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AFA of PA ACTION ALERT
July 29, 2009
1.) Sonya Sotomayor Voted Out of Senate Judiciary Committee
2.) Did Your Congressman Oppose Defunding Planned Parenthood?
3.) Marriage Protection Amendment Bill Still Seeking Co-Sponsors
1.) On July 28th by a party line vote (discounting South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham’s vote for Sotomayor) Judge Sonya Sotomayor was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Her confirmation now goes before the full Senate, where a final vote is expected next week. The Investor’s Business Daily has an excellent analysis of the committee vote and the dangers posed if Sotomayor is confirmed next week.
2.) Last Friday Congressmen had an opportunity to defund Planned Parenthood – the majority chose not to take this step. On June 25th five of Pennsylvania’s Democratic members of Congress signed onto a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi advising her to keep abortion out of the ‘health care reform’ debate. Unfortunately last Friday, four of these five voted ‘no’ on defunding Planned Parenthood. Yesterday the AFA of PA faxed each of them a letter. For more information, click here for our news release.
3.) Senator John Eichelberger is still seeking co-sponsors to his Marriage Protection Amendment bill – SB 707. Senators have a clear choice – they can either co-sponsor Senator Eichelberger’s bill or co-sponsor Senator Daylin Leach’s same-sex marriage (SSM) bill – SB 935. There’s no middle ground here – each Senator either supports traditional marriage or same-sex marriage.
If concerned, these are the steps you can take:
1.) Call and e-mail Senator Arlen Specter and Senator Bob Casey, Jr. and ask them to vote ‘no’ on the Sotomayor confirmation. Click here for contact information.
2.) Does Congressman Michael Doyle, Tim Holden, Paul Kanjorski or John Murtha represent you in Washington? If so, please contact him and ask why they did not vote to defund Planned Parenthood after signing onto the June 25th Pelosi letter.
3.) Senator Eichelberger has a list of co-sponsors to SB 707 up on his website – click here. Also, here’s the link to Senator Leach’s SSM bill, click here. If your Senator is not posted as a co-sponsor on one or the other bill – where does he or she stand on the issue of marriage? Please call and find out! Click here for contact information.
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