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Does Trent Franks Need to Stop Worrying About Regulating Abortions in Washington D.C.?

By Matthew Hendley Tue., May 29 2012 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Morning Poll, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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Congressman Trent Franks
Congressman Trent Franks -- the "self-appointed Mayor" of Washington D.C., as an area advocacy group calls him -- had his office protested last week, as his new-found "constituents" aren't quite happy with the job he's doing.

As you may recall, a group called "DC Vote" isn't quite pleased Franks -- the Arizona Congressman -- is taking it upon himself to try to tell the District of Columbia what its laws ought to be. (Of course, Franks' bill is for tighter abortion regulations.)

DC Vote decided to invite their new "mayor" to head up a constituent service day to address other problems in the District, but the group informed us Franks didn't play ball.

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Trent Franks, "Mayor" of Washington D.C., Doesn't Hang Out With New "Constituents"

By Matthew Hendley Thu., May 24 2012 at 8:00 AM
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Congressman Trent Franks' other constituents tyring to get his attention.
Congressman Trent Franks -- the "self-appointed Mayor" of Washington D.C., as an area advocacy group calls him -- didn't really want to meet with his new-found "constituents."

As you may recall, a group called "DC Vote" isn't quite pleased Franks -- the Arizona Congressman -- is taking it upon himself to try to tell the District of Columbia what its laws ought to be. (Of course, Franks' bill is for tighter abortion regulations.)

DC Vote decided to invite their new "mayor" to head up a constituent service day to address other problems in the District, but the group has informed us Franks didn't play ball.

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Washington D.C. Group Sets Up Constituent Service Day for "Mayor" Trent Franks

By Matthew Hendley Fri., May 18 2012 at 12:16 PM
Categories: It Rhymes With Shmashmortion, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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Arizona Representative, sometimes Washington D.C. representative, Trent Franks.
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks' work for his constituents currently includes pushing a bill for (of course) tighter abortion regulations.

Problem is, the Arizona Congressman's bill only applies to D.C., as Congress has supreme authority over the city's laws, and Franks has taken it upon himself to tell the District what its laws ought to be.

Well, if Franks wants to play "Mayor" of D.C., he should start acting like it, an advocacy group says.

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Democrat Offers to Rename Trent Franks' Abortion Bill "Ronald Reagan Impose Your Beliefs on A Woman's Womb Act"

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Feb. 22 2012 at 11:59 AM
Categories: It Rhymes With Shmashmortion, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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Congressman Trent Franks' idea of name-dropping historical figures in an abortion bill didn't make everyone happy.
​For some reason, a few legislators weren't fans of Arizona Congressman Trent Franks naming his bill for a federal ban on race/gender-based abortions after Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.

The bill was submitted by Franks under the name "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Non-discrimination Act of 2011," but was amended to the "Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act" before it passed out of the House Judiciary Committee last week.

Congressman Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, had some other ideas for shameless name-dropping in the bill's title.

Johnson offered amendments to change the bill's title to either "The Ronald Reagan Impose Your Beliefs on a Woman's Womb Act" or "The Tea Party Determines What Rights a Woman Has Act."

Since the title change to the "Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act" was agreed to, Johnson ended up pulling both amendments.

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Trent Franks Accused of Using His D.C. Abortion Bill As Part of Abortion-Banning Agenda. He Says It's True

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Feb. 14 2012 at 1:53 PM
Categories: It Rhymes With Shmashmortion, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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Believe it or not, Congressman Trent Franks has an opinion on abortion.
​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks recently addressed accusations that his attempt to ban the imaginary problem of race/gender-based abortions in the United States was just part of some agenda to end all abortions in the country.

Well... yeah.

Franks was on the Concerned Women for America radio show last weekend to pimp his "Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act" -- an attempt to ban abortions based on the race or gender of the fetus, which, we'll remind you once again, addresses a problem that doesn't actually exist in this country.

Speaking on the subject of the bill's popularity in a public-opinion poll and similar bills being tossed around in several state legislatures -- one already passed in Arizona -- Franks explained the actual purpose of his bill.

