Another crazy-ass Arizona Republican

[marmar]

Male AZ Rep. Pushes 20-Week Abortion Ban in D.C., But Won't Let Female D.C. Rep. Speak at Hearing


Arizona Congressman Trent Franks' attempt to push a 20-week "fetal pain" abortion ban in Washington, D.C. (despite the fact that there is no science showing a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks) is at best just another chance for the Republican to show off his anti-choice credentials and allow anti-choice House members to woo their supporters with their love of restrictions on women's reproductive health. At worst, it's an attempt to create a piece of legislation which, if it does become law, would provide a direct track to the Supreme Court to challenge Roe V. Wade. There is no evidence for fetal pain in the second trimester of pregnancy, and fetuses are not viable at 20 weeks.

Either way, he's not intending to let his moment of glory be overshadowed, even if that means refusing to let D.C.'s actual Congressional representative speak on the bill.

On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee will be reviewing a ban on any abortion after 20 weeks, but Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents the District, will not be allowed to testify, despite the fact that she would be the one who represents the women who would be affected by the bill if it passes.

"The post-20-week D.C. abortion ban bill targets an entire group of individuals, women who live in the District of Columbia, and their constitutional rights. Using the women of one congressional district to reach for extreme encroachments on women’s reproductive rights has become a pattern of the House Republican majority, but also reflected nationwide. We will vigorously fight the bullying tactics of the Republican majority against the District’s women, and in standing up for ourselves, we recognize that we are also in the larger fight to protect the reproductive rights of women everywhere.”

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The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/930356/male_az_rep._pushes_20-week_abortion_ban_in_d.c.%2C_but_won%27t_let_female_d.c._rep._speak_at_hearing/

[Drale]

1. I'm thinking that it may be time to lay siege to the capital building

Don't let any Repuke out until they rethink their views on everything. If they try to escape, we hang them upside down and read every stupid bill they ever voted for to them. This may seem drastic but desperate times call for desperate measures.

[KansDem]

2. Is there any other kind of Arizona Republican?