Friday, July 31, 2009 “After A Government Health Care Takeover” Watch the Family Research Council’s hard-hitting ad on the dangers of socialized medicine and the abortion funding contained the proposed health care ‘reform’ bill.   Abortion | General Political | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 6:33:49 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “House Democrats Reach Deal on Pro-Abortion Health Care Bill, Fall Vote Expected” LifeNews reports. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 6:31:59 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Sotomayor's Ties to La Raza” Former Rep. Tom Tancredo explains Sonia Sotomayor’s ties to a radical organization. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 6:30:57 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “No Thin Line Between Murder and Hate” Debra Saunders explains the folly of the current hate crimes legislation. Hate Crimes | Homosexual Agenda | Pro Religious Freedom posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 6:30:05 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Opposition Builds to Sonia Sotomayor, Democrats Getting Fewer GOP Votes” LifeNews reports. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 6:29:11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Wednesday, July 29, 2009 “Sonia Sotomayor Clears the Senate Judiciary Committee” with Only One Republican Vote Politico reports.  CFJ Executive Director Curt Levey applauds the GOP senators on the committee who took a stand against judicial activism, while Wendy Long finds the vote an encouraging sign that “[t]his vote will mark the moment when Senators began, in their constitutional exercise of "advice and consent," to push the Supreme Court back to its proper role of judicial restraint under the Constitution”   CNN also reports. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:24:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “5 Freedoms You'd Lose in Health Care Reform” CNN reports. UPDATE:  Theodore Dalrymple explains, from firsthand experience, the dangers of socialized medicine. General Political | Health Care 'Reform' posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:22:56 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Monday, July 27, 2009 “House [Defeats] Amendment De-Funding Planned Parenthood Abortion Business” As LifeNews reports, the House of Representatives voted down an amendment by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) which would have prevented Planned Parenthood from receiving taxpayer dollars.  Excerpt:   “It is morally wrong to destroy innocent human life through abortion, but it is also morally wrong to take the tax dollars of millions of pro-life Americans and use them to promote or perform abortions at home or abroad. The largest abortion provider in America should not also be the largest recipient of federal funds under Title X," Pence said during the debate.   See how your representative voted on the Pence amendment to defund this notorious abortion provider (sexual abuse concealing).   FRC released a statement.  As did Congressman Pence who said, “You can't reduce abortions by funding abortion providers with taxpayer dollars.” Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion | Votes in Congress posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:44:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      Which Sotomayor Will We Get? Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) compares Sonia Sotomayor’s hearing testimony to her record and past statements, concluding that she should not be confirmed. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:42:42 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Vote No on Sotomayor” David McIntosh explains.  Excerpt:   As Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing began last week, many commentators predicted that she would portray herself as a moderate judge committed to judicial restraint. True to these expectations, Judge Sotomayor described her judicial philosophy as quite simple: “fidelity to the law.” Yet the judge’s history on the Second Circuit—not to mention her earlier speeches—suggest that she believes judges can go beyond the law to make policy decisions. For this reason, a vote to confirm Judge Sotomayor is almost certainly a vote in favor of restricting Second Amendment protections and property rights, upholding racial preferences, and providing unlimited abortion on demand. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:41:32 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Senate Leader Postpones Vote on Pro-Abortion Health Care Bill Until September” LifeNews reports. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:40:18 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Health Care Bill Promoting Abortion Will Get House Vote Next Week Despite Senate” LifeNews reports. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:39:13 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Poll: Most Americans Say Sotomayor Should Not be Confirmed” The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports.  The original data from Rasmussen is here. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:37:54 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Is Not Health-Care Reform” The House Minority Leader explains. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:33:26 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “NY Nurse Threatened, Forced to Assist in Late-Term Abortion” ADF reports.  News like this shows why conscience protections for doctors and other medical personnel are so necessary. Abortion | Conscience Protections | Pro Life | Pro Religious Freedom posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:32:22 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Sotomayor Snubs the Senate” The Washington Times editorial board explains why the Senate Judiciary Committee should vote down Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.  