Rep. Jonathan Stickland's "Former Fetus" sign ripped down, causes stir at Texas capitol

[William Tell]

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Today Planned Parenthood is visiting and lobbying the Capitol. In honor of their visit, I put this sign up on my office door. Organizations that murder children are not welcome in my office. ‪#‎prolifeandproudofit‬ (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/prolifeandproudofit?source=feed_text&story_id=803146223103967)

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Signs calling some state lawmakers former fetuses are causing a stir at the Capitol, with one representative accusing another of intimidating his staff by removing them.

One of the signs appeared Wednesday morning on the wall outside Rep. Jonathan Stickland's office. It identifies the Bedford Republican as a "FORMER FETUS," using a format similar to the plaques near most members' doors.

"It's just been ripped down and thrown in my staffer's face by Charlie Geren," Stickland said, referring to the Fort Worth Republican who chairs the House Administration Committee.

“I thought it was absolutely handled in the wrong way," Stickland added. "I wish Rep. Geren was more professional about it instead of intimidating my staff.”

Calling Stickland's account inaccurate, Geren said he simply removed the signs because they were in violation of rules from the State Preservation Board, which is responsible for making sure the Capitol grounds are maintained.

"Tearing them down is hardly the deal," Geren said minutes after Stickland shared the story on Twitter. "If Stickland wants to act like a child, that's fair, but I did not rip it down."
http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/

[phill4paul]

"If Stickland wants to act like a child, that's fair, but I did not rip it down."

At least he made it to childhood. ;)

[William Tell]

"If Stickland wants to act like a child, that's fair, but I did not rip it down."

At least he made it to childhood. ;)

LOL! :)

[Slave Mentality]

Hey, former zygote here! Republicans - Keeping the fetuses alive for future war casualties and tax slaves. Hey, I wish they valued the rights of us living folks 1/2 as much as they champion the rights of the fetuses. His sign is lame. "Self Righteous Asshole" sign would have probably been left alone.

"Organizations that murder children are not welcome in my office", well except the ones that are freedom spreading in the middle east and even here at home, huh Johhny? Prick.

[William Tell]

Hey, former zygote here! Republicans - Keeping the fetuses alive for future war casualties and tax slaves. Hey, I wish they valued the rights of us living folks 1/2 as much as they champion the rights of the fetuses. His sign is lame. "Self Righteous Asshole" sign would have probably been left alone.

"Organizations that murder children are not welcome in my office", well except the ones that are freedom spreading in the middle east and even here at home, huh Johhny? Prick.

He's a Paul supporter, he posts here on RPF.

[Sola_Fide]

Hey, former zygote here! Republicans - Keeping the fetuses alive for future war casualties and tax slaves. Hey, I wish they valued the rights of us living folks 1/2 as much as they champion the rights of the fetuses. His sign is lame. "Self Righteous Asshole" sign would have probably been left alone.

"Organizations that murder children are not welcome in my office", well except the ones that are freedom spreading in the middle east and even here at home, huh Johhny? Prick.


Do you think it is a sign of self-righteousness to be against abortion?

[William Tell]

Do you think it is a sign of self-righteousness to be against abortion?

Remember, you are dealing with a slave mentality here.:p

[Sam I am]

"If Stickland wants to act like a child, that's fair, but I did not rip it down."

Wait what? he's making excuses for ripping it down and denying that he ripped it down at the same time?

[wizardwatson]

Do you think it is a sign of self-righteousness to be against abortion?

I think he means 'hypocrite'. It's a fair charge against typical republicans though I don't know this guy. "Force poor people to have babies then oppose welfare"/"don't kill fetuses but then support unjust wars" etc.

[Slave Mentality]

Do you think it is a sign of self-righteousness to be against abortion?

Nope, but forcing your views as laws on me sure is. Wizard is correct, hypocrite may have been more appropriate.

[Slave Mentality]

Remember, you are dealing with a statist here. Vote harder William. :p

[William Tell]

Nope, but forcing your views as laws on me sure is. Wizard is correct, hypocrite may have been more appropriate. How is Jonathan Stickland a hypocrite?


Remember, you are dealing with a statist here. Vote harder William. :p
Life, Liberty, and Property. Such statist ideals. Supported by evil statists like Ron Paul, and Jonathan Stickland.

