The debate on SB 924, which, as amended, would mandate the Board of Health to regulate abortion centers, has spurred contentious debate on the Senate floor, and the chamber has passed the bill by temporarily. Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw promised the bill and its House amendment would be voted on today. Now, the Senate is in recess for an unrelated reason as we await the vote.
During the debate, an exchange between liberal Democrat Janet Howell and pro-life conservative Republican Mark Obenshain, produced this, after the latter answered a request to cite legal precedent regarding the constitutionality of the bill:
Senator Howell: Are you the Attorney General?
Senator Obenshain: You don’t need to be the Attorney General to read the constitution.
Senator Howell: Will you be the person defending the commonwealth in a lawsuit?
Senator Obenshain: No, I will not. Will you be the person suing the commonwealth?
The chamber fell silent while even neutral observers in a viewing room let out a collective whoaaa! Senator Howell pursued no further debate with Senator Obenshain.
[...] even though he was replying to her colleagues’ calls for proof of legal precedent. It prompted this exchange. Majority Leader Dick Saslaw (D-35, Springfield) told his colleagues to “get a life!” [...]
Thank You Mark Obenshain. I loved your exchange with Janet Howell. It is awesome that finally abortion clinics will have to be regulated and have safety measures implemented.
Kudos go to Senator Obenshain who handled the “exchange” in a professional way and was not at all intimidated or flustered by Janet Howell’s disrespectful attitude/behavior. He’s “the man”!
[...] those in power. While we know that a lot of hard work went into this legislative victory, and many legislators and elected officials took a brave stand, we are well aware that our God is deserving of all the praise for this historic [...]
800 abortions in California each and every day??? This lack of responsibility has to stop