Excerpt:   Senators of both parties should be offended by the evasive and misleading answers Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor provided to written questions senators submitted following her July 13 through 17 public hearings. The Senate should not accept such evasiveness.   Of particular note is Judge Sotomayor's dodge of a highly important question from Alabama's Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, concerning her dissenting opinion that murderers and rapists have a right to vote while still behind bars. The relevant part of the question read as follows: "Doesn't your dissent in [the case] ignore the fact that the convict's crimes and not any state-based racial discrimination made the felons ineligible to vote?"   Read the full editorial here. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:31:11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Healthcare Reform Sets off Euthanasia Alarm” OneNewsNow reports. Assisted Suicide | Pro Life | Health Care 'Reform' posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:29:55 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Two Key GOP Senators to Oppose Sotomayor” CNN reports. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:28:36 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “[Umbilical Cord] Stem Cell Treatments Making a Big Difference in the Life of Janesville Teen” The Gazette Xtra reports. Adult Stem Cells | Pro Life | Stem Cells posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:27:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Sotomayor's Views on Property Rights Cause Concern” The Christian Science Monitor reports. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:26:24 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Sotomayor Reverses Herself on Use of Foreign Law” Red State reports. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 8:25:18 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Wednesday, July 22, 2009 “Abortion is Latest Controversy in Health Overhaul” The AP reports.  Excerpt:   . . . lawmakers opposed to federal funding for abortions said Tuesday the House leadership's health care bill contains a "hidden mandate" that would allow taxpayer dollars to be used to end pregnancies.   Call your representative and both your senators today and urge them to oppose the massive health care “reform” bill!  Tell them you don’t want your tax dollars supporting abortion!   Also, on Thursday night (July 23) at 9:00pm Eastern Time a coalition of pro-life groups will host an urgent nationwide webcast.  Find out more about the pro-abortion funding provisions in the health care bill and find out what you can do. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:01:13 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      Radical Pro-Abortion Group Endorses Sotomayor The Wall Street Journal reports. Abortion | Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Pro Life | Sotomayor posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:57:29 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “53% Now Oppose Congressional Health Care Reform” Rasmussen reports.  It seems the more the American people know about the health care “reform” bill the less they like it.  Perhaps the abortion funding provisions are adding to the disapproval. General Political posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:54:35 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “YouTube Bans Another Video of Planned Parenthood Hiding Sexual Abuse, Abortion” LifeNews reports. Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:52:47 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Adult Stem Cells Hope for Heart Surgery” ABC News Australia reports. Adult Stem Cells | Pro Life | Stem Cells posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:48:56 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, July 21, 2009 “Judiciary Republicans Delay Vote on Sotomayor” Roll Call reports. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:45:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      How Did Your Senator Vote on Dangerous Hate (Thought) Crimes Legislation? On Thursday, July 16, the Senate voted on an amendment by Sen. Leahy which added dangerous and unnecessary hate crimes legislation to a Department of Defense funding bill.  See how both your senators voted on adding this hate crimes amendment to defense spending legislation.   Thank your senators if they voted “No,” and if they voted “Yes” respectfully share your disappointment.  You should also keep this vote in mind the next time your senators face reelection. UPDATE:  Here's the vote tally.  Follow the link to see the vote details. Senate Vote on the Leahy Amendment (S.A. 189) to add hate (thought) crimes legislation to the Dept. of Defense funding bill July 16, 2009 Full Results   Yeas Nays PRES NV Republican 5 28 — 7 Democratic 57 — — 2 Independent 1 — — — TOTALS 63 28 — 9   Hate Crimes | Homosexual Agenda | Pro Religious Freedom | Votes in Congress posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:43:35 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      Obama Administration Admits Health Care Bill Could Fund Abortions Fox News reports.  Excerpt:   A government-funded, public health insurance plan may allow taxpayer money to go to pay for abortions, the White House budget chief said Sunday.   Office of Budget and Management Chief Peter Orszag told "FOX News Sunday" he is not ready to say whether abortion services would be part of a final package Congress is considering to provide taxpayer-funded health care to about a third of the nation's 50 million uninsured. Lawmakers are considering a package that could cost as much as $1.5 trillion over 10 years for health care.   "I think that that will wind up being part of the debate. I am not prepared to say explicitly that right now. It's obviously a controversial issue, and it's one of the questions that is playing out in this debate," Orszag told "FOX News Sunday." "I'm not prepared to rule it out."   