Jackie Speier rips Republican on the House floor for flashing cash during abortion rights bill debat

[turbinetree]

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/jackie-speier-rips-republican-on-the-house-floor-for-flashing-cash-during-abortion-rights-bill-debate/

[Nevilledog]

1. Also Mast

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216930368

[Mr.Bill]

2. Arrest him for trying to bribe members of Congress. n/t

[keithbvadu2]

14. That's how he got the twenty.

[Mr.Bill]

16. LOL!

[UTUSN]

3. One Medal of Freedom, long overdue for this person

[musette_sf]

7. +1

Rep Speier is an American hero.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. It's simple-- I don't know when life begins, and neither do you. So you can't pass a law...

based on ignorance.

[leftieNanner]

8. If you're a bible person

That particular book says that life begins when a baby takes its first breath.

But I think that's not the part of the bible that this dude would like to quote.

[BonnieJW]

15. Jewish people

Believe a baby is viable when it is eight days old. We don't name our babies or perform circumcision on the boys until they are eight days old.

It all depends on which religion you follow. So how can anyone make decisions for everyone????

[keithbvadu2]

18. The Bible has all the answers... ALL of them... Cherry pick the ones that are preferred.

Bible says life begins at first breath

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=bible+says+life+begins+at+first+breath

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Life begins at conception - Bible verses KJV

https://www.google.com/search?q=life+begins+at+conception+bible+verse+kjv&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALiCzsYIW-Od7b_bIndpBEEJh4Q77noTEg%3A1657937705858&ei=KR_SYs_vM5az5NoP3Y2t8Ag&oq=bible+says+life+begins+at+first+breath&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYATIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwA0oECEEYAEoECEYYAFAAWABgv4EDaAFwAXgAgAEAiAEAkgEAmAEAyAEIwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz

[wnylib]

19. I don't read the second link's verses as

confirmation of life beginning at conception, or as a prohibition of abortion. The verses express a belief that certain persons were destined to be born and that an all knowing God knew this before conception and before the person was born. The verses indicate that God took part in ensuring the development and birth of certain leaders, like Paul.

But considering all the fertilized eggs that get passed out of a woman's body without even implanting in the uterus, or the fetuses that end in miscarriage, or the doomed embryos in the fallopian tubes or elsewhere in an ectopic pregnancy, it looks like God does not ensure the development and birth of every fertilized egg.

[ShazzieB]

12. EXACTLY.

If he actually thinks there's a simple answer that everyone will agree with, he's a maroon.

If he asked me that question, I'd say, "Define life." And, "Do you mean 'human' life or just life?"

When I got bored of watching him squirm, I'd see myself out.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. I so wish that Jackie Speier wasn't retiring.

[dchill]

10. I hear you. But she has served long and well.

[No Vested Interest]

11. Agreed. She has been a great asset to her constituents and to her country.

[IcyPeas]

6. is this their new "gotcha" question? like asking "what is a woman"

[halfulglas]

13. Originalism is only important to this court when it suits them.

I love Jackie Speir. I can't imagine flying to California and back every week in addition to flying on congressional trips.

[AZLD4Candidate]

17. Why does everyone forget the 9th amendment?

Right to travel and right to privacy are 9th amendment.

9th amendment pretty much says people have other rights not written in the Bill of Rights.

Why does everyone seem to forget the words "or to the people respectively" in the 10th amendment?

[lastlib]

20. A very important question!

I think Alito and his fellow SCOTUS twits were afraid to even address the matter because they couldn't refute it--it was just too big for them.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

21. How about 13 and 14? No slavery or involuntary servitude; equal protection.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiii

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv