Rick Santorum LOST his seat. Cheers

[猫咪头]

Sen. Rick Santorum, a strong voice for conservatives who rose to be the No. 3 Senate Republican, lost his seat, finally.

And Stephen Colbert suggest he should do more than lip-service for his anti-stem-cell-research and anti-abortion stand, with womb tranplantaion technology on the horizon.


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I haven't be this gleeful for a long time.

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(Previously) Honey, I will risk your life to prove my point

Introducting: Rick Santorum, US Senitor form Pennsylvania
who sport a pro-life voting record.
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004) PASSED
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003) PASSED
Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000) PASSED
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999) amended and PASSED
Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998) PASSED

Santorum has said he is personally against abortion.
How personal?

In 1996, the senitor and his wife were informed that the fetus she was carring suffered a fatal defect. Even if born alive, the baby, they were told, would not be viable. Infections ensued, and with his wife’s life in jeopardy, physicians asked the senator to consider an abortion. The senator, as he reported in a press conference afterward, never even came close to accepting that option. As he put it, his wife Karen Garver Santorum “was in danger of septic shock... but she was not in imminent danger”.

The couple already had three young children, but this fourth birth was given clear priority over his wife’s well-being as well as that of her other children.
Fortunately, the mother survived. (But the new baby she risked her life for, as doctors predicted, died shortly after birth.)

Now he goes on attacking “Roe v. Wade.” (you know what this is, right? In this land of freedom, we don’t have any specific writing stating abortion is legal, only a prior to discourage/prohibit punishment of those who chose abortion)
Oh, freedom, Sen. Rick Santorum claims “Life comes before freedom, and our founding fathers knew this.”



Sen. Rick Santorum holds the No. 3 leadership post in the Senate GOP caucus.
In other news, Sen.Santorum has expressed disapproval of homosexuality. In 2001, Santorum tried unsuccessfully to insert language into the No Child Left Behind bill that would have required "a full range of views"--i.e. Intelligent design be taught in science classrooms in public schools


What are we to do? We can not just cry "what a loser" and let him be. This is a United States Senate.

Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 7, 2006. Sen.Rick Santorum is up for reelection for six-year terms.
Last year, the pool stated Santorum at 41% and Casey at 52%, but early 2006, the wind shifted, now Santorum lead the pool at 70%.

If re-elected his term of office will be from January 3, 2007 until January 3, 2013.

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Karen, thing are worse than we thought.

Not only is the criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime passed and became common law;

the bill banning late term abortions except for maternal life also passed the 1/2 vote required on March 13, 2003, and is on its way to become Public Law No: 108-105

Here is the voting summary. I urge those of us with the power to vote, please pay close attention to these politicians who are taking away our human rights.



http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/r ... vote=00051

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 108th Congress - 1st Session
Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 3 As Amended )
Vote Number: 51 Vote Date: March 13, 2003, 09:45 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: S. 3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 )
Measure Title: A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.
Vote Counts: YEAs 64
NAYs 33
Not Voting 3

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---64
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Campbell (R-CO)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Miller (D-GA)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---33
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Chafee (R-RI)
Clinton (D-NY)
Collins (R-ME)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Reed (D-RI)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Biden (D-DE)
Edwards (D-NC)
Kerry (D-MA)

Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State


Grouped by Home State Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska: Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: Boxer (D-CA), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado: Allard (R-CO), Yea Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Nay Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware: Biden (D-DE), Not Voting Carper (D-DE), Yea
Florida: Graham (D-FL), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Miller (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho: Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Illinois: Durbin (D-IL), Nay Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea
Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana: Breaux (D-LA), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Nay Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland: Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Not Voting
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota: Coleman (R-MN), Yea Dayton (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Yea Talent (R-MO), Yea
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Nay Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska: Hagel (R-NE), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey: Corzine (D-NJ), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York: Clinton (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina: Dole (R-NC), Yea Edwards (D-NC), Not Voting
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio: DeWine (R-OH), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon: Smith (R-OR), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania: Santorum (R-PA), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island: Chafee (R-RI), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina: Graham (R-SC), Yea Hollings (D-SC), Yea
South Dakota: Daschle (D-SD), Yea Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Frist (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont: Jeffords (I-VT), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia: Allen (R-VA), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming: Enzi (R-WY), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea

[tiffany]

what the f***! this is one scary guy, and now I understand why the hospital policy dictate that even spouse, without expressed consent, can get a patient's clinical information.

[dropby]

Is he insane? I wonder how come his wife still stays married to him?

[猫咪头]

Karen Garver Santorum, stayed married to the senator,
wrote a book dedicated to the dead 4th birth,
have had 2 more children with the senator,
and now campaign with the senator to urges moms stay home.


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[tiffany]

gee, he won't be a president candidate in the days to come, will he? shudder.

[karen]

Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)

Did this pass? I know this bill is the first step to granting legal status to fetus, to be used later to facilitate Republican's agenda to ban abortion all togeher.

When is the re-election? I heard Santorum is doing pretty badly, and is likely to be replaced by Casey, a Democrat. Too bad Casey is also pro-life. Well, it's Penn... what do you expect.

[猫咪头]

The bill passed, and since became Public Law No: 108-212

H.R.1997
Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] (introduced 5/7/2003) Cosponsors (136)
Related Bills: H.RES.529, S.1019
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-212
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HR01997:

The bill states that its provisions should not be interpreted to apply a woman's actions with respect to her pregnancy.

