George Offerman
There are many in the pro life that do not understand the legislative process, and believe that the House passed a bill defunding planned parenthood, that their hands are tied. This is not the case, and it is time to hold our elected officials accountable to their promises to follow through with defunding planned parenthood. This can be done in the conference committee, and is a simple matter of conviction from Boehner.
So, it is in this manner that the Insurrecta Nex team is doing a sit in later today in which they will challenge Speaker Boehner in keeping to his promise that ending legalized child killing is the premier task of this congress. Since most of the pro life movement is too busy celebrating, and not demanding planned parenthood be defunded in committee, it has fallen upon this brave band of warriors to draw attention to the point of battle that is most winnable.
It is interesting that in light of the Lila Rose video’s and the grisly discoveries at Gosnell’s killing fields, it is fresh on most people’s minds that planned parenthood supports pimps, prostitution, underage child killing services, contraception and many other illegal endeavors. If Boehner and company fail to defund planned parenthood because they don’t want the ‘embarrassment’ of it all, maybe Boehner and company need to keep in mind that their discomfort is in exchange for supporting pimps, prostitution, underage child killing and the such. If Boehner and company go this route, it will demonstrate how little their words mean, and it is going to be business as usual. This cannot stand, and will not be tolerated.
From wikipedia:
"The Constitution grants the House several exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, to impeach officials, and to elect the President in case of an Electoral College deadlock." The key words here are "exclusive" and "initiate".
The power to initiate revenue bills is set out in U.S. Constitution Article I, section 7, which reads in part:
"All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."
"Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 imposes accountability on Congressional spending:
“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”
The first half of this clause indicates that Congress must have appropriated by law the funds to be spent before the funds can be released from the Treasury. It serves as a powerful check of the legislature on the executive branch, as it further secures Congress's power of the purse. This provision, when also combined with the bicameral nature of Congress and the quorum requirements of both the Senate and the House of Representatives; serves as a constitutional check and balance on the legislature itself, prohibiting any spending that does not have broad support."
Because the House of Representatives must originate all federal spending by appropriating money, the newly elected GOP majority now has this exclusive power.
That includes defunding Obama Care, and defunding all other federal programs inconsistent with GOP objectives. This can occur immediately. Without money appropriated by the U.S. House of Representatives for federal programs under the Constitution, they must cease.
If the GOP leadership fails to exercise their spending power immediately by refusing to fund all federal programs that are contrary to GOP objectives, they are lying to their base. As of January 1, 2011, hold your elected GOP representatives accountable for their spending! Call the Capitol and tell Speaker Boehner to defund planned parenthood in the conference committee.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
WHY ARE PRO LIFERS CELEBRATING?
George Offerman
I am most perplexed by the mainstream pro life organizations that are celebrating the house passing legislation that defunds planned parenthood. Yes, this effort is in the right direction, but as of today, planned parenthood is totally funded and is still killing babies. So, in essence, nothing has changed, yet one would not know that by the excitement and ‘Champaign corks’ being popped over the past several days. There is a big difference between legislation proffered and legislation signed into law and enforced. Until planned parenthood is dead and buried, it is alive and well, and killing babies without abandon.
This is where the naiveté of the pro life movement is showing itself. Good intentions are not the same as results, and the pro lifers are celebrating style over substance. For those that have been in this battle for decades, we have seen this before, and if Boehner and company don’t go to the ‘mat’ for this cause, it will die in the Senate, and one more time, the ‘pro life Republicants’ will go to their constituents and sell failure, as ‘keeping our campaign promises’. This is the time we as a movement ought to be building the biggest bonfire and stoking the heat, not sitting back and celebrating a non win as if it is a win.
It is at these times that I wonder if the pro life movement has any clue as how to fight this battle. The time to celebrate victory is when we actually win, and won we have not. Are we that used to losing that even proffered legislation brings out the red carpet? These are mere morsels and we need to stop with this desperation game and accepting gestures as completions and demand that our politicians actually keep their word and do what they were elected to do. Defunding planned parenthood is a no brainer, and the pro lifers should be on the offensive, and make the liberal Democrats prove their side in defending the slaughter of innocent children. There ought to be graphic pictures everywhere around the Capitol now and it is our job to show the people how grisly legalized child killing is.
Will the pro life movement step up to the plate and do the job they need to do in order to ensure victory? So far, it seems they have taken a back seat to activism that will continue to apply heat to these people. Too many times in the past, these elected officials have turned tail and betrayed the cause, citing lame reasons and fallacious ‘procedural’ practices in Congress. These people then get re elected with the promise to do more of the same, and more of the same is exactly what we are given. It is time for these officials to stand up and do what is right in the eyes of God and for the babies.
The Congress can force this issue. The congress holds the purse strings, and as such, doesn’t need Obama’s approval to get this done. Boehner and company should go through with letting the government shut down. Heck, the country will run better and save a lot of money at the same time. A shutdown will also bring this debate to a head, as people’s pocketbooks will be involved and many will actually pay attention for the first time in their adult lives. But getting back to the planned parenthood issue, Boehner and company will have absolutely no excuse if they don’t follow through on this. And we need to hold their feet to the fire.
I am most perplexed by the mainstream pro life organizations that are celebrating the house passing legislation that defunds planned parenthood. Yes, this effort is in the right direction, but as of today, planned parenthood is totally funded and is still killing babies. So, in essence, nothing has changed, yet one would not know that by the excitement and ‘Champaign corks’ being popped over the past several days. There is a big difference between legislation proffered and legislation signed into law and enforced. Until planned parenthood is dead and buried, it is alive and well, and killing babies without abandon.
This is where the naiveté of the pro life movement is showing itself. Good intentions are not the same as results, and the pro lifers are celebrating style over substance. For those that have been in this battle for decades, we have seen this before, and if Boehner and company don’t go to the ‘mat’ for this cause, it will die in the Senate, and one more time, the ‘pro life Republicants’ will go to their constituents and sell failure, as ‘keeping our campaign promises’. This is the time we as a movement ought to be building the biggest bonfire and stoking the heat, not sitting back and celebrating a non win as if it is a win.
It is at these times that I wonder if the pro life movement has any clue as how to fight this battle. The time to celebrate victory is when we actually win, and won we have not. Are we that used to losing that even proffered legislation brings out the red carpet? These are mere morsels and we need to stop with this desperation game and accepting gestures as completions and demand that our politicians actually keep their word and do what they were elected to do. Defunding planned parenthood is a no brainer, and the pro lifers should be on the offensive, and make the liberal Democrats prove their side in defending the slaughter of innocent children. There ought to be graphic pictures everywhere around the Capitol now and it is our job to show the people how grisly legalized child killing is.
Will the pro life movement step up to the plate and do the job they need to do in order to ensure victory? So far, it seems they have taken a back seat to activism that will continue to apply heat to these people. Too many times in the past, these elected officials have turned tail and betrayed the cause, citing lame reasons and fallacious ‘procedural’ practices in Congress. These people then get re elected with the promise to do more of the same, and more of the same is exactly what we are given. It is time for these officials to stand up and do what is right in the eyes of God and for the babies.
The Congress can force this issue. The congress holds the purse strings, and as such, doesn’t need Obama’s approval to get this done. Boehner and company should go through with letting the government shut down. Heck, the country will run better and save a lot of money at the same time. A shutdown will also bring this debate to a head, as people’s pocketbooks will be involved and many will actually pay attention for the first time in their adult lives. But getting back to the planned parenthood issue, Boehner and company will have absolutely no excuse if they don’t follow through on this. And we need to hold their feet to the fire.
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