Yoest to testify this afternoon at Sotomayor confirmation hearing
UPDATE, 9:12a: The Washington Post blog has thoughts about the minority’s pick of Charmaine to testify on the pro-life issue today:
Yoest is a calm, articulate, smart abortion opponent — the kind who gives abortion-rights supporters nightmares.
[HT: Colleen O’B]
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I previously wrote that Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President of Americans United for Life, would be the sole pro-lifer testifying at Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotmayor’s Senate confirmation hearings.
Charmaine has posted on AUL’s blog that today’s the day. Here are details:
My testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take place tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon – please tune in and then let us know what you think. If you’re not able to view the hearings on TV, you can view the hearings online at C-Span.org. We’ve heard that some of the Senators want to do some aggressive questioning, so we appreciate your support….
We have worked tirelessly to educate the Senators and pro-life Americans about Judge Sotomayor’s record on abortion. You can view our work that includes charts, op-eds and fact sheets at Sotomayor411.com.
AUL Senior Fellow Dawn Eden has done a terrific job live-blogging the Sotomayor hearings. Following her live-blogging will give you the latest information about these crucial hearings….
If you are on Facebook or Twitter, please take a minute to find me there. I will be “tweeting” from behind the scenes as we get ready for my testimony tomorrow….
Charmaine tweeted she is only allowed 5 minutes to testify. What to expect in that 5 minutes? From an interview Charmaine did with Fox July 12:
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
She will need our prayers. I have prayed for her to have a great testimony in this setting.
Matthew 10:19-20: “But when they arrrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your father, speaking through you.”
Exodus 4:11: The Lord said to him [Moses], “Who gave man his mouth? What makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now, go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
These hearings are a farce. They have all decided to confirm her. They have the majority of the votes and there is nothing to stop them from doing it. We need to do our civic duty at the polls to make sure we don’t end up like we are today with no checks and balances in our government.
What was with Franken’s joke about the Dem’s giving Sotomayor the questions early? Is this true?