10/15/2024
Kamala Harris Would ‘Terrorize’ Pro-Life Americans: Rick Santorum (msn.com)
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Harris Slams ‘Trump Abortion Ban’ At Georgia Rally
Vice President Kamala Harris‘ pledge to end the Senate filibuster is part of a wider plan to “target and terrorize” conservative America, according to Rick Santorum.
In late September, Harris told Wisconsin Public Radio that she was in favor of “eliminat[ing] the filibuster“—a procedural rule allowing senators to prolong legislative debates and votes—in order to help restore women’s federal abortion safeguards under Roe v. Wade.
While the move has garnered some support, it has been met with backlash from both Democrats and Conservatives, who believe this would remove a key safeguard against majority dominance in Congress.
“Vice President Kamala Harris recently announced that she favors eliminating the filibuster to pass a law to allow abortions up until the moment of birth,” Santorum wrote in a column for The Washington Times on Monday.
“She has tried to flip-flop on many extreme aspects of her record, but Ms. Harris is doubling down on killing children in the womb.”
Santorum, who represented Pennsylvania in the Senate from 1995 to 2007, went on to say that eliminating the filibuster and legalizing abortion nationwide would form only the first part of her plan to “target and terrorize conservative America.”
“Then, she would try to silence the pro-life movement once and for all by turning federal agencies against conservative nonprofits, donors and
Newsweek has contacted Harris’ campaign for comment on Tuesday.
Harris has said her filibuster would be focused on reinstating Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that recognized the constitutional right to abortion under certain circumstances. Roe did not allow for unrestricted abortion access until the moment of birth, and its trimester framework permitted states to limit access after fetal viability, except in instances where the health of the mother was in jeopardy.
Santorum added: “She also oversaw an aggressive campaign to seize nonprofit donor lists and intimidate socially conservative organizations.”
Santorum said that this was a strategy used by Harris during her tenure as California Attorney General, during which she sanctioned a raid on “a pro-life journalist’s home after meeting with Planned Parenthood staff.”
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two after assessing the Hurricane Helene recovery response in North Carolina on October 5, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. In late September, Harris said that she would “eliminate” the Senate filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade nationwide. Mario Tama/Getty Images© Mario Tama/Getty Images
In 2016, California authorities searched the home of an anti-abortion activist after he released videos of Planned Parenthood employees discussing abortion procedures, drawing intense criticism from pro-life groups for what they deemed an abuse of her office.
The activist subsequently stood trial on felony counts of eavesdropping and invasion of privacy, and his pro-life organization was ordered to pay damages to Planned Parenthood.
Santorum said Harris demanded “that every nonprofit registered in the state turn over their confidential donor lists or face fines and other penalties,” actions which he said mirrored anti-civil rights practices in the 1950s.
Harris’s attempt to obtain the donor lists of organizations such as Americans for Prosperity and Gun Owners of America were shut down by federal courts in California, and criticized by nonprofits including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
Santorum said that Harris continued this behavior after entering the Senate and that her 2019 co-sponsorship of the DISCLOSE Act—a failed bill requiring organizations spending money in federal elections to disclose those who had donated over $10,000—would have “force[d] nonprofit advocacy groups such as pro-life organizations to publicly expose their donor lists.”
Santorum ended his op-ed by warning that Harris could carry what he called her record of “attacking privacy, silencing the speech of her opponents and subjecting them to threats” into the White House.
“If she becomes the next president, the freedom to oppose the left’s radical policies will be more important than ever.”
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