You Got Some 'Splainin To Do
One of the things that’s not in the clip we published, is a statement by Rep. Hill about saving babies. At 3:41:15 in the original clip, Hill talks about his conversations with his son Caleb, and how important to him it is that his daddy “save babies”.
So yesterday, when the House took up a bill to add motion alarms to swimming pools, saving babies was the issue of the day.
In that exchange, Rep. Mike Turner brought up a logical inconsistency in the debate over putting alarms in swimming pools to save children’s lives. At 2:05 in that video Turner points out that there’s a lot of talk about “saving babies”, which is EXACTLY what this bill does.
It’s interesting to note that Rep. Hill voted against the measure.
I wonder what he will tell Caleb?
[...] to Add: Oh, I forgot to share this post with y’all that details a nice way Turner did good this week. I shouldn’t poke fun for no good reason without also doling out props when they’re [...]
As has often been pointed out, they are only concerned about saving babies while they are still in some woman’s uterus. Once they have gestated 9 months and made their way into the world, those babies are on their own!