The Susan B. Anthony List has responded to Bart Stupak’s sleazy flip-flop by stripping him of its “Defender of Life” award. SBA President Marjorie Dannenfelser issued the following statement:
We were planning to honor Congressman Stupak for his efforts to keep abortion-funding out of health care reform—We will no longer be doing so.
Dannenfelser went on to say:
By accepting this deal from the most pro-abortion President in American history, Stupak has not only failed to stand strong for unborn children, but also for his constituents and pro-life voters across the country.
She drove the point thus:
Let me be clear: any representative, including Rep. Stupak, who votes for this healthcare bill can no longer call themselves ‘pro-life.’
And wrapped up with the following pledge:
Now through Election Day 2010, these representatives will learn that votes have consequences. The SBA List Candidate Fund will work tirelessly to help defeat Members who support this legislation and make sure their constituents know exactly how they voted.
In Stupak’s case, this probably won’t be difficult. Since his egregious cave-in this afternoon, Stupak’s opponent for Michigan’s 1st District congressional seat has apparently seen a huge spike in traffic to his campaign’s Facebook page.
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