Today in the Legislature
I just happened to turn on the Legislative session today and I see that they are debating the Conference Report on SF 100 which is the Embryonic Stem Cell research bill. I think I will have to follow this one for a while.
Rep. Dean has an amendment on the floor and he is in a rather heated debate with Rep. Phyllis Kahn on the amendment. One of the things that his amendment apparently wants to do is to put a restriction on embryonic stem cell research and would rather focus on pluripotent stem cells. I found it interesting that a Ph.D. had a hard time wrapping herself around the concept of pluripotent stem cell. I also find it interesting to see all of the contortions that she is going through, on the house floor to defend the experimentation on human life. Rep. Severson said that Minnesota Statute already has a prohibition on using embryonic stem cells. He said that the statute includes "movement" as an indication of "life" and that cell division is considered MOVEMENT!
Rep. Buesgens just got up and took Rep. Kahn to task on the claim that scientists need a legislative definition of what is "naturally dead" (which seems to be the gist of the Dean Amendment). He said that if these scientists can't "figure it out" then we need smarter scientists. He just brought up the fact that there are 70 disease cures that have come from adult stem cell research and NONE from embryonic. I posted on this during the last election.
One of the things that Rep. Kahn keeps using as a defense is that no embryo that was "destined" for life. The problem with that "logic" is that with in vitro fertilization ALL of those embryos were created to be "destined" for life. It is just that implantation has not taken place yet. She also keeps talking about how embryonic stem cell researchers are assuring her that this research is "necessary" . OF COURSE THEY WILL SAY THAT PHYLLIS!!!! Their livelihoods depend on it! She also keeps talking about how nothing good will come out of the debate in the House and that the Reps need to vote up or down on the bill as it is....
OK - I got busy and missed the vote on the Dean Amendment and just got back in time to see the Severson Amendment get voted down. However, I did catch Rep. Kahn again (in speaking against the amendment) say that the Amendment doesn't "make sense".
OK - amendment time is done....Rep. Seifert has asked for a call of the House. 68 votes are needed for the bill to pass.
VOTING TIME.....71 Aye - 62 Nays the bill is passed.....I'll have to review the House Journal to see if there are any votes of interest.
Rep. Dean has an amendment on the floor and he is in a rather heated debate with Rep. Phyllis Kahn on the amendment. One of the things that his amendment apparently wants to do is to put a restriction on embryonic stem cell research and would rather focus on pluripotent stem cells. I found it interesting that a Ph.D. had a hard time wrapping herself around the concept of pluripotent stem cell. I also find it interesting to see all of the contortions that she is going through, on the house floor to defend the experimentation on human life. Rep. Severson said that Minnesota Statute already has a prohibition on using embryonic stem cells. He said that the statute includes "movement" as an indication of "life" and that cell division is considered MOVEMENT!
Rep. Buesgens just got up and took Rep. Kahn to task on the claim that scientists need a legislative definition of what is "naturally dead" (which seems to be the gist of the Dean Amendment). He said that if these scientists can't "figure it out" then we need smarter scientists. He just brought up the fact that there are 70 disease cures that have come from adult stem cell research and NONE from embryonic. I posted on this during the last election.
One of the things that Rep. Kahn keeps using as a defense is that no embryo that was "destined" for life. The problem with that "logic" is that with in vitro fertilization ALL of those embryos were created to be "destined" for life. It is just that implantation has not taken place yet. She also keeps talking about how embryonic stem cell researchers are assuring her that this research is "necessary" . OF COURSE THEY WILL SAY THAT PHYLLIS!!!! Their livelihoods depend on it! She also keeps talking about how nothing good will come out of the debate in the House and that the Reps need to vote up or down on the bill as it is....
OK - I got busy and missed the vote on the Dean Amendment and just got back in time to see the Severson Amendment get voted down. However, I did catch Rep. Kahn again (in speaking against the amendment) say that the Amendment doesn't "make sense".
OK - amendment time is done....Rep. Seifert has asked for a call of the House. 68 votes are needed for the bill to pass.
VOTING TIME.....71 Aye - 62 Nays the bill is passed.....I'll have to review the House Journal to see if there are any votes of interest.
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Thanks for the info.
I wanted to let you know that there is a phone bank and door knocking Voter ID night scheduled for Norm Coleman's campaign in Shakopee at 5pm on May 20. I will probably see you on Sat and will give you more info then. I hope that you can help us get the word out to people.
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