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Related: About this forumAs Punishment For Opposing Anti-Abortion Bill, Male MI House Leader Bans 2 Female Reps From Speaking
A male Republican House leader in Michigan silenced two female Democratic state legislators on Thursday after the pair tried to advance a measure that would have reduced access to vasectomies.
While discussing a bill that would erode the availability of abortion, Reps. Barb Byrum and Lisa Brown introduced an amendment to apply the same regulations to vasectomies that GOP lawmakers wanted to add to abortion services. The debate grew heated, as Republicans sought to gravel down the women. Byrum was not permitted to speak in favor of the measure and Brown was repeatedly interrupted. Im flattered that you want to get in my vagina, but no means no, she said. The next day both were silenced. Watch their comments:
Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas (R) was uncomfortable with me saying vasectomy, Byrum explained, noting that no one told her why she had been banned or how long it would last. I can only assume its because I stood up for my district and women in Michigan yesterday, she added.
Ari Adler, spokesman for House Speaker Jase Bolger (R), said the women will not be recognized to speak on the House floor today after being gaveled down for their comments and actions yesterday that failed to maintain the decorum of the House of Representatives.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/14/499961/as-punishment-for-opposing-anti-abortion-bill-male-michigan-house-leader-bans-two-female-reps-from-speaking/
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As Punishment For Opposing Anti-Abortion Bill, Male MI House Leader Bans 2 Female Reps From Speaking (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jun 2012
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UN-FREAKIN-REAL! America is becoming more and more like some sort of Christian-like version
lookingfortruth
Jun 2012
#5
turtlerescue1
(1,013 posts)1. as a female
JUST the good ole boys....
elleng
(131,051 posts)2. Michiganders are going to have to start SPANKING their elected representatives!
GodlessBiker
(6,314 posts)3. Fucking unreal! They are fighting the good fight.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)4. The reps that won't allow them to speak should be censured.
lookingfortruth
(263 posts)5. UN-FREAKIN-REAL! America is becoming more and more like some sort of Christian-like version
of a Muslim driven religious country.
In the past 18 months we have seen bills that have limited a woman's right to choose, has basically made Miscarriages a crime,You had a "christian" pastor basically said women shouldn't have the right to vote and now we have this stupid move.
THE WAR ON WOMEN IS REAL, PEOPLE! THE WAR ON REASON IS REAL! THE WAR ON LOGIC IS REAL! THE WAR ON NON CHRISTIAN AND "WRONG" CHRISTIANS IS REAL!
We need to fight NOW!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)6. k&r for right action and for courage on the part of these two legislators. n/t
-Laelth
LiberalFighter
(51,020 posts)7. What would happen if the women were to wear pins
in the shape of penises and a scalpel?
longship
(40,416 posts)8. Stamas is from Midland/Saginaw, eastern MI
Wouldn't it be nice if he lost in Nov?
These fucking church people piss me off!
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)9. Fucking Talibornagain.
The military is fighting the wrong religious extremists... the real enemies are right here.