Breaking: Catholic Bishops AGAINST 11th Hour Stupak Executive Rule on Abortion Funding …Update: Stupak Group Cancels Presser
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, March 21, 2010, 10:31 AM
The Catholic Bishops released this memo moments ago.
They condemn the 11th hour strategy Stupak-Executive Rule on abortion funding.
Life News reported:
The pro-life office of the nation’s Catholic bishops has join other pro-life groups in condemning an 11th-hour strategy that would have pro-life Democrats support the pro-abortion Senate health care bill in exchange for President Barack Obama issuing an executive order banning abortion funding in it.
Leading pro-life Democrat Bart Stupak is pursuing the executive order because he wants to ban abortion funding under the bill but also because he wants to be able to eventually vote for it.
The main objections from pro-life advocacy groups center on two points.
First, they have sincere doubts about whether Obama, who has an extensive pro-abortion track record and used an executive order during his first week in office to expand taxpayer funding of abortions, would ever sign one.
Secondly, they point out technical problems with the idea, saying an executive order is not able to remedy the numerous ways in which the Senate bill funds and promotes abortion funding.
The Hill reported about an hour ago that Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said he was close to striking a deal with the Obama administration on abortion provisions.
UPDATE: The Stupak Group cancelled their noon presser.
UPDATE: Pro-Life Dems Will Support Pro-Abortion Obamacare(?)
FLASHBACK: Stupak says he will support a pro-abortion health care bill.
UPDATE: Stupak still not a yes… Yet.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 63 Comments
Ladue Pundit commented:
Stupak claims to be a member of the Knights of Columbus; in other words, a faithful Catholic. How can he be a Democrat?
The last minute “fix” here is just more tricks. Paul Ryan (2012!) pointed this out on Fox.
sliderblaze commented:
a lil off topic but what happened to the Iran deadline of Jan 1st? Oh yeah, healthcare happened….good thing they arent trying to build nukes or anything.
sliderblaze commented:
btw, just watched the Rove/Plouffe shalacking, good stuff for those who havent seen it. lol
wow commented:
The Executive rule can be annulled later as has been explained. They can trot it out now to get the votes and then Obama can repeal it — or whatever is done with an executive rule. This is another ploy — or as Hastings put it — this is making up the rules as they go!!
david commented:
this should be the ralling call 180000 new agents to watch over u this is the worst part.how many americans will suffer from this .republicans this should be ur main talking point.pass this on to everyone .pass this to the republican heads.
wow commented:
Bad news… MSNBC is reporting that Stupak will vote “yes.” Unless there are more holdouts than we know about, this crap bill will be pushed through. Just an aside… it is pouring rain here … wonder if, as my Mom used to say, the angels are crying?
David Johnson commented:
Next step is excommunication. Make the traitors and blasphemers pay dearly for their transgressions.
Nate255 commented:
The enemies of the united States attack on Christ
mas eve and Sundays.
retire05 commented:
I suspect this Executive Order has given Stupak the cover he has been looking for. But make no mistake, Stupak has been around long enough to know that an Executive Order can be recinded as quickly as they are signed. To be blunt, Stupak sold out.
Why does the tune to “The Day They Drove Old Dixie Down” keep running in my head?
This is a sad, sad day for our American republic.
Peggy Coffey commented:
David,
They will never be excommunicated because most of the priests in this country are progressives and think this bill will bring more social justice. The bishops watied too long to become vocal about it. If they won’t excommunicate Pelosi, and she met with the pope(!), none of these cretins will.
Just_Saying commented:
It’s the Equinox, and Obummer and the Democrats are having another crisis vote. What else is new?
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Brad commented:
Stupak is a liar. He’s a liar, he’s not right to life, he’s a complete sellout and myth. Get ready for it.
dnb commented:
If they are not excommunicated over the issue of life, the foundation of moral teaching (social teaching #1), there is no moral leadership in the American Catholic church and the bishops have again fallen short (as they did with the abuse scandal). Sad day for America; sad day for the Catholic church.