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GOP Abortion Bullies: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death In the Black Community"

By James King Mon., Feb. 6 2012 at 1:18 PM
Categories: Congressional Record, It Rhymes With Shmashmortion, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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Abortion Bully Trent Franks
​According to Texas Congressman Lamar Smith, "abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community" -- a claim he makes in a memo to House Republicans urging them to vote for a bill introduced by fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks that would make it illegal for a woman to end a pregnancy based on the race or gender of the fetus.

As we've noted in many previous posts, it's a great solution...to a non-existent problem.

In addition to the shameless name-dropping found in Franks' bill -- "The Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglas Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act" -- it also would give a woman's family members the ability to sue abortion providers if they think an abortion was performed because of the race or sex of the fetus.



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Congressman Trent Franks' D.C. Abortion Bill: Job Or Activism?

By James King Tue., Jan. 24 2012 at 7:00 AM
Categories: It Rhymes With Shmashmortion, Morning Poll, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks yesterday introduced a bill into Congress that would dictate when women in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.

The rest of the country's allowed to make its own rules, but thanks to the U.S. Constitution, Franks and his Congressional cronies have a say when it comes to the nation's Capitol.

Franks' bill, "The District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," would ban abortions in D.C. of fetuses that are 20 weeks or older -- according to Franks, research shows that fetuses start feeling pain at 20 weeks.

See our post on Franks' bill here.

The Constitution may give Congress authority over Washington D.C., but we have a feeling abortion legislation wasn't what the founding fathers had in mind.

In this case, it seems Franks' authority over what goes on in the nation's Captiol is being used to draw attention to his bread-and-butter issue (when he's not screeching about how gay guys gettin' hitched is "literally a threat to our nation's survival," that is): abortion.

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Abortion Bully Trent Franks Wants to Tell People in Washington D.C. When They're Allowed to End a Pregnancy

By James King Mon., Jan. 23 2012 at 4:53 PM
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Congressman Trent Franks claims to know that fetuses start feeling pain at 20 weeks.
​Fagala-phobic abortion bully Trent Franks today introduced a bill into Congress that, if it becomes law, would dictate when people in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.

Franks, just to be clear, is a congressman from Arizona -- but that's not stopping him from playing morality cop in Washington D.C..

The bill, "The District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," would ban abortions in the nation's Capitol of fetuses that are 20 weeks or older.

Why 20 weeks, you ask? Well, according to Franks, that's when fetuses begin feeling pain.

The National Right to Life Committee last week penned a letter to members of Congress explaining Franks' bill.


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Congressman Trent Franks on Newt Gingrich's Marital "Issues": "Jesus is Not On the Ballot"

By James King Thu., Jan. 19 2012 at 12:56 PM
Categories: Congressional Record, Election 2012, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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​Fagala-phobic Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is obnoxiously conservative. Aside from thinking race/gender-based abortions are a legitimate problem in the United States (which it's not), he thinks letting gay people tie the knot "literally is a threat to the nation's survival" because it threatens the sanctity of traditional marriage.

Cheating on your wife, however, is something the family-values conservative can overlook -- unless you're Jesus, apparently.

Franks was the Arizona campaign chairman for Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign. When Bachmann pulled the plug on the campaign, Franks threw his support behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- despite the former speaker's alleged marital "issues."

Gingrich's second wife, Marianne Gingrich -- whom he divorced in 1999 -- now claims her former hubby/current presidential candidate lobbied for an open marriage when the two were still in wedded (ahem) bliss.

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Arizona's 10-Member Congressional Delegation is Collectively Worth More Than $60 Million

By James King Tue., Dec. 27 2011 at 7:30 AM
Categories: Congressional Record, Trent Franks (Sigh)
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Arizona's Congressional delegation could "make it rain"... for years.
​The Center for Responsive Politics recently released its list of the net worth of every member of Congress, and we've learned a few things about Arizona's Congressional delegation.

For starters, Arizona's 10-member delegation is worth a collective $60,806,459, with fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks' $33,925,002 making up more than half of the collective pot (Franks is the founder of Liberty Petroleum Corp., and still owns stock in the company).

Of Arizona's 10 members of Congress, 40-percent are millionaires, including Franks, Senator John McCain, and congressmen David Schweikert and Ed Pastor.

Thirdly, Congressman Jeff Flake should start selling drugs -- dude's the poorest member of Arizona's Congressional delegation with an estimated net worth of $65,001.

Below is the net worth of each of Arizona's members of Congress:

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