Stupak Decision Blasted As ‘Unconscionable’

CNS News ^ | 3/22/2010 | Susan Jones

[IbJensen]

(CNSNews.com) – Pro-life activists call it “regrettable” that Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) ended up abandoning those who stood by him in his opposition to taxpayer funding of abortion in the Democrats’ health care bill.

Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote.org, said Stupak’s decision to accept the promise of a presidential executive order as a solution to the abortion-funding issue is “unconscionable.”

“The Executive Order fix is a band-aid solution that fails to solve the fundamental problems in this bill, and can be repealed at any time, for any reason, by the president or future presidents. The order is likely to be challenged by pro-abortion groups, and could be struck down by the courts,” Burch said in a news release issued Sunday night.

“The Catholic Bishops along with CatholicVote.org and every major pro-life organization oppose this 'fix.' We have defended Rep. Stupak for months, but today we stand in protest of his decision,” Burch added.

Stupak’s last-minute decision to vote in support of the health care bill he opposed for so long made all the difference in Democrats’ getting enough votes for passage.

“Since I was first elected to Congress I have fought to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans and I am proud to be able to vote for this historic legislation,” Stupak said Sunday in a message posted on his Web site. He said he’s witnessed the struggles that families and employers in his northern Michigan congressional district face under the current system.

“Although this legislation is not perfect and does not do everything I believe is necessary to reform our health insurance industry, it is a tremendous step forward for northern Michigan residents and for our nation,” Stupak said. He said he looks forward to the president signing the health care bill into law.

Stupak has insisted from the beginning that no federal funding be used to subsidize insurance plans that cover abortion. Abortion should not be recognized as a benefit in federal health plans, he said.

To mollify Stupak, President Obama announced he would sign an Executive Order reaffirming that the Hyde amendment can not be circumvented and that no taxpayer dollars would be used to pay for health plans that cover abortion.

“I have said from the start I would not vote for health care reform without adequate protections in place to make sure the current law of no federal funding for abortion is maintained,” Stupak said on Sunday. “The president’s Executive Order upholds the principle that federal funds should not be used to subsidize abortion coverage.”

President Obama promised to sign the Executive Order following passage of H.R. 3590.

But pro-life activists say the Executive Order on abortion funding will further politicize the issue. It will put decisions on taxpayer funding for abortion as well as conscience protections in the hands of Obama, future presidents, and Health and Human Services Secrtary Kathleen Sebelius, Burch said.

“Catholics have worked hard to make the protection of the unborn a two-party effort, and pro-life members of the Democratic Party encouraged these efforts over the last year, Burch noted. He said Stupak’s decision to accept an Executive Order “will be difficult to overcome.”

“We are convinced Rep. Stupak will come to deeply regret today’s decision,” Burch said.

[IbJensen]

Bart Stupak is as big a liar as is Obama. He stated over and over that he would vote NO on the bill if it didn't have the language against abortion. HE LIED!

The bill has no such language. An Executive Order (if you can believe anything that comes from Obama) contains the language. He needs to be ousted along with the rest of the Democrats who voted for the legislation.

Teach him a lesson, Michiganders!

[Jeff Head]

I'm already sick of hearing from the press what a "masterful" job Pelosi and Obama have done with the Health Care Monstrocity.

What the State-run Media (aka the Main Stream Media) will not tell you is that if it was masterful, it was only masterful in its lies, deciet, and treachory. They used trickery, sculldruggery, bribery, threats, and lawlessness to pull this Health Care Vote out by the skin of their teeth...and the battle is still far from over.

The man who despises America

Stupak was not padding to a democrat victory. No the EO deal was the democrat leadership's last ditch gasp to gett the votes they needed...because the vote makes clear that they did not have them before. And Stupak and those listening to him fell for it and will be forever remembered for being duped, bribed, and sashayed into supporting a bill that will use tax payer money to pay for abortion...and ruin the best health care services in the world as they are found in this nation...and enslave our children and grandchildren in debt. I do not know what all they were promised, or threatened with...but you can bet that it had a lot more to it than a rediculous Executive Order which will not stand or be used to stop it anyway.

We have a band of traitors running this country. I know of no other way to state it or express it. That is the truth about Barrack Hussein Obama and those in league with him.They have proven by their words, their deeds, and their stances...for decades...what they are, and now they have punctuated it with this God-forsaken, monstrocity social health care bill, and intend to continue punctuating it with amnesty for illegal aliens, a world-wide socialist cap and trade effort...among many other things. They are marxist ideologs who hate the free market, who hate free enterprise, who disdain the constitution and its attending, foundational principles, who reject freedom and personal responsibility, and who promise the wrteched masses that they themselves have created through dependancy, anything they think they want, so they can amass power to themselves and destroy this Republic, its liberty and way of life, and make it over into a decrepid socialist/marxist state where they and their cronies amass tyranical power unto themselves.

