Aug
19
Written by:
billsandvotes.com
Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:54 PM
Families, Faith and Life
Body: House | Journal Page: 11276
Scored? Yes | Right Vote: Y
Author: Fritz
Acting on: HF2614 Date: 05/04/2010
Result: Amendment Defeated 66 - 66
This has gone on long enough, Rep. Fritz. For the third time in two years the DFL leadership has made a mockery of your efforts to end taxpayer funding of abortions. Look at the votes below and the pattern is obvious. Same DFL amendment author, same issue, same vote margin - let just enough DFLers vote pro-life and then lock the board and declare a tie. This is legislative vote-fixing at it's most cynical. Pure unadulterated CYA voting.
And these three amendments dealt with abortion provisions that are supported by a majority of Americans. Even people who believe that abortion is somehow a "right" agree that taxpayers should not be forced by law to pay for the procedure.
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HF1362
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4/27/2009
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Fritz Restrict State Funding for Abortion Amendment
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66-66
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Defeated
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4106
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SF2186
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2/18/2010
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No Taxpayer Funds for Abortions (67 to 67!)
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67-67 |
Defeated
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7864
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HF2614
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5/4/2010
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Patti Fritz 0 for 3: DFL Makes a Mockery of Abortion Opponent
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66-66
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Defeated
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11276
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The lesson here is kill the body and the head will die. As we've said before on BillsandVotes.com, the only way to make real progress on major issues is to defeat the rank and file DFLers whose most important vote each legislative biennium is the vote for Speaker of the House. Putting Margaret Kelliher in the Speaker's Chair in January 2009 made it certain the taxpayers would be footing the bill for abortions. Click here to view the abysmal vote scores of the seniority matrons who run the Minnesota Legislature.