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A conservative columnist writing at PJMedia has decided to give Planned Parenthood, the leading player in America's lucrative abortion industry, a "thumbs up."
"This one time."
It happened after one of the abortion organization's chapters delivered a "mobile health clinic" to Chicago during the Democrat National Convention in order to give away vasectomies and medication abortion.
The commentary from Athena Thorne noted, "Okay, maybe not a thumbs-up across the board, but I don't entirely hate it. Planned Parenthood Great Rivers (PPGR), which bills itself as 'the leading provider, educator and protector of reproductive health care in St. Louis and Southwest Missouri for more than 90 years,' has deployed its 'mobile health clinic' to Chicago to coincide with the DNC convention currently underway.
"There, it will busy itself preventing radical leftists from reproducing," the report said.
Abortion industry players explained in the commentary, "Accessibility is a core value at Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, and our mobile health clinic helps us bring care to more people who need it. As people from across the country travel to Illinois this week, we are proud to demonstrate what is possible when policies truly support accessible reproductive health care."
A publication spotlighted a Democrat as he "casually threw away his ability ever to be a father."
The report: "Patient Marcus Aguinaga said the concept of the mobile health clinic seemed 'wild' to him. But the 27-year-old Chicago resident said he has wanted to get a vasectomy since 2020 but the procedure was cost-prohibitive; Planned Parenthood officials said vasectomies typically cost about $800 out-of-pocket and medication abortions are usually around $500. … After the procedure, Aguinaga said he felt 'relief.'"
The commentary finished, "If we conservatives can just hold on for another generation or two, leftists will just about eradicate themselves and we can have our country back."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has once again made headlines by upholding a significant decision on gun control laws in Minnesota.
The court's refusal to rehear a pivotal case preserves the ruling that Minnesota's age-related restrictions on concealed carry permits are unconstitutional.
This legal saga began when the Eighth Circuit was presented with the case, titled Worth v. Harrington, which challenged the state's prohibition against issuing concealed carry permits to individuals aged 18 to 20. The challenge was rooted in constitutional concerns, particularly in light of the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision, which set new standards for interpreting the Second Amendment.
Background of the Controversial Gun Permit Ban
In July, a three-judge panel comprising Judges Lavenski Smith, Duane Benton, and David Stras, struck down the age-based ban. The judges, appointed by Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump respectively, found the law to be out of step with the constitutional rights affirmed by the Bruen decision.
The panel's decision was met with both acclaim and opposition, highlighting the ongoing national debate over gun control and constitutional rights. The plaintiffs in the case, including the Second Amendment Foundation, the Firearms Policy Coalition, and the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, argued that the ban infringed upon the rights of young adults to bear arms under the Second Amendment.
The Legal Journey of Worth v. Harrington
The case's denial for an en banc rehearing, which would involve all judges of the Eighth Circuit rather than just a panel, was formally announced on August 21, 2024. This decision effectively solidified the panel's ruling, leaving the state with the option to escalate the matter to the Supreme Court.
Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, expressed satisfaction with the outcome. "We are gratified by the Eight Circuit’s decision, and now we will see whether Minnesota submits a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court. For the time being, we have notched another victory in our ongoing effort to win firearms freedom one lawsuit at a time," he stated.
Implications of the Court's Decision
The decision of the Eighth Circuit is seen as a benchmark in the evolving landscape of gun rights in America, particularly for young adults. It underscores a growing judicial trend of scrutinizing and often overturning gun control measures that are deemed inconsistent with historical precedents and constitutional protections.
Legal experts suggest that the decision could pave the way for similar challenges across the country, where state laws may face reevaluation under the scrutiny of the Bruen standard. This could lead to significant changes in how states regulate the issuance of gun permits to younger citizens.
What's Next for Minnesota's Gun Laws?
As the case concludes at the circuit level, attention now turns to the potential actions of Minnesota's legal team. The decision to appeal to the Supreme Court is not merely a legal question but also a political one, reflecting broader state and national attitudes toward gun control and constitutional rights.
The impact of the Eighth Circuit’s decision extends beyond the courtroom. It affects legislative approaches to gun control, the legal framework for interpreting the Second Amendment, and the political landscape surrounding gun rights debates.
Community and Political Reactions to the Ruling
The ruling has elicited varied responses from different sectors of the community. Advocates for gun rights view this as a victory for constitutional liberties, while proponents of stricter gun control measures express concerns about the implications of lowering age restrictions for concealed carry permits.
This judicial decision not only affects those directly involved but also sets a precedent that will influence future debates and legal challenges related to gun control and Second Amendment rights in the United States.
Donald Trump pledged to seek the death penalty against violent illegal immigrants during a trip to the southern border on Thursday.
"We will seal the border, stop the invasion, and launch the largest deportation effort in American history."
Trump was joined by the grief-stricken mothers of two victims, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray and 37-year-old Rachel Morin, who were both raped and killed by illegal migrants.
Trump highlights migrant crime
Morin, a Maryland mother of five, was raped and killed 1,800 miles from the southern border by a man from El Salvador. Trump embraced Morin's mother Patty as she shared her heartbreaking story.
"We should be taking care of our country, our people. And the only way I believe that's gonna happen is if President Trump is re-elected as president," she said.
Trump was also joined by the distraught mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. The Houston girl was sexually assaulted by a pair of men from Venezuela, who then strangled her and left her in a creek.
"She was left with no clothing from the waist down, was thrown in a bayou and left," her mother, Alexis, said through tears.
"They had no reason to do anything that they did to Jocelyn."
"There was over 300 detention beds that they should have been at because they were detained and they were released when they shouldn’t have been released. One had an ankle monitor. It didn’t stop anything."
Death penalty for thugs
Trump promised to "protect every American daughter," announcing a series of tough penalties to keep vicious criminals at bay.
"These include a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence for anyone guilty of human smuggling, a guaranteed life sentence for anyone guilty of child trafficking and the death penalty for anyone guilty of child or woman sex trafficking," Trump said.
Trump's border visit came hours before Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic party's nomination for the presidency in Chicago. As Trump correctly anticipated, Harris did not mention the innocent victims of the Biden-Harris open border policy.
Speaking in Arizona on Thursday, Trump flipped Harris' future-oriented campaign rhetoric on its head.
"Kamala says she wants to talk about the future now, [but] these people want to go back to the safe past," he said.
"We don't have a future with open borders and all of the other problems," Trump said.
Multi-millionaire Michelle Obama put her foot in her mouth with a hypocritical speech blasting greed at the Democratic National Convention.
The Former First Lady, who owns three mansions with her husband Barack, told the audience that she was raised with a "suspicion" of those who "take more than they need."
Obama made no mention of her fortune of $70 million, which she and her husband acquired through their careers in politics.
Millionaire Obama's hypocrisy
Cost of living is one of the key issues in the presidential race, and polls show voters trust Republican Donald Trump more to tackle this problem than his opponent, vice president Kamala Harris.
Despite this disparity, Michelle and Barack Obama gave back-to-back speeches Tuesday night in which they touted Harris as a champion of ordinary people. Describing her own upbringing, Michelle Obama credited her late mother with teaching her to be humble and generous toward others.
"She and my father didn’t aspire to be wealthy… in fact, they were suspicious of those who took more than they needed," she said.
"They understood that it wasn’t enough for their kids to thrive if everyone else around us was drowning."
Obama is an in-demand speaker, known for drawing exorbitant fees for her racially charged, accusatory talks.
She incorporated her lecture about greed into a blistering attack on Trump, whom she accused of benefiting from the "affirmative action of generational wealth."
Aggrieved, out of touch...
Despite her own good fortune, she struck an aggrieved tone as she accused Trump of feeling "threatened" by successful black people.
"His limited and narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who also happened to be black," she said, referring to herself and her husband.
Comparing Harris' campaign to her husband's 2008 run for president, Obama said "hope" is coming back to America - despite widespread discontent with high prices that Democrats have blamed on "corporate greed."
Despite the dawning of "hope," Obama warned that Harris still faces opposition from people "who will continue to prioritize building their wealth over ensuring everyone has enough."
Obama didn't give any clear signal that she intends to share her wealth. Instead, she'll carry on collecting huge checks for her bitter, inflammatory rants - and pretending she's a victim all the way.
The left-wing Washington Post admitted that Joe Biden's inner circle conspired to hide his cognitive decline, a striking reversal after the mainstream media spent years downplaying concerns about his fitness.
Without naming her, the Washington Post also indirectly implicated Vice President Kamla Harris in the cover-up.
"The 81-year-old had shown signs of slipping for a long time, but his inner circle worked to conceal his decline," the paper's editorial board wrote.
Biden's inner circle implicated
Of course, many will see the Washington Post's change in tone as a cynical shift from a newspaper that had long supported Biden throughout his presidency.
But Biden faced mounting pressure to drop his re-election campaign following a disastrous debate with President Trump on June 27.
The Wall Street Journal published a damning report about Biden's condition in early June that was widely dismissed by the mainstream media.
After the debate, mainstream media outlets and Democrats who had long dismissed Biden's cognitive decline suddenly started clamoring for his exit.
The Washington Post showered Biden with obliging praise, describing his dropout decision as "profoundly selfless" despite his spirited fight to stay in the race. Biden eventually caved and endorsed vice president Kamala Harris to replace him on the ticket.
The Democrat credited with pushing Biden out, Nancy Pelosi (Ca.), praised Biden in her speech at the Democratic National Convention this week, where Harris formally accepted her party's nomination for president.
In hindsight...
Biden insisted he did not hold any grudges in his farewell speech, which was pushed past primetime on the first night of the convention.
The Washington Post argued that Biden would have been better off not seeking re-election at all - although hardly any mainstream media were lobbying for him to step aside before June.
"In retrospect, Mr. Biden should not have sought reelection. The June 27 debate was worse than just a bad night, as the president maintained afterward. The 81-year-old had shown signs of slipping for a long time, but his inner circle worked to conceal his decline."
"He and the country would have been better off if Mr. Biden had kept his implied promise from the 2020 campaign to be a 'transitional' figure, perhaps by bowing out after the Democrats’ surprisingly good showing in the 2022 midterm elections."
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Over the last year or so, Candace Owens has made an increasing number of deeply concerning comments about the Jewish people and Israel, leading to the question: What kind of anti-Semitic Kool-Aid is she drinking? In light of her most recent comments, the answer is One of the worst kinds of anti-Semitic Kool-Aid, the kind that espouses the most ridiculous (and malicious) conspiracy theories. Her statements have now become completely unhinged, leading to bizarre headlines like this on an anti-Semitic website: "Candace Owens digs in, calling out Israel's Frankist pedo-protection cult." What?
In her rant, Owens informs us that the horrors of the Holocaust did not help give birth to the modern State of Israel. Instead, many moons before this, Catholics and Christians went missing around Passover, and when their bodies were found, "they were able to trace them back to the Jews."
But, she tells us, she is not repeating the infamous blood libel, which alleges that Jews kidnap and kill Christians during Passover, using their blood to bake matzoh. Not at all! These people weren't Jews at all. "They were Frankists," Owens says, referring to a sex cult led by the notorious Polish Jew Jacob Frank (1726-1791).
The only problem with this unhinged theory is everything. First, this is the same, fictitious blood libel, just blamed on Frankists rather than Jews. Second, the Frankists, with all their perverted practices, did not kidnap and kill Catholics and Christians, using their blood for Passover. Third, the Frankists were Jews, although some of them eventually converted to Catholicism. But I quibble. Why should we trip over historical facts?
According to Owens, Leo Frank killed Mary Phagan during Passover (in 1913) for these same nefarious, bloody purposes. (Apparently, he must have been a Frankist too, since his last name was Frank!) And, she states firmly, "this Frankist cult, which is masquerading behind Jews, still participates in this s–t to this day."
