tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30488503.post194155274400318495..comments2023-11-03T08:41:23.491-04:00Comments on Retire Garrett: Garrett: Pro-life. Unless you are an uninsured childAdam Hearts Demshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891667037475464359noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30488503.post-74778564646019682162007-11-19T14:38:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:38:00.000-05:00There's a good reason why those who call themselve...<B>There's a good reason</B> why those who call themselves <B><I>PRO-LIFE</I></B> are recognizable as contrary to the well being of the <B>living</B>.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone remember when the anti-abortion movement was energized after the election of Ronald Reagan?<BR/><BR/>The <B>anti-abortion / anti-choice</B> protestors were quickly identified for what they were.<BR/><BR/>But they didn't like the description, so they invented something they could be <B>pro</B>. Suddenly they were <B>pro-life</B> (of the unborn) and they branded everyone who favored a woman's choice as PRO-ABORTION. Both were lies.<BR/><BR/>I said back then "they're all for the death penalty but against abortion. So until you're born, they'll protect you, but after birth, the hell with you".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30488503.post-3356675401108828882007-11-17T17:14:00.000-05:002007-11-17T17:14:00.000-05:00Nov. 16 2007 -I just received a Garrett flyer expl...Nov. 16 2007 -<BR/><BR/>I just received a Garrett flyer explaining that the reasons he's against SCHIP were because of partisan bickering and because <B>millions of children would have to start smoking by 2017</B> in order to pay for the program!!<BR/><BR/>Yes, I understand how smoking can break up a family and a pro-family conservative would have a problem with that.<BR/><BR/>And the saddest thing is that there ARE enough rubes in this district to re-elect him once again. The only good thing is that the things he says and does in Congress mean much less than they did compared to when his kind were in control after the coups of 2000 and 2004.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30488503.post-15159278317222260142007-09-26T11:46:00.000-04:002007-09-26T11:46:00.000-04:00Yet this vote is in direct opposition to what he h...Yet this vote is in direct opposition to what he has on his website:<BR/><BR/>"Support for the family as the foundation of a strong society"<BR/><BR/>"Scott Garrett has been a strong supporter of a pro-family Congressional agenda that covers all aspects important to a vital and health family life, including initiatives to preserve the sanctity of marriage, require parental notification for a minor daughter’s abortion or prescription for contraceptive drugs, prohibit taking minors across state lines to circumvent parental notification laws, improve access to free medical services, expand information for parents on adoption options, and protect the authority of states to display the Ten Commandments in public places."<BR/><BR/>I guess a healthy family life doesn't include health care if you're poor.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068575985721437315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30488503.post-6198182070126224412007-09-26T11:03:00.000-04:002007-09-26T11:03:00.000-04:00Interesting to me that we live in a society in whi...Interesting to me that we live in a society in which no one (at least no one reasonable) challenges a child's right to an education no matter how poor, and yet where members of our congress can reject the principle that all children have a right to be in good health when they sit in that classroom. Thank you for your focus on this issue. Dennis ShulmanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033043771540559243noreply@blogger.com