The House voted yesterday to pass a bill banning abortions after the fetus is 20 weeks old. This is one of those bills that will pass the House and then fail to pass the Senate since the Democrats will filibuster it. The Democrats will tolerate no restriction of any sort on abortion.
I don't want to rehash the abortion debate. I would rather focus on the vote in the House. All but 2 Republicans voted for the bill. All but 3 Democrats voted against it. There was an unusually high number of congressmen not voting, however. One was my own representative, Jim Himes. For years, Himes has consistently told us that he would oppose abortion restrictions. Then, when it comes time to vote on the issue, Himes manages not to take sides. It's a rather cowardly pose to take. He panders to the local Democrat base but then hides rather than vote as he promised.
Don't get me wrong; I think that a 20 week ban on abortions makes sense and is a reasonable restriction to protect the unborn. I just think that the cowardice and deception of Jim Himes deserves to be called out for what it is.
I don't want to rehash the abortion debate. I would rather focus on the vote in the House. All but 2 Republicans voted for the bill. All but 3 Democrats voted against it. There was an unusually high number of congressmen not voting, however. One was my own representative, Jim Himes. For years, Himes has consistently told us that he would oppose abortion restrictions. Then, when it comes time to vote on the issue, Himes manages not to take sides. It's a rather cowardly pose to take. He panders to the local Democrat base but then hides rather than vote as he promised.
Don't get me wrong; I think that a 20 week ban on abortions makes sense and is a reasonable restriction to protect the unborn. I just think that the cowardice and deception of Jim Himes deserves to be called out for what it is.
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