Republican Rep. Sue Wallis, WY Takes On Anti-Choice Nonsense In Her “House”
Rachel Maddow had a story on her program tonight about two Wyoming Republican State Representatives who took a bold stand against a new (read: same old) restrictive anti-abortion bill. The bill, like others making their way through many other states and on the national level, seeks to impose a 24 hour waiting period on women seeking an abortion, the medically disingenuous “fetal pain” argument and other typical far right anti-abortion language.
Rep. Sue Wallis and Rep. Lisa Shepperson not only pulled out the “little c” conservative argument – “keep government out of the doctor’s office (insert your libertarian ideal)” – but Wallis went a step further and shared her experience of having an abortion. From the AP:
Rep. Sue Wallis, R-Recluse, was the first person to testify against the bill, her voice rising with emotion as she condemned it. “I’m going to tell you a couple of things that are none of your damned business, and none of the business of the people that are standing behind my back,” Wallis said as she addressed the committee.
Wallis said she’s been pregnant five times and has given birth to three children. She said she lost one baby two weeks before it was due to be born and once underwent an abortion, something she said she had never before revealed in public.
Wallis said proceeding with the abortion was the best decision she ever made. She said she has spent time counseling young women and said they already know what the implications of abortion are when they visit a doctor.
More and more Republican women must stand up to the insanity brought on by the onslaught of these bills. They are an incredible and unallowable invasion of privacy, an affront to the intelligence of women and a tried and true political rallying cry for the right-wing base
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Thank you, Sue Wallis, for breaking from your party’s rhetoric and standing up for women.
Who is Sue Wallis and Why Should I Care?
The statement in the headline was made to a reporter from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle in late April of this year, by Wyoming State Representative Sue Wallis of Recluse, WY.
Wyoming Rep. Sue Wallis ~ A life dedictated to eating horses
On March 9, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed into law a bill that enables the Wyoming Livestock Board to send stray, unwanted or feral horses to slaughter. Prior to this legislation, the Board could only send such horses to public sale. This bill (http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2010/Enroll/HB0122.pdf), was introduced into the Wyoming House on February 11, 2010 by Rep. Sue Wallis, and was signed into law less than 30 days later.
Upon review, many parts of the bill are quite troublesome (even aside from the fact that horse slaughter is an extremely controversial issue in the US). In the section in regards to the due diligence required for a Board inspector to determine ownership of an “estray” horse, the horse “cannot be held for more than 10 days” before being sent to slaughter. Under this language, an inspector could make the decision in 1 hour that the horse was a stray or feral and make the arrangements to have the horse sent to the slaughter facility. Additionally, it states that “the board shall provide meat from estrays disposed of by slaughter….to Wyoming state institutions or to nonprofit organizations……” meaning among other things prisons, schools and state run health facilities.
Even more troublesome is the fact that Rep. Wallis is also the Executive Director of the United Organizations of the Horse (UOH), which is diligently working towards the development of a horse slaughter plant in Wyoming. The UOH website states that it is a “mutual benefit nonprofit organized primarily to work in the political arena and is registered in Wyoming” (i.e. a lobbying group). The Wyoming Secretary of State’s records show that the UOH was incorporated in November of 2009. According to a press release on April 24, 2010, the UOH is also negotiating to take over ownership of the Cheyenne Stockyards facility which currently belongs to the Wyoming Livestock Board. Plans are to turn it into an “intake and rejuvenation” facility for stray, feral or otherwise unwanted horses, where they can be evaluated for usefulness, health, and other criteria (i.e. adherence to federal regulation in regards to slaughter). If a horse fails this triage, it will be sent to the UOH slaughter facility. So, we have the following scenario:
Rep. Wallis is a Wyoming elected state representative
Rep. Wallis is also the executive director of a lobbying group, whose purpose is to promote horse slaughter in the State of Wyoming
Rep. Wallis was also the sponsor of a Wyoming HB 122, which enables the Wyoming Livestock Board to send stray or feral horses to slaughter
Rep. Wallis’ bill HB 122 was brought to session and signed into law in less than 30 days time, with little to no time for public comment, according to the records
Under Wyoming legislative ethics law (W.S. 9-13-106), very clear distinctions are made as to conflicts of interest for state legislators, and, states that any legislator “…shall not make an official decision…if the has a personal or private interest in the matter….” So how was it that Rep. Wallis was allowed to sponsor and lobby to get a bill passed within the Wyoming House in about 3 weeks, when there was such a clear conflict of interest?
Find this here:
http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/“we-will-probably-work-up-to-the-point-where-we’re-killing-20-horses-a-day-”/
by Nell Walton ~ Founder and Managing Editor of AllHorses Post
horse and babies..??? she supports killing both…Dale Evans should slap her.