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Minnesota church protesters may face prosecution, President Trump’s tariff and Greenland ambitions, Virginia moves towards unlimited abortions, and Louisiana’s high court hears a 10 Commandments case.
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0:00 Hello. I'm Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and host of Washington Watch. Thanks for tuning in. Every day, we offer a biblical perspective on the news as well as insightful interviews with elected0:11 leaders, newsmakers, and culture experts. We have a great program planned for you today, but first, get up to speed on the top headlines with Washington Stan's news brief.0:27 Welcome to the Washington Stan news brief. I'm Casey Harper bringing you today's big stories. The international tension over Greenland is higher than ever as world leaders gather this week at the World Economic Forum0:38 in Davos. President Donald Trump is expected to speak there Wednesday. Now the president has already said that anything short of Greenland in the hands of the US is, quote, unacceptable. In fact,0:50 he posted a string of messages about Greenland overnight, including this 1, showing him planting the American flag in the soil of the island, calling it a new territory. The president argues that1:02 Greenland is necessary for its rare earth minerals and for strategic defense since it's now the center of a race for the Arctic between the US, China, and Russia. Last night, the president suggested Greenland1:14 will be a top priority this week in Davos.1:18 NATO has been warning, Denmark for about 20 years now, longer than that, 25 years. They've been warning Denmark about the Russian threat. And it's not only Russia, it's1:29 also China. So we'll see what happens, but, let's put it this way. It's gonna be a very interesting Davos.1:37 Interesting indeed. But Denmark, which controls Greenland along with other European nations, have resisted the idea. So president Trump announced 10 percent tariffs beginning on 8 EU nations starting February first.
1:49 He said if Greenland isn't handed over, those tariffs will rise to 25 percent in June. The 8 nations are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Finland.
2:02 Those tariffs come after the US and the EU finally hammered out a trade deal last fall. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent spoke at Davos today, where he told NATO members not to retaliate and
2:14 to have an open mind on Greenland.
2:17 I think the president has a very strong view on Western Hemisphere security and believes that the US should not outsource our national security. He believes that Greenland is essential
2:29 for the Golden Dome missile shield.
2:32 But European leaders have locked arms on this 1. European Union's foreign policy Keith Kai Kall has shared the sentiment of European nations like Denmark, France, and others that the US cannot have
2:44 Greenland.
2:45 Greenland belongs to its people. No threat or tariffs will change that. Sovereignty is not for trade.
3:00 The European Union stands without doubt with Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark in defense of their territorial integrity and sovereignty. Our response must be to
3:11 remain calm, hold our ground, and act in unity.
3:17 EU nations have also beefed up the military presence in the region both to show the president they're serious about defending the island, but also as a deterrent possibly against US military action, something president
3:28 Trump has not ruled out. Meanwhile, in the US, newly released polling shows most Americans back supreme court rulings in favor of religious liberty. A poll from the Beckett Fund asked
3:40 respondents about specific recent cases. For for instance, the court recently ruled in Mahmood v Taylor that a Maryland public school violated parents' rights when it would not let them opt their
3:52 children out of LGBT related lessons. 62 percent of those surveyed sided with the parents on that 1. In another instance, the poll reviewed an upcoming court case where a licensed counselor
4:04 in Colorado was blocked from helping children struggling with gender dysphoria. 47 percent supported the counselor and only 29 percent backed the state. Overall, Beckett's Religious Freedom
4:16 Index had its highest score ever last year. That means more Americans are supporting religious liberty, bringing their faith in the public square, and backing parents' rights in education. And that is today's
4:27 news. I'm Casey Harper. You can dive deeper at the Washington Stand, which is family research council outlet for news and commentary from a biblical worldview. And we are back tomorrow with more
4:52 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and
5:03 newsmakers, all from a biblical view. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Heiss.
5:10 As Churchill taught us, the strongest alliances are between kindred countries of kindred principles. What has always set us apart from the rest of the rest of the world, our commitment to liberty, our
5:22 pursuit of excellence, our desire to put faith and family at the center of our lives, these are things that distinguish their free world from regimes that trample on the most basic
5:33 principles of democracy and human dignity.