AnnS commented:
C-Span; one Congressman warning that the abortion funding should not be the only deciding issue here. Agree the EO can be suspended and like Missouri states can claim sovereingity over the FOCA EO obama signed Jan 20, 2009
This bill is more about establishing communism in our nation. I am a pro-lifer but there is a lot more to be decisive about in the obamacare bill.
Jean commented:
The Democrats can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig.
They have so much lipstick on their faces they look like clowns.
John commented:
The following from the Susan B. Anthony List Pro Life Group- Statement just issued:
An executive order is an ineffective maneuver and completely unacceptable.
Here’s why:
1. An executive order can be rescinded any time. President Obama could reverse it next week, next month, or next year. Should another pro-abortion president be elected in the future, it could be rescinded on inauguration day.
2. An executive order will not prevent insurance companies that provide abortion from participating in the exchanges.
3. Abortion funding in the health care legislation can be only be removed using the legislative process. An executive order not only doesn’t fix the problem, it isn’t needed to fix the problem, and could not stand a legal challenge. If Democrats are serious about protecting taxpayers from funding abortion in the health care bill, they must use the legislative process to fix the problem.
ACTION:
Call the following members of Congress immediately and tell them that an executive order by the president on abortion is unacceptable and urge them to vote NO on the pro-abortion health care bill.
Marion Berry (AR) 202-225-4076
Kathy Dahlkemper (PA) 202 225-3103
Daniel Lipinski (IL) 202-225-5701
Earl Pomeroy (ND) 202-225-2611
Nick Rahall (WV) 202-225-3452
Bart Stupak (MI) 202-225-4744
Steve Driehaus (OH) 202-225-2216
Joe Donnelly (IN) 202-225-3915
Jerry Costello (IL) 202-225-5661
Marcy Kaptur (OH) 202-225-4146
Paul Kanjorski (PA) 202-225-6511
Alan Mollohan (WV) 202-225-4172
Palinfan commented:
If the Bishops were worth a damn, they’d get the Vatican to declare any politician voting for abortion to be excommunicated upon the instant. But once again, it’s ‘reaching out’ and ‘forging bridges’ and ‘meaningful discussion’ and ‘interfaith dialogues’. More of the same toothless crap.
MVH commented:
Oh, please! If the ODeathCare bill didn’t have public funding of abortion in it, the bishops wouldn’t say a thing. There there’s hardly a big-government program the USCCB doesn’t back.
Except for a handful of bishops, and I really mean a handful, the USCCB is full of Libs and Liberation Theology acolytes. Along with the government “social programs” the USCCB loves, the Lib-Theo bishops just salivate over the “redistribution of wealth” these programs provide.
Alicia commented:
This abortion issue is just another scare tactic to get people to vote against their own interests. Obama is not a socialist trying to kill babies and old people. This is the same old arguement used to scare people away from healthcare. It didn’t work this time!! Healthcare is ethical and fiscally responsible, as we can literally not afford to keep the greed unchecked. It is sad that so many are easlily munipulated into voting against what is best for them and so many. Keep coming off as completely racist (teaparty movement). You are a group of uneducated people, and you should read before you go out into public with your very out of touch views. We are moving on without you, yes we can!!!
radtrad commented:
Alicia, you are the best satire troll ever.
Alicia commented:
The healthcare bill clearly says that current law will still apply in regards to abortion. That means no federal funding. The executive order is just reaffirming this with more legal precedence. I know republicans don’t like to read, just speculate on the sky falling. The pure racism coming from the party should be an embarressment to all of you. The greed coming from this party will embarress your children. Change or get left behind…we can’t afford to listen to all the people who wanted these policies for the last 10 years. You had your chance to lead, and now another dem has to clean up your mess again. If you ever come up with good ideas, good. But continuing war, greed, and racism is not what the people want. We want peaceful, educated leaders who vote for our interests. Not their own, and to the highest bidder.