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Thank you, I think I might hit the RINO candidate for Congress(Dick Montieth) in my neck of the woods with that question the next time I have the opportunity.

My favorite thing to do during elections is to use the Democrats own words against them. You have a bunch of looney feminazis in the Dem Party who scream that anyone who doesn't support abortion on demand is an "anti-choice extremist".

So I go by their own logic and point out all the "extremists" in their own party. For example...the feminazi's here in Illinois are pushing Lisa Madigan for Attoneny General (a laughable lightweight who's never tried a case before in her life!) solely because her opponent is pro-life and will therefore "infringe on a woman's right to choose". Of course, what little Lisa's supporters seem to CONVINENTLY overlook is that Lisa's OWN FATHER, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D), is a devout Catholic with a 100% pro-life record (though it didn't rub off on his daughter, and Mike is liberal on everything else). Mike's the one who toted his daughter for A.G. during the Dem primary and helped her win because of his famous last name. Why are the Dems so uncomfortable with a pro-life A.G. if they do whatever a pro-life Speaker of the House wants? Can they really trust someone so "anti-choice"? ;-)

The problem with this question is that a candidate who isn't already familiar with the statistics that you cite is not going to accept any "Given" statement without checking it first. Furthermore, the candidate may have a hard time understanding such an involved question in a crowded room with bad acoustics. Finally, no one else in the audience is likely to understand the question, much less the answer, unless the audience is comprised entirely of people who read the magazine cited.

If you are going to use this idea, may I suggest a different wording and application to specific situations?

For a federal candidate: Mr. Candidate, there is evidence that in 9 out of 10 cases, Planned Parenthood clinics fail to follow laws that require reporting of child sexual abuse. If you could confirm this evidence, would you be willing to introduce legislation to end all federal funding of Planned Parenthood?

For a state or local candidate: Mr. Candidate, there is evidence that in 9 out of 10 cases, Planned Parenthood clinics fail to follow laws that require reporting of child sexual abuse. What will you do to see that those who violate our laws are prosecuted?

I'll admit to being nitpicky, but I think there are some important "nits" here. First, the federal legislature has no place in enforcing state laws. Asking a candidate for Congress what he/she will do to aid enforcement of state laws is counterproductive. You either put the candidate in the position of endorsing federal intrusion into areas where it shouldn't or you make him/her appear to dismiss the issue. The federal legislature only controls the pork sent to Planned Parenthood, those candidates should only be asked about what they should control. Secondly, the converse is true for state candidates. They have no control over federal funding of anything, but they should have some way to see that state laws are enforced. Thirdly, I think both of my statements are simpler and would have more impact than the one originally posted.

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Bill

how about mentioning to the male pro-choicers that the choice is the womans on not theirs. why should they support the right to choose if they have no say in the matter? they may as well be pro-life and guarantee the life of the child that the man wants. he cant stop the woman from having an abortion if the feminazis have their way.