Posted on 11/02/2013 9:41:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Senate Republicans, led by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, are pushing for a federal ban on abortions after the end of the 20th week of pregnancy. …
The planned legislation, though, will face many challenges, not only from the Democratic-controlled Senate, but from some Republicans like Sen. Mike Lee, Utah, who has concerns about Congress’ authority to regulate commerce as the law’s basis. …
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Bingo. Why all of a sudden is he proposing a bill like this? Gosh, he must have some free time on his hands - what, no media offers this week?
"No person shall be deprived of life without due process of law."
"No State shall deprive any person of life without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." - the Fourteenth Amendment
I wonder if the Senator thinks it would be alright to pass a "law" that allowed someone to put a bullet in the heart of a paraplegic. After all, they wouldn't feel a thing, right?
Would he consider a "law" that allowed someone to kill Grandma if they gave her enough morphine first moral or constitutional? I mean, come on, she won't feel a thing.
The supreme law of the land absolutely requires the states to provide equal protection for the individual God-given, unalienable right to life.
Well it’s going to go nowhere, and you damn well know it, Linda, you phony a$$ lying twerp.
Nobody is buying GOP bullsh!t anymore.
Absolutely. The fact that so many conservatives think it is ok for the federal government to allow states to permit the killing of innocent persons is very disheartening.
Well, we’re living in an age where people on the street want to support “fourth-trimester abortion” (killing newborn infants—imagine that; these monsters are actually thinking of born babies as “potential persons” rather than actual), so anything is possible.
The Commerce Clause is no longer a limit on federal government after the Supreme Court Obamacare decision. In other words, even though Congress might not have the power to regulate abortion directly, they could always impose a million dollar penalty tax that would have to be paid if you wanted one.
Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out there is no longer any limit to federal government power.
If this bill had 49 votes, and needed his vote to pass, he would change his mind and vote against it.
It’s not unconstitutional for a non-state actor to shoot and kill a paraplegic. It’s a violation of a state statute against homicide.
How cute - Linda’s pretending to be a conservative.
Bottomline, Lindsey Graham is a liberal. And he’s still showing the voters he supports Abortion. He’s fine with killing babies before 20 weeks, he always has been.
This is the oldest trick in the Republican book. Introduce something that sounds super-conservative like a flag-burning amendment or abortion ban just before election season so the rubes back home will think he’s on their side.
These idiots think it will still work. I’ve got news for them: it ain’t 1988 anymore.
from the “look, I’m desperate” files.
Pathetic
WHEW! That was close! I almost thought Graham was a LIBERAL Republican!
How is only conservative before a primary.
Senator Graham is padding his resume.
He introduces a law he knows will never get through Congress, must less be signed by the president, but it makes him appear to be on the conservative side.
NO granmesty is just doing his campaign ramp up, just like lamar alexander RINO from TH. VOTE JOE CARR, TN state Legislator, conservative, TN Eagle Forum approved, Right to Life, NRA, and Tea Party. Send lamar packing to play with his great grands, he’s been at the government tit nearly his entire life. RINO to the left to boot.
This is on page 4 of the RINO strategy guide. Rubio brought up abortion in the middle of peddling amnesty with his Gang buddies when he saw the polls turning against him.
I agree with Lee. Either we believe in Federalism or we don’t. If our position when facing the opposition is that the commerce clause shouldn’t be abused and distorted to oppose things like guns, etc....we need to be consistent and not try to use it because it is an issue that we find favorable.
Leave it to the States. The Feds don’t have to (nor are they supposed to) weigh in on every issue. That’s what Federalism is about.
No, it's just an election year. Time for Linda to pretend he's a conservative again.
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