5:39 Now it's house speaker Mike Johnson earlier today addressing the British parliament. Welcome to this January twentieth edition of Washington Watch. I'm your host, Jody Heiss, filling in today for
5:50 Tony Perkins. Thank you so much for joining us. Alright. Coming up, the Justice Department is issuing grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota leaders, including the
6:02 governor, attorney general, and mayor. All this after protests disrupted in a church service in Saint Paul. Congressman Mark Harris, a member of the House Judiciary Committee,
6:14 will be joining us to break all of that down. Plus, the state of Louisiana is asking the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to protect its right to display the 10 Commandments in
6:26 public school classrooms. Tony Perkins, he attended that hearing, and he will join us later in the program to share his insights.
6:41 Okay. The Justice Department has escalated a federal investigation in Minnesota, issuing now grand jury subpoenas to 5 government offices, including the governor, the attorney general,
6:53 and the mayor of Minneapolis. Prosecutors are examining whether state and local leaders improperly interfered with federal immigration enforcement during ICE operations. And joining
7:05 me now is Washington stand reporter Casey Harper, who's been tracking all of today's stories. Casey, welcome. Glad to have you. Let's, start with these investigations. What,
7:17 what are they looking for and how how serious to think these, investigations are?
7:23 Well, they're pretty serious, Jody, and they're ratcheting up of the increasing tensions we've seen in Minnesota. So in this case, the DOJ is investigating whether Minnesota officials conspired to obstruct federal
7:34 immigration enforcement during these ICE operations. Now after the news broke broke, president Trump held a press press conference, really took over the White House press briefing where he recaps the first year of his
7:44 second term. Of course, today is the 1 year anniversary of his inauguration. He said he plans to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, and in this clip, we'll play that included Minneapolis.
7:55 You gotta get rid of your sanctuary cities, and I hope our people know that we're not gonna pay sanctuary cities. We're not gonna pay them anymore. They are sanctuary for criminals.
8:08 They hold criminals. We're not gonna pay they can sue us and maybe they'll win, but we're not giving money to Sanctuary Cities anymore as of the beginning of the month.
8:19 Now subpoenas were served to offices tied to governor Tim Walz, attorney general Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, who all have been very critical of the administration. Prosecutors are reportedly
8:29 examining potential violations of a federal conspiracy statute used in major criminal cases. Now state leaders, they have not yet been charged, and the DOJ is declining any public comment as this investigation
8:41 in the probe continues. Jody?
8:45 Well, we'll certainly be keeping an eye on that. I'm sure you will as well. And moving to Virginia, Casey, Democrats, Sarah, have approved a proposed constitutional amendment that many are
8:57 saying would allow virtually unlimited abortion, and that issue is going to be going to voters this fall. Of course, pro life leaders are warning the measure removes key protections for the unborn.
9:08 Casey, what does this amendment actually do, and why do you think it's drawing such strong opposition?
9:16 Yeah, Jody. This is it's really hard to, overstate how important this amendment is, and I'm glad that you're digging into it. So the amendment it would add broad rights to abortion access to Virginia's constitution
9:27 via a constitutional amendment, and it really limits the state's ability to restrict abortion in the future. Now as you said, pro life advocates, they say this allows abortion at any stage of pregnancy, including even
9:38 late term abortions because it has such expansive health health exceptions. Many groups like Virginia's Catholic bishops are urging voters to reject what they call an extreme amendment when it appears on the ballot this
9:50 fall, Jody.
9:53 And then if I can, 1 more, item for you, Casey, on the international front. I played it to enter into the program today, but house speaker Mike Johnson spoke earlier today, before the
10:04 British parliament, and he was expressing confidence that the US and Britain will overcome tensions over Greenland there while at the same time emphasizing our shared democratic values and historic ties and
10:16 so forth. But what are the some of the key highlights, Casey, that were included in his remarks today that we need to be aware of?
10:25 Well, speaker Johnson says that in his speech that in the US UK relations are as you said, they're rooted in our shared principles of liberty, democracy, and human dignity that outweigh, in his mind, these current
10:36 disputes with Greenland being really the elephant in the room. Speaker Johnson, he framed American independence, of which this is a 200 and fiftieth anniversary this year. He called it a continuation, not a rejection
10:48 of Britain's best political traditions. Take a look at this clip.
10:52 As Chesterton observed, America was founded on a creed that was set forth, he said, with dogmatic and theological lucidity in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths
11:04 to be self evident, that all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That profound acknowledgment
11:16 of obvious and undeniable truth shook the foundations of Western democracy, and with it, the course of human history.
11:24 So, Jody, these time comments are well timed as the president is doubling and tripling down on wanting to take Greenland, which is just further to, ratcheting up tensions, not just with the UK, but with all the
11:36 EU.
11:39 Outstanding comments. I heard, I've not seen the speech in its entirety, but just clips of it, and I've heard it was a powerful speech. Casey, as always, thank you so much for keeping us up to speed on what's,
11:51 taking place. I wanna go back now to the fallout over the protest that disrupted a church service in Saint Paul, Minnesota over the weekend. And joining me now to discuss this is congressman Mark
12:03 Harris. He serves on several committees including the judiciary committee, and he's also a pastor. So he would understand very closely what happened, over the weekend. And he represents the
12:15 eighth congressional district of the great state of North Carolina. Congressman Harris, welcome back to Washington Watch.
12:21 Thank you, Jody. It's great to be with you. Thank you for having me.
12:25 Always great to have you. Okay. Those on the left have been insisting, congressman, that there was nothing wrong with protesting inside a church, and and that even includes it's coming from
12:37 some who ought to know better, individuals who are supposed to be well versed in the law. Here's what Minnesota attorney general said on a YouTube show with former CNN anchor
12:49 Don Lemon. Play clip 5 for me, please.
12:52 Face Act, by the way, is designed to protect the rights of people seeking their reproductive rights, to be protected, and so that people, for a religious reason,
13:05 you know, cannot just use religion to break into women's reproductive health centers. Right? So how they are stretching either of these laws to apply to people who
13:17 protested in a church over the behavior or the perceived behavior of a of a of a religious leader is is beyond me?
13:26 That's stunning to me. I mean, here's the AG, the attorney general. He ought to know better. Although, you know, you don't have to dig much, congressman, into the FACE Act to find out the list of things that
13:38 are prohibited. I have a graphic here. I just wanna quote. It says that whoever by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction intentionally injures, intimidates,
13:50 or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the first amendment rights of religious freedom at a
14:02 religious place of worship. I this is very clear. So what do you think is really going on here?
14:08 Well, Jody, I think you're exactly right. It is perfectly clear that to disrupt a morning worship service or any worship service of a church is not activism.
14:20 It's bigotry, and and it violates federal law. And I think you've made that perfectly clear here here this evening. And there's all kind of things that that have taken place, by this
14:32 action that happened at the, city's church in Saint Paul, Minnesota that has just caused all the American people to almost just take a gasp. And then on top of it to
14:44 have the state's attorney general to seemingly be so ignorant of the law, and so biased in the approach that he's taking, that in and of itself really is
14:56 stunning. But again, I I don't know. I don't know how these people think. I don't know if you truly think that you're gonna win the hearts and minds of the American people by going in and disrupting
15:08 worship services. But, I think it shows how tone deaf they are. I think it shows how biased they are and frankly, how desperate they are. And when I say desperate,
15:19 I mean, when you look at the waste, fraud, and abuse that is being uncovered, you see these subpoenas that have have gone to governor Waltz's office and all of these folks. There's so many things
15:31 that are happening right now in the state of Minnesota from from all of the things that happen, with the day care centers and all of that to now what's happening to impeding the work that ICE is trying to do.
15:44 There's a lot of answering that's going to have to start coming forth from leadership in that state.
15:52 Absolutely. And, you know, and and they're claiming this was an anti ICE protest, but happening in a church, this makes it anti Christian as well. It's just it's amazing what's going
16:04 what what's happening, and I agree with you. The American people are seeing through this. But the justice department is issuing now grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota leaders, including the the governor, the attorney,
16:16 general who we just saw, and a mayor. Your thoughts on that?
16:20 Well, again, I I think it's important to note that that we're at a place where, they're gonna have to answer for what they're doing and impeding the work of of these federal law enforcement
16:32 that are there, ICE agents that are on the ground, doing what they were sent there to do. Again, this this is just, the epitome of the left at work. And, again, when you got the
16:44 cover ups that were obviously taking place, during all the things with with these day care centers and things we mentioned earlier, and then you add to it what's happening right now, with the protests
16:56 that, are taking place. There there's a lot of things that, it's gonna be nice to see these leaders bring being subpoenaed and beginning to have to give some answers.
17:07 Yeah. It really is. I'm glad this investigation is going forward. I know City's Church issued a statement of their own today talking about how their members had been accosted and how they were frightened, intimidated,
17:17 and so forth. What would happen, do you think, congressman, if this type of protest took place in an abortion clinic, for exam? I mean, the the left would go nuts, wouldn't they?
17:29 Absolutely. I mean, look. When when folks show up outside of an abortion clinic to simply pray for them, they pitch, I mean, absolute fits about that. I mean,
17:41 imagine if they burst in and just took over the service and began to disrupt it and and yell and scream and and make videos. And there's Don Lemon of all people,
17:53 former CNN, anchor that is is, in the middle of it, taping it and everything. And then everybody starts stepping back and walking back and trying to say, well, everything we were
18:05 doing was right within the first amendment rights and that listen. They knew they had screwed up, I think. And I think that it's an embarrassment, and I think that we've gotta keep telling the story, and we've gotta help
18:16 people see it. I listen. I'm grateful, but for the grace of God, that the people there, did not respond. I hate to think if they had come into my church, what kind of response they
18:28 might have gotten.
18:29 I agree with you. Thank you so much, North Carolina congressman Mark Harris. Always great to have you. Thanks for your input. Alright, friends. Coming up, we'll talk about Greenland. We'll
18:41 talk about the Trump administration's tariff fight with Europe. So don't go away. We've got a very interesting discussion coming your way right after the break.
18:52 We have state leaders that wanna keep the deadly drugs out of their states. Maybe if these abortion pills were coming by boat, the administration would change its tactics. It's time to respect the rights, the
19:04 states, and it's time to end death by mail.
19:08 Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, alongside senator Lindsey Graham, led a press conference on Capitol Hill, urging the Trump administration to end the Biden era policies that have
19:20 allowed dangerous abortion drugs to be shipped across state lines. They were joined by state attorneys general, pro life advocates, and multiple Republican congressmen.
19:30 There are more abortions today in the United States than when Roe versus Wade was the law of the land. And why is that? It's because of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Nearly 70 percent of the abortions that are
19:42 committed in the United States today are committed because of mifepristone.
19:46 The federal government is allowing a chemical abortion pill to be sent through the mail that wipes out every state unborn protection law in the land. It's harder
19:56 to ship alcohol in this country than it is to ship the abortion pill, and that should never be the case.
20:01 This is a drug that takes the life of every child, so there is always a death that's involved in this drug, but is also incredibly dangerous for the mom as well. We think that we should require a doctor to be able to get
20:13 access to this drug.
20:14 As a doctor, I think it's essential that there be human contact before the pill is prescribed.
20:21 It's not about a national abortion ban. It's about validating Dobbs and preventing other states from nullifying the legislative policy choices that have been made by our states and facilitating
20:33 the illegal, unethical, and dangerous drug trafficking of abortion pills into our states without any medical oversight whatsoever.
20:42 We can simply fix this if we have the courage to do it. So what are all of us telling the administration? You've been a great pro life president, mister president. It's now time to deal with this
20:53 issue.
20:54 We wanna protect life, and we want to give voice to the American people and their right to protect life state by state, city by city, and, yes, here in the United States Congress. That's what this fight is about.
21:06 Let your voice be heard. Text life to 6 7 7 4 2. Sign the petition. Tell the Trump administration to act.
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21:54 You're tuned in to Washington Watch. Welcome back. Thank you so much for joining us. I'm Jody Heiss filling in today for Tony Perkins, who himself will be joining me for a very special segment a little bit later
22:06 in the program. Alright. This week, corporate and government leaders are gathering in the Swiss alpine town of Davos for the annual meeting for of the World Economic Forum, and
22:18 president Trump says he'll discuss the issue of Greenland while he's there, posting on social media that he agreed to a meeting of various parties in Davos, Switzerland. Now this comes as
22:30 the president has escalated his campaign to acquire Greenland, threatening several European nations with a 10 percent tariff starting February first and rising to 25 percent in
22:42 June. So what can we make of the president's latest moves? And what kind of impact could this have, not only here in the United States States, but beyond? Well, here now to discuss this is David
22:54 Bahnsen, founding managing partner and chief investment officer of the, Bahnsen Group, 1 of the top financial advisors in the country. David, welcome back to Washington Watch. It's great to have
23:05 you.
23:07 Wonderful to be with you as always.
23:10 Okay. Let's start with, president Trump here. He he's willing to go into a trade war over this issue. What kind of impact could that have?
23:19 I I don't think he is willing to go in a trade war. He's willing to to threaten it and to try to leverage it, and he's he's done this quite quite a bit. Going back to the first term and the second
23:31 term, the 1 thing he has never allowed to happen is a trade war, but there's been a lot of talk. And as we saw last year, there there are certainly implementation of higher tariffs.
23:43 My own view is that the particular tariffs that you're alluding to to, additional 10 percent that goes up to 25 on top of other tariffs already in place that would result in ripping up all the
23:55 deals that have already been cut with different European block countries. I would be utterly shocked if any of that were to happen, but but this is a pretty familiar play for the president to
24:07 at least try to use it in his negotiating.
24:11 Alright. Totally totally get what you're saying there. So how do you see all of this playing out? What do you think is gonna happen?
24:20 I I have a a few things I know to be true and a few things I don't know. 1 of the things I know is that the president cares a great deal about something called market discipline that
24:32 he will push things until the market disciplines him away from it, whether it be bond markets, you know, bond yields moving, or even the stock market itself. And there's a certain threshold
24:44 of pain, but, you know, the people that I'm extremely close with in the Trump 1 administration have all indicated to me how significant of a factor a report card
24:56 on his presidency he believes financial markets to be. And I don't think that's a big secret. He talks about it publicly all the time. So the question is what markets are going to do. I do not think
25:07 Europe is gonna give in on this 1. I think they see this as a point that goes beyond just negotiating over what the price of shipping wine or chocolate is going to be. And I also believe that
25:19 the has less leverage than he's had in the past. This is a midterm election year. We're dealing with a major affordability issue here. The president already indicated that he recognizes
25:31 the impact tariffs have on prices by having to reverse course tariffs on coffee, sugar, fruit, a lot of grocery items. 1 of the things that they're supposedly talking about doing in their housing
25:43 affordability plan is giving relief to tariffs on construction inputs and building products. So I think the last thing the president wants us to see this escalate. So that's the part I know. How
25:55 he gets off of it or what he gets out of it in his negotiating, he he has a mind of his own on that stuff.
26:03 Do you have with your expertise any most likely scenario that you think, would potentially happen?
26:12 I I wish that I had expertise on the mind and activity of president Trump. I'd I take the compliment that I have some expertise in financial markets, but but what we're really talking about right now is just sort
26:24 of how the president is gonna tweet and announce things and the speech that he's gonna give at Davos tomorrow. You know, we've been spending the last week, week and a half expecting that he was gonna go use Davos
26:36 to give a speech on his American affordability agenda. Now it sounds like he's gonna only be talking about Greenland and and European Union, cooperation and trade ramifications.
26:48 So so, yeah, I I I'm not trying to dodge because I if I had an answer to give you, I would. But I I really don't know, and and I just wanna be honest. I don't know.
26:59 Well, I don't either. That's why I was kinda throwing it in your direction to see if you, would have a guess. We'll all be waiting to see what happens tomorrow and beyond. And in the midst of all of that, we're still
27:09 waiting for the US Supreme Court ruling on the president's use of emergency law to impose, sweeping tariffs. What are the the different outcomes here and their the potential impact, do
27:21 you think?
27:22 That's probably the most disappointing thing that happened today was that the Supreme Court did not rule and said, basically, it's gonna be the end of February. It's frustrating for me as a constitutionalist because
27:34 it's just so painfully obvious to me that the Supreme Court should be ruling in favor of the appeals court here that, the particular rationale of the,
27:46 Emergency Economic Powers Act does not give the executive branch authority to tax. And then from there, we'd see the administration pivot to what they were gonna do with either 2
27:58 32 or 3 0 1 rationale, which is national security. Like, for example, the steel and aluminum tariffs right now are under a different rationale than a lot of these other tariffs
28:10 that he implemented. And I I've been expecting for some time the, prediction markets have been expecting for some time the Supreme Court's gonna rule on what is a reasonably, I think, simple,
28:22 ruling of the case constitutionally. But now what they've done by saying it's gonna be late February is it leaves 5 more weeks of uncertainty, and I think that's difficult for the economy and for companies too.
28:33 Companies can't make buying and selling decisions when they don't know what to expect. So I really think it would have been better for everybody to get this done sooner than later.
28:44 Less than a minute before we have a break, but, what are you and others gonna be keeping your eye on, in Davos as this unfolds?
