Conversation with My Congress Critter

Press release by Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today (9/18/2015):

“I watched the horrifying videos showing clinicians coldly talking about selling baby body parts and they made me sick. I am proud of my pro-life voting record and join my House colleagues today to vote to prevent federal dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. I hope the Senate promptly takes up this legislation so it can go to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Congress will continue to investigate this matter fully. Taxpayers should not be forced to fund organizations that participate in these barbaric practices. There are plenty of clinics that provide comprehensive women’s health services without offering abortions that would be helped by this funding.”

Representative Tiberi and his fellow travelers in Congress are legislating on the basis of a lie. They are fixated on a non-issue while the very real, clear and present issues this nation face are ignored. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

My response to the Representative:

 Representative Tiberi,

I read your press release regarding the the videos released by the misnamed "Center for Medical Progress" (CMP).I am simply amazed at the disingenuousness of you and your fellow travelers on the "Defund Planned Parenthood" bandwagon. The videos released by CMP have beeen shown to be utter frauds, but that seems to carry little weight with you and your fellow travelers. Rather than take stock of the situation and adjust your response in accordance with the facts, you continue on.You ignore the facts for no better reason than they are not in accord with your ideology.

There are greater issues this country must come to grips with...the widening income gap, crumbling infrastructure, climate change. But rather than deal with these issues, you and your fellow travelers prefer to pursue non-issues, like defunding Planned Parenthood on the basis of outright fabrication and prevarication...Yes, a lie. Perhaps you find it easier than dealing with the hard issues, the issues you were elected to address. If you are unable to take up these more difficult, pressing and REAL issues before us as a nation, Perhaps you should resign your office in favor of someone who will.

Respectfully,

Mark Schrider