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To: Sonny M

I think the resolution is overly broad. Why apply a pro-life litmus test to all cabinet members? Do I care if the secretary of defense is pro-life?

It needs to be reworded to address judges, and just those cabinet members that oversea funds that could be used to pay for an abortion.

But I support the general concept of trying to get these guys to pledge to commit to specific actions that support their claimed positions.


20 posted on 06/18/2011 10:17:02 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN
>> I think the resolution is overly broad. Why apply a pro-life litmus test to all cabinet members? Do I care if the secretary of defense is pro-life? It needs to be reworded to address judges, and just those cabinet members that oversea funds that could be used to pay for an abortion. <<

The pledge reads:

Select pro-life appointees for relevant Cabinet and Executive Branch positions, in particular the head of National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health & Human Services, and the Department of Justice...

53 posted on 06/18/2011 11:02:18 AM PDT by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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