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LetTimmySmoke

(1,202 posts) Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:20 AM Apr 2012

Chamber of Commerce clamps down hard on social conservatives on reproductive bills

Social conservatives in Oklahoma are infuriated over the blocking of a personhood bill. They write:

Republican leaders in the Oklahoma Legislature have killed a pro-life bill without even allowing a floor vote on the measure.
The “personhood” bill would acknowledge that life begins at conception and has been passed or is under debate in a dozen states.
The Oklahoma House and Senate are controlled by Republican leaders who run for re-election under a GOP pro-life platform that promotes the sanctity of life. One GOP lawmaker said the personhood bill was killed because the State Chamber of Commerce instructed the GOP leadership to do so because the chamber didn’t want any negative national publicity.

Link - http://www.tulsabeacon.com/?p=5929

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We all know who cracks the whip in the Republican party. In the GOP car, Wall St. is riding in the front seat while the evangelicals are tied to the roof of the car.

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Chamber of Commerce clamps down hard on social conservatives on reproductive bills (Original Post) LetTimmySmoke Apr 2012 OP

What corporate America wants Tabasco_Dave Apr 2012 #1

Ah, the wedge issue. n/t Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #2

LOL, won't make a difference. The GOP has already tainted itself. joshcryer Apr 2012 #3

Too late, CoC, we got your number and you suck! Besides... freshwest Apr 2012 #4

They just keep biting themselves in the ass don't they? Marie Marie Apr 2012 #5

We have to give the job creators what they want so they feel 'comfortable', right righties? ck4829 Apr 2012 #6

Tabasco_Dave

(1,259 posts)

1. What corporate America wants

Reply to LetTimmySmoke (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:24 AM

Apr 2012

corporate America gets.

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

2. Ah, the wedge issue. n/t

Reply to LetTimmySmoke (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:30 AM

Apr 2012

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)

3. LOL, won't make a difference. The GOP has already tainted itself.

Reply to LetTimmySmoke (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:31 AM

Apr 2012

It is amusing that they're trying to do damage control at this point though.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

4. Too late, CoC, we got your number and you suck! Besides...

Reply to LetTimmySmoke (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:40 AM

Apr 2012

The much larger issue of 'personhood' and all the rest of this claptrap is not about life, it's about power and punishing the poor. If it was about life, you'd have been pushing universal healthcare all these years!

It's poverty that causes women to beg the government for their health needs which the CoC and social conservatives gloat over and sadistically make them jump through hopes to humiliate them further.

No rich woman is ever denied whatever she wants in healthcare, abortion, contraception, etc! Santorum's own wife had a late term abortion to save her life, but he voted to outlaw it for others!