pick up 12? lose 40? (this can't be right....) [STUPAK DEAL - THEY DON'T HAVE THE VOTES]

GretaWire ^ | 3/19/2010 | Greta

[phrogphlyer]

There is a plan to do a concurrent resolution to take the Senate bill, strike the Nelson language on abortion, and insert the Stupak language on abortion.

[phrogphlyer]

If Pelosi will make a deal on abortion, then she must really be desperate.

[NativeNewYorker]

They can always find a way to fund “reproductive health” later on. What matters now it seizing the medical industry.

[Shaun_MD]

Honestly, who didn’t see this coming?

[ncalburt]

they dont have the votes.

but then this bill is not the senate bill and they have to start again.

[Gene Eric]

>> If Pelosi will make a deal on abortion, then she must really be desperate.

I’m confused about the wholeness of the Senate bill. If changed, it goes back to the Senate providing the Slaughter method is not applied, right?

[Paladin2]

Without the swimmer though.

[tired_old_conservative]

Actually, the latest reports seem to indicate they may not need Stupak. And he certainly doesn't have twelve votes in his pocket anymore. I would suspect if this happens it's just a fig leaf for him to roll; they would offer him some vote at some point down the road while not giving a flip whether it has any viability or not.

Of course, I could always be wrong. We'll know on Monday.

[Blood of Tyrants]

If they change the language in the Senate bill in any way, it must go back to the full senate for a vote where it can be filibustered. Besides, the pro-abortion crowd isn’t giving up anything since there isn’t any federal funding for abortion now.

[combat_boots]

Their lives for ours.

Their lives are more important.

Besides, they have their millions already.

[Jay Howard Smith]

I’m confused about the wholeness of the Senate bill. If changed, it goes back to the Senate providing the Slaughter method is not applied, right?

Im confused also .... I think this is the game plan ... to make us all throw up our hands and just scream for them to stop the insanity and go ahead and do whatever they want ..... !

[Falcon28]

Will this madness ever end?! This is not the way our Representative Constitutional Republic is supposed to work. Last minute deals and back-room bribes. There should be a law that every bill must be finalized one week before voting on it. Now, every bill is manipulated up until the last second. God help our country!

[mathprof]

a related post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2475066/posts

[NoobRep]

Pelosi would abort her kids on the floor of the house if it meant satisfying her crazed moonbat base.

No way does this witch break abortion language.

[phrogphlyer]

I see this as desperation on her part .... she HAS to get Stupak’s group, to the point that she’d risk pissing off her base. And it might just cost her the whole bill.

[johniegrad]

They can always find a way to fund “reproductive health” later on. What matters now it seizing the medical industry.

You are exactly right. The real issue here is the violation of subsidiarity which allows them to pursue abortion at any time in the future.

If that is what is going on here, Stupak should not fall for it.

[American Constitutionalist]

When you call, everyone should first quote from the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES of their Constitutional backed LEGAL FIRST ADMENDMENT RIGHTS !
Our first amendment right is a LEGAL RIGHT !
Anyone who denies or refuses our legal constitution right is breaking the supreme law of the land...

[muawiyah]

She’d abort somebody else’s kids. Remember, she’s more like an old sow than a witch.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Members of Congress may be egg sucking, chicken stealing, gutter trash but generally they are not suicidal. I think there are dozens of YES congresspeople in vulnerable districts who have decided in the last week to switch to NO. To avoid threats, bribery attempts and harassment they will remain silent until they cast their vote.

[Oceander]

This is just stupid.

[NoobRep]