[William Tell]

Over 1400 likes on his Facebook post, sent a link to Drudge! Lets get our liberty incumbents some attention!:cool:

[idiom]

Do you think it is a sign of self-righteousness to be against abortion?

Its righteous to be against it. Its self-righteous to be against it and simultaneously for killing children in a dozen other ways.

Its also hugely ostentatious. The goal of the sign is to get ripped down.

[Sola_Fide]

Its righteous to be against it. Its self-righteous to be against it and simultaneously for killing children in a dozen other ways.

Its also hugely ostentatious. The goal of the sign is to get ripped down.

Is this guy a warmonger? I honestly don't know.

[Dr.3D]

At least he's against killing unborn babies.

[William Tell]

Is this guy a warmonger? I honestly don't know.

No, he's a RPFer.:D

[Sola_Fide]

No, he's a RPFer.:D

Oh I see. So then he's not a hypocrite?

[puppetmaster]

Nope, but forcing your views as laws on me sure is. Wizard is correct, hypocrite may have been more appropriate.

Murder should be against the law. that is my view and it must differ with yours.

[Origanalist]

I think he means 'hypocrite'. It's a fair charge against typical republicans though I don't know this guy. "Force poor people to have babies then oppose welfare"/"don't kill fetuses but then support unjust wars" etc.

That's some sick shit. So welfare should be provided if you don't want people killing their offspring? How do you even get to such a point?

[The Free Hornet]

Do you think it is a sign of self-righteousness to be against abortion?

Hahahhahah this joke again? The pro-life movement is just pro-big med and AMA. Funny how 'against abortion' manifests in an increased regulatory apparatus and no punishment for aborting mothers.

[enhanced_deficit]

Freedom of Speech.

[Sola_Fide]

Hahahhahah this joke again? The pro-life movement is just pro-big med and AMA. Funny how 'against abortion' manifests in an increased regulatory apparatus and no punishment for aborting mothers.

Well, I agree with you on that one. That is very hypocritical.

[Slave Mentality]

Murder should be against the law. that is my view and it must differ with yours.

No, I just think our view of what "law" is and isn't may differ. What do governments ALWAYS do when given more power? They abuse it. I will always resist giving more, no matter what the cause. They can't fix the problem. They are not here to help you. More of a bad thing ain't no better.

I call anyone a hypocrite that supports endless wars, slavery through monetary policy, imprisoning the largest prison population in the world, denying and actively working to strip civil liberties, and well I could go on for a while, while putting up a controversial pet cause sign to show his solidarity to his people. Maybe some of you are right, he is indeed not a hypocrite, nor self righteous. Panderer may be more applicable to this situation.

I didn't come here to discuss the abortion issue. There is no "right" answer and I respect views from both sides of it. I strongly feel that a politician that uses petty bullshit to get the base fired up is well, bullshit. That's all this dude is doing. Sorry to offend some of you that seem to think he is a different politician riding the white horse to save the day. I just really wish he would put up the "No MIC, Pharma, Religious, Security, Foreign Countries, Prisons, Unions, nor PAC Related Organizations Allowed". They have killed a whole bunch of innocents too, no? This includes the unborn and those never even given the chance to get pregnant in the first place.

I won't call him/her out, but to the member that said "Ron Paul supports him genius...", or some crap like that while doing the bad rep thing: I am a huge Ron Paul supporter. Like many on here, he helped wake me up to the idea of liberty. With that being said, one of my personal tenants of liberty is thinking for myself, or at least giving it a shot. Jesus thought Judas was a great chum too, pal. "So and so digs him, so he must be good." is weak. I understand I may get it wrong at times, but the safe bet is always to assume a politician is in it for themselves.

Carry on, I hope he puts the sign back up if it makes you feel better. :)

[wizardwatson]

That's some sick shit. So welfare should be provided if you don't want people killing their offspring? How do you even get to such a point?

By using my brain and not having a knee-jerk libertarian reaction to the word "welfare".

Your sentence shows where your focus lies. We aren't interested in punishing the baby killer. We're interested in saving the baby. If some black market people are pushing abortion on low income people there needs to be a support structure there for the mother to not feel like abortion is the best option.

Not to pick on you because your stance on abortion is shared by most anti-abortionists. They think murder is wrong but they don't think the solution to saving the babies life should involve them.

Your pro-life stance should be out of love for both the mother and the baby not from hating murderers.

[William Tell]

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