"Senator Kennedy, I Refuse to be Shackled by Your Question."

[80zephyr]

Maybe the forum could run a poll asking people how they would vote on the question?

 

[Leo123]

How do I know Kennedy posed a question that couldn't be answered by a simple yes/no.

Because Senator Kennedy put it on his senate website.

Democrat witnesses refuse to answer Kennedy question: “Do you support abortion up to the moment of birth?”

Watch full video of Kennedy’s exchange here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned hearing witnesses about whether they support making it legal to abort, with unfettered discretion, an unborn child up to the moment of birth. Two...

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Democrat witnesses refuse to answer Kennedy question: “Do you support abortion up to the moment of birth?”

Nonsense. They could have said 'no' and explained why like the 'yes' ones did. Unfortunately, for the 'no' side, how will you explain infanticide for no reason?

 

[Seymour Flops]

So the answer is YES 1% of the time.
and the answer is NO 99% of the time.

That's not a single answer, that's two answers. Kennedy wanted them to pick just one with no qualifications.

I believe that if she had given a similar answer, that would have been much better than lecturing the senator as to why she refused to answer it. If Kennedy did not accept her saying 99% of the time, no, but for rare exceptions yes, I would fault Kennedy, not her.

The purpose of not answering is to avoid a discussion on late term abortion, and to make it a discussion of why she refused to answer.

 

[Leo123]

I believe that if she had given a similar answer, that would have been much better than lecturing the senator as to why she refused to answer it. If Kennedy did not accept her saying 99% of the time, no, but for rare exceptions yes, I would fault Kennedy, not her.

The purpose of not answering is to avoid a discussion on late term abortion, and to make it a discussion of why she refused to answer.

I also noted one of them (the first one) had a snooty, bureaucratic air like Kennedy needed to be lectured on what is proper in the abortion discussion. Makes me wonder if these ghouls want a more fully formed dead fetus to sell for more $$$. Maybe even just let them be born and then PP can decide their fate. Give those fetuses the 'ol 'Northam' treatment.

 

[Lisa558]

Her sanctimonious bit about “I refused to be shackled” was a little over the top.

 

[meaner gene]

Nonsense. They could have said 'no' and explained why like the 'yes' ones did. Unfortunately, for the 'no' side, how will you explain infanticide for no reason?

Wrong. As soon as they said either "yes" or "no", Kennedy would have said "Thank you for your answer, and I reclaim my time."

 

[meaner gene]

I believe that if she had given a similar answer, that would have been much better than lecturing the senator as to why she refused to answer it. If Kennedy did not accept her saying 99% of the time, no, but for rare exceptions yes, I would fault Kennedy, not her.

The purpose of not answering is to avoid a discussion on late term abortion, and to make it a discussion of why she refused to answer.

She tried over and over, to answer it. But Kennedy insisted she say either "yes" or "no". Any other attempt to answer was interrupted by Kennedy. Telling them, I just need a yes or no.

It was all a political show, where Kennendy put on his website, that the women all refused to answer, because they didn't say yes or no.

 

[80zephyr]

She tried over and over, to answer it. But Kennedy insisted she say either "yes" or "no". Any other attempt to answer was interrupted by Kennedy. Telling them, I just need a yes or no.

It was all a political show, where Kennendy put on his website, that the women all refused to answer, because they didn't say yes or no.

Bullshit. She refused to answer because she knew it would make her look bad.

 

[martybegan]

Kennedy purposefully conflates exceptions for the life or health of the mother, with unfettered right to abortion up until birth. While one doctor who performs abortions told him, that from the point of viability they would do a C-section instead of an abortion.

The problem is many people are OK with life of the mother being a condition allowing late abortions, but Blue states use the term health, then don't define health, then just let 1 doctor decide. They also to don't take into account viability for these late abortions.

It's the wording of the laws that allow abortion restriction supporters to bring up these apparently difficult questions.

 

[Lisa558]

Bullshit. She refused to answer because she knew it would make her look bad.

What I wonder is what happened to this country in which it is acceptable to become defiant and obnoxious when dealing with an authority figure - be it a U.S. Senator questioning a witness or a police officer asking for simple I.D.

In this case, I wonder if there was a racial component since the defiant black witness made a reference to slavery when responding to the white senator.

