Stupak: If no Pro-Life Amendment, ‘About 40 Likeminded Democrats’ Will Vote to Kill Health Bill

CNSNews ^ | October 23, 2009 | Terence P. Jeffrey

[Mrs. Don-o]

Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com yesterday that he has organized a group of “about 40 likeminded Democrats” who will vote to kill the health-care bill if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) does not allow a floor vote on his amendment to prohibit federal funds from going to insurance plans that cover abortion.

Under Stupak’s plan, the approximately 40 Democrats in his camp would join with all House Republicans in voting to defeat the special House “rule” that would set the terms for debating and amending the health-care bill on the House floor when it is brought up for a final vote. If a majority of the House does not first vote to approve this rule, the health-care bill itself cannot be brought to the floor.

“We will try to—we, there’s about 40 likeminded Democrats like myself—we’ll try to take down the rule,” Stupak told CNSNews.com. “If all 40 of us vote in a bloc against the rule—because we think the Republicans will join us—we can defeat the rule. The magic number is 218. If we can have 218 votes against the rule, we win.”

“If you hold all 40 of your guys, how many votes do you have?” asked CNSNews.com.

“About 220,” said Stupak.

“So, you’ve got a two-vote margin there?” asked CNSNews.com

“Correct,” said Stupak.

If Stupak’s bloc of Democrats holds together against a rule, Stupak said, “They cannot bring the bill to the floor.”

[Mrs. Don-o]

Prolife DEMOCRATS may block the Healthcare Bill from Hell. Let's give them the support they need!

[Mrs. Don-o]

ACTION: Contact Rep. Louise Slaughter and members of the House rules Committee and ask them to allow a vote on the Stupak-Pitts amendment to stop abortion funding in health care. Email Slaughter here and go to this link to find a list of the members of the committee. (The link has the names in clickable format so you can then click on through to their web pages.)

You can also call any member of Congress at 202-224-3121.

And please...

PERSONAL-MESSAGE ME IF YOU WANT TO BE TAKEN OFF OF MY LIST.

I'm asking for "Personal Message" so I see it and act on it promptly. Thank you for your consideration.

[Cicero]

Good for him. Pro-life is the bottom line for me. I support small government, constitutional freedoms, and all the rest, but for me killing millions of innocent babies is the worst political crime our country has involved itself in.

Nothing is more important than that. And the voters should hold these Democrats to it.

In fact, they would, if they knew what was going on. Good for Stupak for coming out and saying what needs to be said.

[DarthVader]

They are feeling the heat from the voters.

[EternalVigilance]

BUMP.

[ArrogantBustard]

If they’re feeling the heat .. turn it up.

A pro-life provision is the bare minimum ... really, I’d rather see the whole so-called “health care reform” idea go down in flames.

[DarthVader]

I want the whole enchilada dead to and my congressman does too.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Agreed. But pushing Stupak's amendment is the best (maybe only) way we have right now to build up a head of steam and take back the momentum. Assuming Madame Pelosi blocks it, as expected, then we (and the blessed, blessed, blessed pro-life Dem allies) are in a position to kill the whole damned bill.

[ArrogantBustard]

quite ... it’s a good tactic. I’m convinced that Pelosi et al. are unalterably dedicated to their unholy sacrament of abortion.

[1raider1]

I didn’t see my congressman on the list of members. Can I still write to that committee?

[Cyber Liberty]

He’s lying.

[oh8eleven]

If no Pro-Life Amendment ...
What about the no Illegal Alien Amendment?

[Blood of Tyrants]

If that is all they need to pass the biggest federal power grab in history, then I bet that Pelosi caves.

[Mrs. Don-o]

YES!

[Mrs. Don-o]

"He’s lying."

Stupak? No way. What possesses you to say such a thing?

• Stupak wrote the Weldon-Stupak Bill to Ban Human Cloning (a bill strongly supproted by Bush)
• Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research.
• Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions.
• Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime.
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion
• Voted YES to support health providers who don't provide abortion info
• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in foreign aid
• Has a 100% National Right to Life voting record.
• Rated 0% by NARAL (ABORTION RIGHTS GROUP)

Stupak's the real deal, and I give credit where credit is due.

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[Cyber Liberty]

He’s not lying because of how he will vote. He’s lying when he says he has 40 friends. He does not.

[katiekins1]

Prolife DEMOCRATS may block the Healthcare Bill from Hell. Let's give them the support they need!

*Profile* is key. Don't be fooled. I promise, I won't be.
I am not sorry to say, I don't trust any Profile DEMORATS. (Period!). Be cautious.

[MHGinTN]

Presently, there is not one democrat who shopuld be trusted. None! They lie and theyu try an means to manipulate. It is a well known fatc that Nazi Pelosi and Stinky Hoyer get a count of votes to pass one of their slug bills, then give some dems cover to vote against to fool their back home constituencies. Trust no democrat at this stage because they are in a last ditch effort to institute the Cloward-Piven startegy and end the old republic while sweeping into effect the federal oligarchy they’ve had wet dreams over for decades. Trust no democrat, believ nothing any democrat asserts. Wait to see what they do, never accept what they say.

[OneWingedShark]

>Wait to see what they do, never accept what they say.

The same could, and should, be said with regard to Republicans.