We will soon find out that it is these fake Jews who helped found Israel, which is why, she tells us, Israel is a sanctuary state for pedophiles. Surely, nothing anti-Semitic here! And surely, we shouldn't stumble over the fact that most legal scholars believe that Leo Frank was falsely accused and wrongly convicted of the crime. Tragically, he was dragged from jail by an angry mob and lynched. But not to worry. After all, Frank was a Jew, right?
Owens claims that "the nation of Israel may have been established by some Frankists," which is why "Zionists defend pedophiles and criminals." But of course! How did we miss that? Yes, we are told, this is why Israel allows "pedophiles from America to flee and receive protection from their state." (BTW, Owens jokes that she will punch you in the face if you dare say that Israel is our ally. They are anything but an ally and friend. All clear?)
What is Owens' proof about the founding of Israel? "It is looking like Theodor Herzl's family" came from the same area in Moravia and Bohemia "where the Frankist cult was founded." And while Owens says "maybe" about her theory, she has read "a ton of books" and is quite sure about it. She also informs us that Herzl said that he didn't care how many Jews had to die to establish the Jewish state. How did all the Herzl scholars miss this?
And why quibble over the fact that the Frankist cult originated primarily in Podolia, which is in modern-day Ukraine? After all, Ukraine Moravia, and Bohemia are all in Europe, right? That's pretty close! At some point in time, some Frankists were located in the same country where Herzl was born. So, he was a Frankist sex pervert, and as the founder of Israel, that explains why the Jewish state is a sanctuary for pedophiles. Candace is on a roll! And since no one questions whether Herzl was Jewish, it appears that the Frankists masquerading as Jews were Jews after all. Got it!
As for the fact that the Frankists had largely disappeared by the time of Herzl's birth, again, why split hairs over things like chronology and history and dates and facts? Owens has a theory!
Not only so, but Owens wants us to know that Israel was involved in the assassination of JFK. It was a Mossad job!
But no one dared speak about these things. That's because America is being held hostage by a foreign country – Israel! And so she fearlessly proclaims, "We are an occupied nation!"
But it gets darker still. Owens informs us that the first Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, was a Frankist. Don't believe her? She has an ironclad answer: "Look it up!"
Unfortunately, not even my AI bots could figure out where this nonsensical and diabolical theory came from, with AI Claude pointing out that: 1) "The Frankist movement was primarily active in the 18th century, while Brandeis lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries." 2) "Brandeis was known for his strong ethical standards and progressive reforms, which seem at odds with what is known about Frankist beliefs and practices." 3) "There are no reputable historical sources that suggest Brandeis had any connection to Frankism." (These are just some of the points Claude raised, which also noted, "This myth might have originated from anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. …")
But Owens has still more to say. She alleges that "every person who speaks about Israel has to say a statement like, 'I don't want to get killed.'" Yes, of course! No one in America or abroad would dare say anything negative about Israel or the Jewish people for fear of being killed by the Israelis. And if anything happens to her? "Blame the Zionists, like 1,000 percent, blame the Zionists. …"
Thankfully, she provides an "easy litmus test" by which you can judge "any commentator." If they don't condemn Israel's defense of pedophiles and acknowledge that Louis Brandeis was a Frankist, then they, too, are evil, psychopathic Zionists.
Sarcasm aside, Owens is peddling some sick, terribly dangerous stuff, given her popularity and influence.
May she awaken from this anti-Semitic stupor, may she spit out the poisonous Kool-Aid she is drinking, and may she become an advocate for righteousness and truth. And as much as her statements deserve ridicule and scorn, she needs our prayers. (I say this out of concern, not condescension.)
May the Lord deliver Candace Owens from deception!
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President Donald Trump, the GOP's nominee for the White House this year, often has been critical, and sometimes harshly critical, of Barack Obama, the Democrat who forcibly shoved American to the left probably more than any other president up to his tenure.
But Trump surprised many this week with his comments.
"I think he's a nice gentleman, but he was very weak on trade…' