Posts Tagged mississippi

Conservative group aims to ‘clean up’ voter rolls

By Ashley Lopez | 02.15.12 | 5:30 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

A right-wing group has announced it will “pressure states and localities” through lawsuits, if necessary, “to clean up voter registration rolls pursuant to Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).” The group claims that several states have voters on their registration rolls who are ineligible to vote. More…

AINN reporters discuss personhood, Va. could become first state to define life at conception

By | 02.15.12 | 12:07 pm

On Tuesday, the Virginia House passed a bill that would declare unborn fetuses people, thus banning abortion — and potentially certain forms of contraception or fertility methods — upon the overturning of any U.S. Supreme Court precedent protecting a woman’s constitutional right to privacy. This positions Virginia — which now has a Republican super-majority — to become the first state to enact a fetal personhood measure, which supporters hope will lead the Supreme Court to revisit the constitutionality of abortion rights. More …

Virginia House passes ‘fetal personhood’ legislation

By Virginia Chamlee | 02.15.12 | 12:00 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A bill written to outlaw abortion by granting legal rights to fertilized eggs passed the Virginia House yesterday, a move that is sure  to lend confidence to “fetal personhood” groups across the country — including Florida’s. More…

Family Research Council backs ‘personhood’ amendment in Florida

By Virginia Chamlee | 01.11.12 | 12:48 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Personhood Florida received a major endorsement this week from the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins. The announcement is significant for the Florida affiliate of Personhood USA, which wants to place a “fetal personhood” amendment on the Sunshine State’s 2014 ballot. More…

Abortion foes to try to pass ‘personhood’ bill through Mississippi Legislature after failure in ballot box

By Virginia Chamlee | 01.05.12 | 10:33 am | More from The Florida Independent

Though voters soundly rejected a state “fetal personhood” measure that appeared on Mississippi’s November 2011 ballot, reps for Personhood USA say they still have hope — in the state’s legislature. More…

DNC launches campaign against GOP-led voter-restriction laws

By Ashley Lopez | 12.05.11 | 12:25 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Democratic National Committee launched an online campaign last week to educate voters about what the group calls efforts that aim “to restrict voting purely for partisan gain.” More…

‘Personhood’ bill introduced in Virginia

By Virginia Chamlee | 12.01.11 | 6:59 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Undaunted by the failure of similar initiatives across the country, Virginia legislator Bob Marshall has introduced More… a bill that would define life as beginning at the moment of conception.

Herman Cain will join Haley Barbour in Sarasota, Fla.

By Virginia Chamlee | 11.14.11 | 1:31 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Herman Cain has announced that he will attend the Republican Party of Sarasota’s “Statesman of the Year” dinner, to honor Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. More…