This cannot stand...indeed, this MUST NOT STAND. We must press forward to the elections of 2010 and throw these enemies out with such resounding clarity that it cannot be denied either here or abroad what is occurring. We must do so by turning to the constitution and the principles that are its foundation and then electing only those candidates who swear their allegiance to that constitution and those principles.

Nothing else will do.

If, as a people, we do not turn away from the course these quislings and traitors have set us on, then, as history and God are our witness, we will ultimately be left only with same course our own forefathers were compelled to take...that is, the force of arms, in the hands of citizens and citizen soldiers of this country to route these traitors out.

We are at a monumental crossroads in our nations history. We are on a path to self destruction and the loss of our freedom and way of life. But we have the opportunity to turn off that path and return to the principles that have made America free and prospered her.

Rise up O America, your liberty is calling!

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Sincerely, and in liberty,

Jeff Head
Emmett, ID
March 22, 2010

[Oldpuppymax]

The executive order is a FRAUD and Stupak knows it. All it did was provide cover...an EXCUSE for Stupak to vote for a bill he desperately wanted to vote for anyway, just like every other radical leftist. He is and was a LIAR!! There are NO pro-life democrats.

[truthguy]

Judas Stupak. And I'll bet he got his 30 pieces of silver. The guy might not run again. Look for him in a high paying job in the Obama administration. Plenty of benefits to add on top of those he's already accumulated.

The only thing you people of Michigan in his district can do is to vote him out and make his life as miserable as possible. Make it really difficult when he comes home. He might just have to move to inside the beltway permanently.

[The_Media_never_lie]

It was a very Stupak decision.

[rod1]

“We are convinced Rep. Stupak will come to deeply regret today’s decision,” Burch said.

Of course the whole problem is that he won’t. Stupak knows the Executive Order is meaningles.

[Mr. K]

Stupak took the word of a life long supporter of government funding for abortions that he would make an ‘executive order’ banning government funding for abortions?

Democraps are all brain damaged.

AND WHERE IS THE DAMM BIRTH CERTIFICATE????? THE KENYAN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SIGN ANYTHING INTO LAW

[Clump]

He should at least have the decency to hang himself now.

[Deb]

He doesn’t care about his House seat. You know he’s been promised a government job somewhere. These guys never go away or lose anything when they sell out their country.

[w1andsodidwe]

Look for him in a high paying job in the Obama administration.

Better get him confirmed to that new job before January 2011.

I have a feeling the lame duck congress will be nothing but a confirmation circus.

[Mr. Mojo]

Stupak’s actions shouldn’t come as a surprise. He’s a Democrat, which invariably means he lies as easily as he breathes. So his pro-life stance has always been simply a means to get himself into office, not a stance based on principle. He’s as pro-baby-murder as anyone in congress.

[Deb]

I’m sure Obama’s Ex. Order covers “abortion” while the healthcare bill references “Women’s Health Services”. That’s how nancy could go on TV everyday and claim “abortion” wasn’t in the bill.

[Will88]

Stupak is a total fraud, and I believe his entire behavior during this issue was a ruse designed to prevent a real pro-life Dem from taking the lead and actually opposing Obamacare until the end since it does provide funds for abortion, and since Obama’s EO is worthless.

There is that video from last year where Stupak says he’d still vote for Obamacare in the end.

[Mr. Mojo]

These guys never go away or lose anything when they sell out their country.

Yep, and they're often handsomely rewarded for it.

[STARWISE]

Looks like it might be time for a MONEY BOMB for Rep. Neugebauer ... his House.gov website is presently offline. I'm sure the Dims will gather their minions to crucify him. He's being demonized everywhere right now.

[biggredd1]

baby killer needs to be defeated.

[OrioleFan]

Each and every one of these DemocRATs, and expecially the so-called pro-life DemocRATs should be hounded out of office. The 5, that voted with Stupak, should be hounded in private life. Aw hell, make sure none of them has a happy life from this day forward.

[Carley]

There is a video of him from last year stating that if he couldn’t get pro life rule into the bill he would still vote for it.

He was always going to vote with the maoist.

[alarm rider]

Democrat males have no stones, much less decency, but a nice thought anyway.

[onyx]

BTTT - Rep. Neugebauer shouted the right message.