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Posted on 01/10/2010 4:50:48 PM PST by GOP_Lady
Limits Help Democrat Back Health Overhaul in Conservative Michigan District
IRONWOOD, Mich. -- Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak's insistence that curbs on abortion be included in the health-care overhaul is anathema to many liberal supporters of the bill. Back home here in Michigan's economically depressed Upper Peninsula, it's one of the easiest parts of the package to sell.
"You find it wherever you go," said Mr. Stupak, a 57-year-old former state trooper and practicing Roman Catholic. "People say, 'We applaud the amendment, but we don't like the bill.' "
Bucking his party leadership, Mr. Stupak led the charge for an amendment bearing his name that prevents women with government-subsidized coverage from enrolling in a plan that covers abortion.
The Senate bill lacks the language. That gives Mr. Stupak a critical role as lawmakers hash out the final legislation they plan to send to President Barack Obama as soon as this month.
"It has to be pretty close to Stupak language or it's not going to fly," Mr. Stupak said Tuesday night after a town-hall meeting during which the mention of his amendment twice drew applause.
Large parts of the sprawling district Mr. Stupak represents have unemployment rates higher than the 14.7% state average, which is the worst in the country. The copper mines and timber industry -- the backbone of the economy here for generations -- have been disappearing for decades.
Within that economic climate, Mr. Stupak has woven a popular incumbency by tapping into the district's social and fiscal conservatism while recognizing its labor union heritage. The district supported Mr. Obama in 2008 but backed President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Mr. Stupak has voted with his party 96% of the time but since his first election in 1992 has stressed his antiabortion bona fides.
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I think most of us with a measurable IQ have gotten it through our pretty little heads that “the bill” gives the HHS secretary roundabout authority to impose abortion coverage on her whim.
And furthermore, we’ve also managed to figure out that no matter what the bill may say when it’s passed ANYTHING can be written into it later by bureaucratic fiat.
We’ll see if Stupak’s Horatius at the Bridge abortion dramatics will get him re-elected.
I can’t speak for Upper Peninsula folks but I can speak for those of us from Rio Linda.
“We applaud the amendment, but we don’t like the bill.”
In other words: Stupak has the courage to oppose abortion funding, but not the courage to oppose Obama’s National Socialism.
“Mr. Stupak has voted with his party 96% of the time but since his first election in 1992 has stressed his antiabortion bona fides.”
So, be a member of the Baby-Killing Party, promote their domination of the government and the people, encourage voters to keep voting a straight Baby-Killing ticket, and cast a few meaningless “pro-life” votes here and there, and that makes you “pro-life.” I don’t buy it.
October/November 2009, Health Care was stalled in the House, and the main sticking point was government funded abortions. There were enough Dems opposed to abortion who refused to vote for the HC bill if it contained any abortion language.
Representative Stupak (D) introduced his amendment that prohibited any government money from the HC bill being used to fund abortions. This essentially would end all abortions, as no medical procedures outside the Government HC System can be done. No going to a doctor and paying him directly for anything. Thus, with his amendment, ALL abortions would be illegal.
This amendment, if passed, would give the above ‘Pro-Life’ Democrats a green light to vote for the HC bill.
Not enough Democrats supported the Stupak Amendment for it to pass. Many Democrats were vociferously opposed to it. It could only pass with Republican votes.
National Right to Life favored the Stupak Amendment, and insisted that Republicans vote for it. Further, they threatened any Republican who didn’t vote for it with their active opposition to that Republican during this falls election.
The Republicans caved, even those who could see the eventual outcome, right down to the last man. One hundred percent voted for the Stupak Amendment, along with a bunch of Dems who were opposed to abortions. Stupak handily passed.
Nobody believed the Amendment would stick; eventually it would/will be overridden in some fashion. Abortion is the Prime Sacrament of the Left, and will not be denied government funding, let alone be made illegal.
With a green light, the ’Pro-Life’ Dems could vote for HC, and although many hard-line Leftists were angry, enough of them also could see the end game, and agreed to vote pass HC.
A couple days later HC passed the House.
Everyone knew how this would play out, and it did. Rush spoke about it on his show.
The only thing left is to undo the Stupak Amendment. I’ll go out on a limb here and predict it will be done away with before the end of January 2010.
I am of the opinion even National Right to Life knew it would play out this way. I’m not aware of anyone who thought otherwise. That leaves us with two opinions of their leadership;
1. They are so locked into their ‘stop abortion at all costs’ viewpoint that they can’t operate with a strategy that goes beyond 24 hours. They Left likes to say that ‘conservatives are stupid and easily lead’, this situation is circumstantial proof that Leftists are right from time to time. I have called it the NRTL Stupid Strategy.
2. They have been in cahoots with the Pro-Abort crowd on this, and were complicit in getting HC passed, HC which will include a monthly premium from all of us to fund abortions. I call it the Evil Strategy.
Either way, too stupid, or just evil, they are unfit to lead the movement to reduce/end abortions. Their thuggish actions have brought us to the brink of the enslavement of 300 million Americans, ending of the most advanced medical care in the entire history of the world, and will lead, ironically, to Chinese style government mandated and government funded abortions.
I am unaware of any other organization that played such a pivotal role against Americans in this HC fight.
I can speak for us Yoopers. I am one and lemme tell you the truth. This man is a lying sack of shit. I posted a YouTube vid of him saying that if his amendment does not fly he would still vote FOR the bill.
BTW. This man is from Milwaukee and I hear he still collects Workers Comp from an injury. Matter of fact everyone I talk to claims so.
said Mr. Stupak, a 57-year-old former state trooper and practicing Roman Catholic. "People say, 'We applaud the amendment, but we don't like the bill.' "Thanks GOP_Lady.
The voters up there not recognizing he's a liar is beyond my comprehension.
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