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In reply to the discussion: Who is the genius [View all]Weekend Warrior
(1,301 posts)65. This guy represents the 13th District in Texas.
https://thornberry.house.gov
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mothers life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)
Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
No family planning assistance that includes abortion. (Jul 2014)
http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Mac_Thornberry.htm
It was an unnecessary comment. Completely unnecarry. For that alone your argument has clear merit. I believe my point was correct but it was not in line with the main point of what you put forward.
The DCCC leadership should at a minimum have to hold the party platform line in public statements.
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mothers life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)
Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
No family planning assistance that includes abortion. (Jul 2014)
http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Mac_Thornberry.htm
It was an unnecessary comment. Completely unnecarry. For that alone your argument has clear merit. I believe my point was correct but it was not in line with the main point of what you put forward.
The DCCC leadership should at a minimum have to hold the party platform line in public statements.
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we will lose some red districts. that is what you get w a 50 state strategy, but
mopinko
Aug 2017
#21
Your posts are cathartic to me at least. So in one little way they are valuable.
boston bean
Aug 2017
#49
They are a special breed. It is not but for that one issue they would vote democrat.
boston bean
Aug 2017
#11
you're not citing any data for your original claim that there are no anti-choice Democrats.
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#31
If you don't live in a conservative district, there is exactly a zero percent chance
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#23
"this is about a concerted effort to try to reduce the majority to second class citizenship"
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#50
I've been puzzled by the recent spate of posts suggesting abortion rights are negotiable
cyclonefence
Aug 2017
#39
Why are there several angry posts about divisiveness & such re women's rights today?
Honeycombe8
Aug 2017
#46