Tony Perkins Washington Update
Believe it or not the U.S. House had its busiest day in the history of Congress yesterday voting a record 53 times. To put that number in perspective those 53 votes were almost a quarter of all the votes conducted in the House this year! Over in the Senate chamber the members werent nearly as productive--but that was just fine with pro-lifers who were staring down a resolution in honor of the slain abortionist George Tiller.
The Kansas doctor who presided over 60000 late-term abortions has been the subject of congressional talks ever since his murder. Rather than praise Tillers legacy of death House members decided to pass a resolution condemning all violence. That didnt satisfy the most militantly pro-abortion Senators who tried--without success--to find enough sponsors to introduce a resolution paying tribute to all abortion providers and the services they provide.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday lamenting the fact that her colleagues wouldnt support the idea. I know that there are many heartfelt feelings on both sides of this issue and on both sides of the aisle she said. However I was hopeful that regardless of our differences of opinion... the Senate could come together and pass a resolution that rejects the use of violence against reproductive care providers.
Interestingly enough Shaheen says that people advised her to strip any mention of abortionists if she wanted to pass the measure. She refused and her cause failed. What an encouragement to the pro-life community that while some Senators may vote in favor of abortion they stand strongly against any effort to glorify it. Like us they realize that just as violence cannot be tolerated neither can any effort to exalt those who practice it against the unborn.
