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RandySF

(58,915 posts) Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:35 PM Jun 2015

California Republican suggests abortion is responsible for epic drought

A California state Republican has a novel new solution to the state’s crippling drought: Ban abortions and God will let it rain.

State Assemblywoman Shannon Grove is under fire for suggesting that abortion was to blame for California’s water woes in comments before advocates and religious leaders at the California ProLife Legislative Banquet last week. In her remarks, first reported by RH Reality Check, Grove tipped her hat to Texas for passing an omnibus anti-abortion bill in 2013 – a move she suggests prompted God to pay it forward.

“Texas was in a long period of drought until Governor Perry signed the fetal pain bill,” Grove said, according to RH Reality Check. “It rained that night. Now God has His hold on California.”

Following a flurry of headlines over her comments, Grove went on to defend her point to her critics on Facebook and walk back her remark.

“Is this drought caused by God? Nobody knows. But biblical history shows a consequence to man’s actions; we do know for sure that California’s water shortage crisis has been compounded by liberal politicians’ poor decisions - not properly managing our water resources and refusing to build water storage for decades,” Gove wrote.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/republican-suggests-abortion-responsible-epic-drought

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California Republican suggests abortion is responsible for epic drought (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2015 OP

Along with his thinning hair and piles? Warpy Jun 2015 #1

God sure is inconsistent. earthside Jun 2015 #2

With this kind of thinking, of course climate change can't be explained by science aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2015 #3

I hope whoever runs against her uses this idiocy against her to show her how unhinged she is with kimbutgar Jun 2015 #4

One thing about republicans Turbineguy Jun 2015 #5

These kind of statements sound to me like the bull I have read about the witch hunts of the jwirr Jun 2015 #6

Warpy

(111,277 posts)

1. Along with his thinning hair and piles?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:37 PM

Jun 2015

I guess when you believe in a punitive god with bad aim, that would be the deal, just like preachers in Texas blaming their drought on gays getting married in Massachusetts.

Maybe the problem is that they need a new god, one who smites the appropriate people.

earthside

(6,960 posts)

2. God sure is inconsistent.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:45 PM

Jun 2015

Here in Colorado we still have some of the most liberal abortion laws in the country and we have been having more rain than we can handle.

So, what does this mean?

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

3. With this kind of thinking, of course climate change can't be explained by science

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:45 PM

Jun 2015

Science has no role to play in a world of magical thinking.

kimbutgar

(21,163 posts)

4. I hope whoever runs against her uses this idiocy against her to show her how unhinged she is with

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 03:01 PM

Jun 2015

This type of Comments. The rethug fantasize about taking over California someday but we educate our kids in this state.

Turbineguy

(37,344 posts)

5. One thing about republicans

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 03:09 PM

Jun 2015

there's always somebody there to entertain you. They fill the void left by Bevis and Butthead.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

6. These kind of statements sound to me like the bull I have read about the witch hunts of the