28:53 Indications from the president of deescalation, and it doesn't mean he comes out. President Trump is, you know, all of us know his personality enough to know. He's not gonna come in and wave a white flag. But is he gonna
29:05 talk in a way that suggests a little more, sober minded judiciousness and or is he gonna escalate? Is he looking for a brawl on this thing? That the the tenor of his talks
29:17 in Davos are gonna be interesting for financial markets.
29:21 Well, thank you so much, financial adviser David Bahnsen. Always great to have you. Appreciate and welcome your input very much. Alright, friends. Coming up, Virginia could become the
29:33 eleventh state to enshrine a so called right to abortion in their constitution. Well, Democrat lawmakers in the state are moving the Commonwealth in that direction, and we'll
29:45 have that discussion coming up next. So stay with us.
29:52 For over 4000 years, the Jewish people have had legal, historical, and biblical ties to the land of Israel, especially the heartland of Israel, Judea and Samaria, which much of the world still calls the West Bank.
30:04 To Israelis, Judea and Samaria is far more than a name. It's the center of their ancestral homeland where nearly 80 percent of the Bible's events took place. Abraham purchased property in Hebron, Jacob in
30:16 Shechem. Joshua made an altar on Mount Ebal and led the Israelites into a covenant before God. On Mount Gerizim, overlooking Shechem, Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman at the well about worshiping neither on
30:28 Mount Gerizim nor in Jerusalem, but in spirit and in truth. Judea and Samaria is nearly a quarter of Israel's current land mass, not a small strip of land on the Jordan River, but a
30:40 vital and strategic part of the nation's identity. The October seventh massacre launched from Gaza shattered the illusion that giving away territory brings peace. Gaza, which was
30:52 once seen as the cornerstone of a 2 state solution, became a launchpad for terror. Today, only 21 percent of Israelis support a Palestinian state. Trust in a 2 state solution
31:04 has all but collapsed. The Middle East is changing. Iran's grip is weakening. New alliances are forming, but western countries and some US officials still chase the mirage of a 2 state solution.
31:15 History speaks clearly. The 2005 Gaza withdrawal, backed by the US, led not to peace, but to a terrorist regime. Judea and Samaria are 24 times larger than Gaza,
31:27 deeply woven into Israel's geographic and spiritual fabric. To surrender them would not bring peace. It would invite conflict and existential danger. Family Research Council stands with Israel's
31:39 rightful claim to sovereignty. It's time for America to do the same for history, for justice, and for lasting security
31:47 in the Middle East. Welcome back to Washington Watch. I'm Jody Heiss filling in today for Tony. Thank
31:59 you so much for tuning in. You may know by now that this month is the sanctity of human life month. But in spite of that, the left continues to trample on the right
32:11 to life in exchange for so called rights to sexual liberties. And last week, the Democratic controlled Virginia General Assembly advanced a ballot proposal that would amend their
32:23 state's constitution to enumerate a fundamental right to abortion. That means this November, Virginia voters will decide whether their state will allow for
32:35 virtually unlimited abortion at any stage of pregnancy. But given the misleading messaging
32:55 Foundation of Virginia, which is the family policy
32:57 council in Virginia that,
32:57 frankly accomplishes at the state level, council in Virginia that, frankly accomplishes at the state level what we here at FRC do at the national level. Virginia, welcome back to Washington Watch. An
33:09 honor to have you.
33:10 Thanks so much for having me.
33:14 Okay. You know, we often hear from Democrats about how they want to restore the Supreme Court's infamous rogue decision as the law of the land, but this
33:25 particular proposal in Virginia goes far, far beyond that, doesn't it?
33:30 Oh, yeah. There's no question. What you will hear when they pump the millions of dollars into our commonwealth to put up radio ads is that all we're doing is solidifying Roe versus Wade. That's gonna be
33:42 the selling point, And they're going to say that this is the alternative is that there would be a full ban on abortion in Virginia. While you or I might be pro life and might wish that there were no abortion in Virginia,
33:53 we are an incredibly permissive state for abortion as it is right now. This amendment would just make it worse. So, for example, where we currently have at least a sense that when a young girl
34:06 considers an abortion that her parent would have to be involved, parental consent for abortion, this amendment would, essentially override that. Same thing with late term abortion. When we, right now in Virginia, haveShow more
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