should be ashamed of themselves.
Or are you saying NRTL gave too much support for the amendment and not enough opposition to the rest of the bill? I can understand that objection, which at least doesn't slander those who voted for the pro-life amendment.
A vote against Stupak was a vote for murder.
Sarah Palin and Ron Paul are pro-choice for states, so I’m not surprised. Michele Bachmann and Steve King need to quit playing the game. It’s rigged.
I'll say it quite clearly. Any vote for a rape and incest exception is a vote for the destruction of the core American principle of the equal protection of the laws for ALL, and of the very purpose of American government: the defense of the God-given unalienable rights of every single innocent human persons.
Really? I guess you missed this:
The Stupak Amendment was a complete scam. All it did was provide political cover for Republicans and "blue dog" Democrats, and for the passage of the overall bill. It provided NO cover for the children, or for the principle of the protection of the unalienable rights of all. None.
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