Our own pompous ass, Senator Lindsey Graham, is scared out of his boots. So it's not enough for him to brag on what a good shot he is, he has taken his fight against a potential Tea Party challenger -- that must be you, Lee Bright -- to another battle front. He has come out with barrels blazing against... pregnant women.
I admit, in South Carolina it's a cheap shot. But it is also true that the man has shown in the past year that there is no depth to which he will not stoop to win re-election.
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Dear Friends,
First and foremost, tax dollars should not be used to fund abortions.
As a strong supporter of the right to life I have again cosponsored Senator Roger Wicker’s (R-Mississippi) legislation, S. 946 the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, to establish a consistent, government-wide prohibition on abortion funding.
This important legislation would make the following policies permanent:
· The Hyde Amendment, which prohibits funding for elective abortion coverage through any program funded through the annual Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act;
· The Helms Amendment, which prohibits funding for abortion as a method of family planning overseas,
· The Smith FEHBP Amendment, which prohibits funding for elective abortion coverage for federal employees;
· The Dornan Amendment, which prohibits use of congressionally appropriated funds for abortion in the District of Columbia; and
· other policies, such as the restrictions on elective abortion funding through Federal prisons.
The House of Representatives passed the bill 251-175 in the 112th Congress, but the legislation was not allowed for a vote in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The legislation currently has 22 cosponsors in the Senate. I am hopeful the Senate will take up and force a vote on this important legislation to the pro-life cause.
Sincerely, Lindsey O. GrahamUnited States Senator
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You might think that, after all his time in the Senate, he would be secure enough to continue to maintain his facade of reasonableness. But, like Mark Sanford, I believe Graham knows that there is no sweeter deal than working for the federal government. And no price is too great to pay to keep that job. And these days, there is no easier target than women and children.
So while these jackasses continue to pass bills that reinforce the fact that pregnant women are vulnerable and easily controlled, prenatal care will continue to suffer, infant mortality will continue to be shameful, and the future of children born to poverty will continue to be grim.
I sent an email to Lindsey in response to his proud newsletter:
I was 21 when I was fortunate to have legal and safe abortion available to me. I am now 62 and I am appalled that you believe God has chosen you to control the reproductive choices of my daughter.Shame on you.
Join me in letting misogynists like Lindsey Graham know that we are out here, we vote, and we are not ashamed.
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