You saw that right: 27-3. One Democrat, Sen. Andy Berke, and two Republicans were absent. Three Democrats – Sen. Beverly Marrero and Sen. Ophelia Ford of Memphis, and Sen. Thelma Harper of Nashville – voted no.
Beginning of life and end of life issues are thorny and intensely personal, and I’m willing to cede a lot more ground than many progressives. If the vast majority of residents of a given state or country are opposed to their tax dollars even touching the money that pays for abortions, I’m fine with that.
What I am not fine with is redundant legislation. What I am not fine with is funding campaign talking points on the taxpayer dime.
Most of all, what I am not fine with is overly-broad language that may rob men and women of the means to avoid unintended pregnancies – and ten Democrats afraid to be Democrats and at the very least, before voting for this bill, demand clarification on the language defining “abortion services” to ensure that they do not include contraceptives.
Of the ten Democrats voting yes, only one woman voted yes. The Democrats listed above are, on average, 57.3 years old. I suppose it’s easy to vote that way when the consequences, intended or unintended, are unlikely to touch your life personally.
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Second Verse, More Cowardly Than the First
by faintgraylines | April 19th, 2010 | View Comments
Senate Bill 2686, HB 2681‘s companion bill, passed 27-3 this evening.
You saw that right: 27-3. One Democrat, Sen. Andy Berke, and two Republicans were absent. Three Democrats – Sen. Beverly Marrero and Sen. Ophelia Ford of Memphis, and Sen. Thelma Harper of Nashville – voted no.
Beginning of life and end of life issues are thorny and intensely personal, and I’m willing to cede a lot more ground than many progressives. If the vast majority of residents of a given state or country are opposed to their tax dollars even touching the money that pays for abortions, I’m fine with that.
What I am not fine with is redundant legislation. What I am not fine with is funding campaign talking points on the taxpayer dime.
Most of all, what I am not fine with is overly-broad language that may rob men and women of the means to avoid unintended pregnancies – and ten Democrats afraid to be Democrats and at the very least, before voting for this bill, demand clarification on the language defining “abortion services” to ensure that they do not include contraceptives.
To borrow Aunt B’s apt phrasing, here’s tonight’s Democratic jackasses:
Sen. Tim Barnes
Sen. Charlotte Burks
Sen. Lowe Finney
Sen. Joe Haynes
Sen. Doug Henry
Sen. Roy Herron
Sen. Doug Jackson
Sen. Jim Kyle
Sen. Eric Stewart
Sen. Reginald Tate
Of the ten Democrats voting yes, only one woman voted yes. The Democrats listed above are, on average, 57.3 years old. I suppose it’s easy to vote that way when the consequences, intended or unintended, are unlikely to touch your life personally.
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