 

[Lisa558]

The problem is many people are OK with life of the mother being a condition allowing late abortions, but Blue states use the term health, then don't define health, then just let 1 doctor decide. They also to don't take into account viability for these late abortions.

It's the wording of the laws that allow abortion restriction supporters to bring up these apparently difficult questions.

A baby minutes from being born that is prevented from doing so is murder. To call it an “abortion” shows how evil these leftists are.

One of them made the excuse about conjoined twins, which of course is an extreme rarity - giving that as the reason to murder the two just at the point of birth. Mothers would know that they are carrying conjoined twins as early as 12 weeks and definitely by 20 weeks. Absolutely NO excuse to carry them through the 9th month of pregnancy, begin labor pains, and then decide “na……changed my mind.”

There has got to be some responsibility and humanity on the part of the mother.

 

[Lisa558]

She tried over and over, to answer it. But Kennedy insisted she say either "yes" or "no". Any other attempt to answer was interrupted by Kennedy. Telling them, I just need a yes or no.

It was all a political show, where Kennendy put on his website, that the women all refused to answer, because they didn't say yes or no.

She could have said that yes, she’s in favor of at-birth murder…..oops, abortion….”depending on the context.” That’s the way the leftist president of Harvard said she felt about the calls to genocide Jews on her campus: it depends on the context.

Libs sure seem fine with murder.

 

[Leo123]

Wrong. As soon as they said either "yes" or "no", Kennedy would have said "Thank you for your answer, and I reclaim my time."

Which would have been correct.

 

[meaner gene]

The problem is many people are OK with life of the mother being a condition allowing late abortions, but Blue states use the term health, then don't define health, then just let 1 doctor decide. They also to don't take into account viability for these late abortions.

It's the wording of the laws that allow abortion restriction supporters to bring up these apparently difficult questions.

This is where medical opinions come in. Why not leave it up to the doctor whether the harm to the mother, justifies aborting a non-viable fetus. And even the harm to the mother from the birth of a viable fetus.

There are many complications from childbirth, as well as fetal development problems that make fetal survival after birth impossible. And it should up to doctors and not politicians to make that determination.

 

[meaner gene]

She could have said that yes, she’s in favor of at-birth murder…..oops, abortion….”depending on the context.” That’s the way the leftist president of Harvard said she felt about the calls to genocide Jews on her campus: it depends on the context.

Libs sure seem fine with murder.

Hence why Senator Kennedy would only let them answer "yes" or "no" and not give any explanation of their position.

 

[meaner gene]

Which would have been correct.

Not correct. While it seems O.K. to ask a question that can be answered with a yes or no, few questions on controversies have such binary positions.
That an answer either way, requires an explanation of their answer.

Just think about bringing your car to the mechanic and asking him "Is my car worth fixing?" Yes/No.

No matter which way they answered, you would have required a full explanation for their answer, and not just an acceptance of it.

 

[Leo123]

This is where medical opinions come in. Why not leave it up to the doctor whether the harm to the mother, justifies aborting a non-viable fetus. And even the harm to the mother from the birth of a viable fetus.

There are many complications from childbirth, as well as fetal development problems that make fetal survival after birth impossible. And it should up to doctors and not politicians to make that determination.

Which States negate a Dr. opinion?

 

[Leo123]

Not correct. While it seems O.K. to ask a question that can be answered with a yes or no, few questions on controversies have such binary positions.
That an answer either way, requires an explanation of their answer.

Just think about bringing your car to the mechanic and asking him "Is my car worth fixing?" Yes/No.

No matter which way they answered, you would have required a full explanation for their answer, and not just an acceptance of it.

Who said they would not have been given a chance to explain their positions? Kennedy just wanted a yes or no answer initially, then it could have been discussed in the proper context. You can't have an honest discussion with someone who won't initially give a clue as to where they stand on an issue.

 

[Rawley]

Great answer…put him in his place

He gets to ask the question, he doesn’t get to decide how you are allowed to answer it

He has to answer yes or no on this bill. Why can't the "experts" called to testify answer it yes or no?

 

[meaner gene]

Which States negate a Dr. opinion?

All the one's that don't include exceptions. Or whose exceptions aren't clearly defined.