Yet, you know, we are one small step closer.

[猫咪头]

Last itme I checked, Santorum's pool and rating is pretty high.

With such a personal story and strong family bound, there are talks about running for presidency in 2008. He declined so far, saying "no yet ready".

[tiffany]

mmd，这种消息认真吓人，我宁可去看公婆大战，男友脚踩两条船女友太爱花钱的婆妈娱乐贴。

[karen]

The fight is about something bigger than abortion. Afterall, nobody wants an abortion, and we all want to reduce the number.

Pro-choice people aim to reduce unwanted pregnancy by education and providing free contraceptives. But this is not enough for the pro-lifers. they just want to ban it and tell kids abstinence is the only way to go. I think it's a fight on idealogy. The Christians just love to tell people different from them that they are going to hell.

[tiffany]

this why I hate people with, u know, ideas and visions! and have to impose them on everybody

[karen]

Yeah, Tiff, people who think it's ridiculous don't want to deal with it. We think it's so ridiculous that, surely, an enlightened democratic society won't make it a reality. Meanwhile the Christian conservatives are relentless in their push to make this a reality for all of us. Covering our eyes ain't gonna make it go away.

[dropby]

Karen Garver Santorum, stayed married to the senator,
wrote a book dedicated to the dead 4th birth,
have had 2 more children with the senator,
and now campaign with the senator to urges moms stay home.


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She is more insane than him.

[Jun]

Pro-choice people aim to reduce unwanted pregnancy by education and providing free contraceptives. But this is not enough for the pro-lifers. they just want to ban it and tell kids abstinence is the only way to go. I think it's a fight on idealogy. The Christians just love to tell people different from them that they are going to hell.

Karen I agree with you. This is about ideology. The Christian fundamentalist movement has been at a grassroot campaign in this country for decades, as a response to the perceived "moral decline" of the society since the 60s and 70s. This has been a long, systematic, persistent, all-front effort. 9/11 gave them all the more power, because the perceived threat from (loud but not necessarily powerful) Islamic fundamentalist movement only scares people into relinquishing more power to the Christian fundamentalists. In their mind, it is war, a holy war to take back America.

That is why the House, Senate, White House, and now Supreme Court are ALL run by ultraconservative Republicans. Moderate Republicans have been coerced into their positions. John McCain, for example, is going to give a commencement speech at a Jerry Fawell venue.

We must remember that it is not a few politicians who are moving the country toward banning abortion; taking away women's rights, free speech, personal choice and freedom; erecting Ten Commendments in courts; reinstituting school prayers; force teaching the Bible in public schools (already happening in Georgia under the disguise of school-sponsored extracurricular activity) etc., etc. Behind these congressmen are millions of average American people who urge them to vote YEAH on these bills. It is too easy to blame a few politicians who are elected by and acting on their constituents' wishes.

This is not about telling nonbelievers that they are going to hell. This is no different from what any religious fanatics's aim --- to build their own god's kingdom on earth, to rule all living people with the law of the Lord.

[karen]

Yeah, behind every ultra-conservative Republican in the Congress/Senate, there are hundreds of thousands, even millions, of constituents who think just like they do. They don't get voted to office for nothing.

There is this false sense of modernity in our society. I look around, everyone googles, talks on a Razer, and uses Tivo. Surely technology innovations that brought us the digital age would also push the culture toward something more tolerant. In reality, that's not true. Moral values of this society remain archaic.

[森林的火焰]

自由派操心的事儿多，到处抛头露面写文章，所以媒体上引导现代时尚潮流的尽是他们，投票对他们来说是操心费力值得嘲弄的事情。可是在现有的选举制度下，那些心无旁鹜生活中只有信仰是头等大事的人们，投票是人家准备了一星期的。在全国人民投票率很低的情况下，一下子就显出强硬保守派的票源坚挺来了。保守派在利用现有的政治资源上，比自由派效率要高。现有的政治资源对自由派的能力和智慧来说是种束缚，政治家的演说可以轻易被聪明激烈的媒体工作者大学教授和学生看穿；可是保守派是刚刚好的强有力武器，他们相信他们那边的政客说的每一句话。
再说了，保守只有一种保守，自由却各有各的自由。所以拧在一起的时候，显得保守派的力量非常大，自由派就散漫了。可是在某些阵地上，自由派应该稍屈就现有的不完美的政治制度，积极投票参与，用他们的游戏规则把保守派打出去。你们有绿卡有投票权的ＪＭ们，就靠你们啦！我在加拿大表示一下精神支持。

[简单]

"abstinence is the only way to go". NND这些人自己真能做到？ 我反正是相信越是高调的宗教啊道德啊唱的欢的人私底下越不堪。

[silkworm]

ｐｒｏ－ｌｉｆｅｒｓ根本就甭买汽车保险，开车也甭系安全带。小心开车（禁欲）多重要呀，万一被别人撞了（强奸）那也是命里注定上帝安排的。

[猫咪头]

Sen. Rick Santorum, a strong voice for conservatives who rose to be the No. 3 Senate Republican, lost his seat, finally.

And Stephen Colbert suggest he should do more than lip-service for his anti-stem-cell-research and anti-abortion stand, with womb tranplantaion technology on the horizon.

Yes, ex-senitor, now you've got plenty of time , you can save one of those embryos you claimed to be saving by carry a baby to term inside youself. And remember, no abortion even if your life is threatoned.


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[tiffany]

this colbert guy is halirious! I love him!