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foolsguineaThe Republican-led House voted 240-185 to defund Planned Parenthood, and also blocked the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases while they were at it. FWIW, the Pence Amendment isn’t expected to pass the Senate.
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So, yeah, next time you say, "I'm an economic conservative, so I vote for Republicans; can't have those liberal Democrats balancing the budget in my America," or whatever it is you say; or, "I'm not one of those anti-contraception extremists, & I wish the government would take an interest in pre-natal health, but I'm against abortion"--yeah, just remember that organized pro-life politics caters to a bunch of post-menopausal religious fanatics, & they will ban birth control when they get enough true believers in Congress.
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So, yeah, next time you say, "I'm an economic conservative, so I vote for Republicans; can't have those liberal Democrats balancing the budget in my America," or whatever it is you say; or, "I'm not one of those anti-contraception extremists, & I wish the government would take an interest in pre-natal health, but I'm against abortion"--yeah, just remember that organized pro-life politics caters to a bunch of post-menopausal religious fanatics, & they will ban birth control when they get enough true believers in Congress.
