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32114 Re: Rick Perry - A Principled President!
   How would this make him a 'principled president'? Perhaps if he would... 		oldCADuser   FFFT   25 Aug 2011
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32113 Re: Rick Perry - A Principled President!
   Easy for this jerk to "sign" a piece of paper. Meanwhile he continu... 		clo   FFFT   25 Aug 2011
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Rick Perry - A Principled President!

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Rick Perry signs anti-abortion pledge

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at an antiabortion event in Los Angeles. (Richard 
Vogel/Associated Press / June 11, 2011)

By Tom Hamburge
August 24, 2011, 2:21 p.m.

Anti-abortion activists cheered news today that Texas Gov. Rick Perry had signed a sweeping pledge promising to use federal government power to curtail abortion.

Leading activists had expressed concern about Perry in recent weeks, worried that his zeal for state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution would get in the way of using the federal government to prevent abortions.

At a conference several weeks ago, Perry said that if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion decision, it would be up to the states to decide how to regulate the practice.

Last night, Perry signed a pledge calling for sweeping federal action to stop abortion and appoint anti-abortion advocates to top federal positions, including judgeships. The pledge, written and sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Fund, has been signed by seven other presidential candidates with the exception of Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and Herman Cain.

"There was a giant exhale after the Perry announcement," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion organization that plans to raise $14 million this election cycle.

The organization is active in all the early delegate selection states and has co-sponsored a "Values Voters" bus tour through Iowa opposing abortion and same-sex marriage. Dannenfelser said her group is gaining traction in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire not only advocating for "pro-life" presidential candidates but also pushing for legislation that will block funding to Planned Parenthood.

While Perry is experiencing a surge of enthusiasm from Susan B. Anthony's 350,000 members, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is hurting.


Full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-perry-signs-antiabortion-pledge-20110824,0,5730418.story?track=rss


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