Roe (Norma McCorvey) Disrupts Sotomayor Hearing
IMHO Norma McCorvey should have been called as a witness at these hearings. & you can be sure that the media will make her & the others arrested as bad guys. But if you check back you will see that when it is something that the MSM supported the coverage was different, like the various anti-war protestors.
By Kathleen Gilbert
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Norma McCorvey, the "Roe" of Roe v. Wade who now is a leading opponent of abortion, was arrested for disrupting the hearing of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor today along with several other pro-life protesters.
Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of the Capitol Police said McCorvey and one other protester were charged with unlawful conduct for disrupting Congress, making a total of four arrests related to abortion protests during the hearing, reports the Washington Post.
McCorvey had at first stayed outside the Hart Senate Office building with a small group of pro-life activists protesting Sotomayor's confirmation. She then gained admittance to the building as one among the crowd of citizens regularly admitted in brief intervals to listen in on the hearing.
"You're wrong Sotomayor, you're wrong about abortion," McCorvey declared to the Supreme Court hopeful before being quickly escorted out.
While Sotomayor has had little direct contact with the abortion debate, her pro-abortion beliefs have been established by interviews with senators on Capitol Hill in addition to a long list of extreme pro-abortion legal briefs authored under her purview.
The hearing was interrupted several times by other pro-life protesters. Shortly before the proceedings commenced, the Washington Times reports one man shouted: "What about the rights of the unborn?" A second protester, who repeatedly shouted "Abortion is murder," was escorted out by police about an hour later.
McCorvey, whose Supreme Court victory in 1973 unleashed legalized abortion in America, became an active opponent of the procedure following a conversion experience in 1994. Her 2005 petition to the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade was rejected.
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Norma McCorvey, the "Roe" of Roe v. Wade who now is a leading opponent of abortion, was arrested for disrupting the hearing of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor today along with several other pro-life protesters.
Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of the Capitol Police said McCorvey and one other protester were charged with unlawful conduct for disrupting Congress, making a total of four arrests related to abortion protests during the hearing, reports the Washington Post.
McCorvey had at first stayed outside the Hart Senate Office building with a small group of pro-life activists protesting Sotomayor's confirmation. She then gained admittance to the building as one among the crowd of citizens regularly admitted in brief intervals to listen in on the hearing.
"You're wrong Sotomayor, you're wrong about abortion," McCorvey declared to the Supreme Court hopeful before being quickly escorted out.
While Sotomayor has had little direct contact with the abortion debate, her pro-abortion beliefs have been established by interviews with senators on Capitol Hill in addition to a long list of extreme pro-abortion legal briefs authored under her purview.
The hearing was interrupted several times by other pro-life protesters. Shortly before the proceedings commenced, the Washington Times reports one man shouted: "What about the rights of the unborn?" A second protester, who repeatedly shouted "Abortion is murder," was escorted out by police about an hour later.
McCorvey, whose Supreme Court victory in 1973 unleashed legalized abortion in America, became an active opponent of the procedure following a conversion experience in 1994. Her 2005 petition to the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade was rejected.
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by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life advocate interrupted the Senate hearing this morning on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who could be confirmed to replace retiring pro-abortion Justice David Souter. The abortion protester briefly interrupted the proceedings before U.S. Capitol Police escorted him out of the hearing room.
The outburst came form a bearded man in a suit seated in the visitors gallery during the opening comments from pro-abortion Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
As she talked, a man in the room began yelling, "Senator. What about the unborn!"
He called abortion "genocide" and yelled, “What about abortion?” and “Stop the genocide of unborn Latinos!”
Sotomayor did not react much to the protester other than to turn her head towards friends and family, who were seated behind her to witness the proceedings.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, an abortion advocate who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, warned after the man was taken away that no further displays for or against the nominee would be tolerated from observers.
“There will be no outbursts allowed in the committee either for or against the nominee," he said.
Leahy continued, "I will direct the police to remove anybody who does any kind of an outburst, either for or against the nominee, either for or against any member of this committee.”
Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the committee’s top Republican and a pro-life advocate, concurred, “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for you firm words, and I support you 100%.”
Capitol Police later identified the man as Robert James, from Virginia, and he was charged with unlawful conduct and disruption of Congress.
An hour later after the first interruption, a second protester, a younger man with his hair in a ponytail, jumped out of his seat shouting, "Abortion is murder, abortion is murder, abortion is murder."
"Abortion is murder. Defend life," the man shouter, interrupting a statement by pro-abortion Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.
The protester added a few words in Spanish before police officers escorted him from the room.
Earlier, a handful of protesters carried “Stop Sotomayor” placards outside the Senate office building where Sotomayor’s hearings are taking place. Two pro-life advocate dressed as the “Blues Brothers” borrowed a line from the classic comedy film for their sign: “We're on a mission from God.”
The outburst came form a bearded man in a suit seated in the visitors gallery during the opening comments from pro-abortion Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
As she talked, a man in the room began yelling, "Senator. What about the unborn!"
He called abortion "genocide" and yelled, “What about abortion?” and “Stop the genocide of unborn Latinos!”
Sotomayor did not react much to the protester other than to turn her head towards friends and family, who were seated behind her to witness the proceedings.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, an abortion advocate who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, warned after the man was taken away that no further displays for or against the nominee would be tolerated from observers.
“There will be no outbursts allowed in the committee either for or against the nominee," he said.
Leahy continued, "I will direct the police to remove anybody who does any kind of an outburst, either for or against the nominee, either for or against any member of this committee.”
Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the committee’s top Republican and a pro-life advocate, concurred, “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for you firm words, and I support you 100%.”
Capitol Police later identified the man as Robert James, from Virginia, and he was charged with unlawful conduct and disruption of Congress.
An hour later after the first interruption, a second protester, a younger man with his hair in a ponytail, jumped out of his seat shouting, "Abortion is murder, abortion is murder, abortion is murder."
"Abortion is murder. Defend life," the man shouter, interrupting a statement by pro-abortion Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.
The protester added a few words in Spanish before police officers escorted him from the room.
Earlier, a handful of protesters carried “Stop Sotomayor” placards outside the Senate office building where Sotomayor’s hearings are taking place. Two pro-life advocate dressed as the “Blues Brothers” borrowed a line from the classic comedy film for their sign: “We're on a mission from God.”
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