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17 Oct 2020

Students for Life of America Team Members Once More Met with Violence For Peaceful Counter-Protest

Brenna Lewis | October 17, 2020
One might think that an event called the Women’s March, where its speakers and attendees claim to be speaking for women, all women would be treated with respect. Angry protesters, however, couldn’t handle the presence of a viewpoint which dared to challenge their pro-abortion narrative. They couldn’t help themselves from committing harassment, assault, and vandalism. Our team members were pushed,
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16 Oct 2020

Students for Life Announces Alaska #Justice4Life Tour Stop

Kristi Hamrick | October 16, 2020
STUDENTS FOR LIFE OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES ALASKA #JUSTICE4LIFE TOUR STOP TO URGE U.S. SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI TO CONFIRM JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT FOR THE U.S. SUPREME COURT “We have waited half a century for this opportunity,” said SFLA President Kristan Hawkins. “It’s absolutely vital that the Senate confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, and as we
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15 Oct 2020

Roe v. Wade is Not a ‘Super Precedent:’ Here’s Why That Matters

Brenna Lewis | October 15, 2020
  Whether or not Judge Amy Coney Barrett would reverse Roe v. Wade inevitably came up during Day Two of her confirmation hearings. Senators had this on their minds, as well as to what Judge Barrett’s personal views were on the decision, if she had discussed ruling on the decision with President Trump, and, most importantly, how Roe v. Wade is not a
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13 Oct 2020

Ben Sasse Says the Amy Coney Barrett Hearings ‘Would Be Really Confusing to Eighth Graders’

Brenna Lewis | October 13, 2020
On a particularly memorable statement during the first day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, Senator Ben Sasse acknowledged what the hearings had become, a confusion about the role of government. “A huge part of what we are doing here in this hearing,” Sasse noted during his time, “would be really confusing to eighth graders, civic classes across the
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12 Oct 2020

Senator Cory Booker Easily Wins Award for Most Hysterical Fear-Mongering on Roe v. Wade

Brenna Lewis | October 12, 2020
  Judge Amy Coney Barrett has not even been confirmed to the Supreme Court, yet Democrats are already in hysterics over the fate of the Roe v. Wade. Perhaps the most absurd warnings came from Senator Cory Booker. He used his time to explain how “people are scared right now… because they know what a future without the protections of Roe
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12 Oct 2020

Democrats Don’t Know What “Court Packing” Means

Brenna Lewis | October 12, 2020
  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have engaged in quite the show of mental gymnastics with their non-answers on the integral question about if they will pack the Supreme Court by adding more members to the Court than the typical nine. The new talking point is even more bizarre, with Biden and other Democrats claiming that it’s Republicans who are
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08 Oct 2020

So, What Did We Learn from the Vice Presidential Debate?

Brenna Lewis | October 8, 2020
  Last night was the first Vice Presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. For anyone who was able to ignore the attention-hungry fly that took up residence on Pence’s head for a few minutes, they actually enjoyed a fairly civil and productive conversation between these very different politicians. There was still moderator bias from Susan Page
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05 Oct 2020

Abortion Supporters Protest Pro-Lifers During Their Lunch Break

Brenna Lewis | October 5, 2020
  This past weekend at the Prayer March and SCOTUS Nomination announcement in Washington D.C., Liberty Students were eating pizza in between events and protested by a small group of high schoolers with homemade signs that said, “My body, my choice”. Four pro-life students began a conversation with them, and almost immediately they could sense their frustration and miseducation. “You
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02 Oct 2020

About those Supreme Court Nominations… Who’s Right?

Brenna Lewis | October 2, 2020
  The first question of the first presidential debate—quite the contentious one—had to do with the hot topic on everyone’s mind: the Supreme Court. Moderator Chris Wallace asked, “Why are you right in the argument you make and your opponent wrong?” Considering Trump’s case is a matter of following a Constitutional duty on judicial nominees, it’s hard to argue with
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02 Oct 2020

Getting Punched at the Supreme Court is Likely Just the Beginning

Brenna Lewis | October 2, 2020
  While countering a pro-abortion rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday, SFLAction team member Autumn Schimmer was punched in the face. Autumn, while peacefully making her support for Judge Amy Coney Barrett heard. The incident took place at a rally organized by Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America. At one point, a pro-choice woman wanted to speak with
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