This sounds like something I have heard before:
Posted on 11/17/2009 8:10:27 PM PST by Mount Athos
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) pledged on Tuesday morning to defeat healthcare reform legislation if his abortion amendment is taken out, saying 10 to 20 anti-abortion-rights Democrats would vote against a bill with weaker language.
"They’re not going to take it out," Stupak said on "Fox and Friends," referring to Senate Democrats. "If they do, healthcare will not move forward."
Stupak's amendment prohibits any insurance plan on a potential healthcare exchange from accepting federal subsidies if it covers abortion. Pro-abortion-rights lawmakers say that language is too broad and would drastically reduce access to abortion.
White House senior adviser David Axelrod said over the weekend that he expected Stupak's language to be "adjusted."
Stupak disagreed.
"We won fair and square," Stupak said of the House vote. "[T]hat is why Mr. Axelrod is not a legislator — he doesn’t really know what he is talking about."
The Michigan Democrat said he has enough votes to take down the whole bill if his amendment is replaced with a weaker version.
"If they strip our language … they keep the Capps amendment. At least 10 to 15 to 20 of us will not vote for it," he said, referring to an amendment offered by pro-choice Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.).
The healthcare bill passed the House by five votes. Stupak's 10 to 20 votes would be enough to defeat the bill, unless some Democrats who originally voted "no" changed position.
We The People will clean this sewer in 2010 and 2012 so help us God.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXAcHtdU3nY
He did use VERY strong words, but I simply don’t trust middle-aged men (or women) with gray hair. He’ll sell out by the time this is over.
Normally, I wouldn’t trust a Democrat on such an issue. I heard Stupack get interviewed by Raymond Arroyo nd I have to admit that I was impressed with him.
it takes 40 votes but I would like nothing better than to see these baby killers from hell drop to their knees in horror that the murder of babies cost them the bill of the century and that history would have to report that but for their desire to slaughter innocent little babies, the health care for millions would have passed.
The dems will compromise and pass it with the amendment, then revisit it later, and ‘compromise’ it right back out when they have the votes.
I’m sure Pelosi et al will keep the Stupak amendment in. I mean this bill is about getting good healthcare to all Americans. It’s not about abortion, is it? IS IT?
Its not about health care or abortion, its about control, socialism, and the egomaniacal political goals of leftist twits. .
what the Dems have accomplished is a redirection of the focus from the whole bill to one aspect of it.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
How do you think he got elected? By sounding good, that's how.
When the chips are down, he, or at least enough of his cronies, will vote for the compromise which will include abortion.
HUSSEIN WILL DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO ONCE THIS LEGISLATION IS PASSED.
Look at what he did with TARP: he used it to bail out auto companies. Hussein didn't give a DAMN about what the money was supposed to be used for...
HUSSEIN WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE JUDICIARY TO GET THE 'ABORTION' CLAUSE STRICKEN FROM THE LEGISLATION!
This has been the modus operandi of liberals who have abortion as a sacrament for YEARS. They cannot get what they want via the legislature, so they nullify the will of legislatures THROUGH THE COURTS.
Anyone of any party who says they are pro-life MUST STOP THE BILL ENTRIELY!
This sounds like something I have heard before:
stupak himself won’t, but maybe some of the 10-20 he’s counting on will
We are facing much more than a single issue problem here.
He does. They do not want to lose the “Health Care” issue. They will if they pass this ridiculous bill.
What Soviet health cares teaches us
.Stupak is a stooge. The entire bill must be killed.
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