Already, the Obama administration has demonstrated its support for federal funding of abortion. The president rescinded the Mexico City Policy on Jan. 23, the day after the 36th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. The policy had been in place to prevent U.S. funding being used for abortion services in clinics abroad.   The New York Times and LifeNews also report.  National Right to Life also examines this problem.   Pro-life Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) wrote a letter to his colleagues warning them of the abortion funding provisions in this bill. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | President Obama | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:41:59 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Obama's Priority: $10M More for Abortion Biz, $3M Less for Stem Cell Research” LifeNews reports. Abortion | President Obama | Pro Life | Stem Cells posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:40:12 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Placentas Found to be Rich in [Adult] Stem Cells” The San Francisco Chronicle reports. Adult Stem Cells | Pro Life | Stem Cells posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:39:06 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Barack Obama Tied With Mitt Romney in New Poll, in Close Race With Sarah Palin” LifeNews reports. General Political | President Obama | Election 2012 posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:37:57 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Embryonic-Like [Ethical Stem] Cells Repair Damaged Mouse Hearts” Reuters reports. Adult Stem Cells | Pro Life | Stem Cells posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:36:35 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Students Embed [Adult] Stem Cells In Sutures To Enhance Healing” Read Johns Hopkins University’s press release for more. Adult Stem Cells | Pro Life | Stem Cells posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:35:18 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Poll: Public Losing Trust in President Obama” Politico reports.  USA Today has the details. General Political | President Obama posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:34:17 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Saturday, July 18, 2009 “Congress to Vote on Biggest Expansion of Abortion Since Roe v. Wade!” National Right to Life explains.  Excerpt:   Congressional Democratic leaders are aiming to bring massive "health care reform" bills to the floor of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives during the last week in July -- bills that National Right to Life says "would result in the greatest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade."   LifeNews also reports. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:28:36 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Senate Votes to Add Sexual Orientation to Hate Crime Protections” As the New York Times reports, the Senate has passed into law dangerous hate crimes legislation into a Defense Department funding bill.  Excerpt:   The Senate has agreed to expand the definition of hate crimes to those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation and gender identity as part of a Pentagon policy measure that is becoming a magnet for tough social issues.   Ironically, President Obama has threatened to veto the bill because it sets aside funding for the new state-of-the-art F-22 Raptor fighter jet.   FRC explains why “hate crimes” laws are a threat to religious freedom. Hate Crimes | Homosexual Agenda | Pro Religious Freedom posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:26:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Judge Sotomayor and the Constitution” Nathaniel Ward reports from the Heritage Foundation. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:23:31 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      Sotomayor Testimony Doesn’t Jive With Her Past Statements and Actions Sonia Sotomayor’s testimony has been anything but controversial.  The way she spoke in hearings you would think she was Chief Justice Roberts.  A number of observers have noted the discrepancy between the Sotomayor of these hearings and the Sotomayor of the past.   Sotomayor: Rhetoric v. Record (Wendy Long)   Obama's Supreme Court Pick Treads Careful Line (Reuters)   The Nominee’s Evil Twin (Jim Geraghty) “Why does the Sonia Sotomayor of 2009 sound so different from that of previous years?”   Sotomayor Accused of Contradicting Herself on Involvement in Pro-Abortion Group (LifeNews)   Sotomayor Shows the Way: It would be a fine thing if we could take the judge at her word (Andrew C. McCarthy)   Grading Sotomayor (Ed Whelan)   While Sotomayor’s mild rhetoric may be frustrating to conservatives who want to have a thorough debate on the proper role of judges by examining her true judicial philosophy, the one silver lining is that despite a 60-vote Democrat majority in the Senate, Sotomayor feels the need to sound like a non-activist, constitutionalist. Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:22:03 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Congressman to Offer Amendment to De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz” LifeNews reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:20:17 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Smuggling Abortion Agenda into Healthcare Reform” OneNewsNow reports. Abortion | Health Care 'Reform' | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:19:09 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      Whose Hearings Are These Again? Jim Geraghty asks, “Are we examining Sonia Sotomayor or John Roberts?” Judicial Nominations | Pro Justice | Sotomayor posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:17:51 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “Senate Committee Adopts Health Care Reform Bill That Funds, Promotes Abortion”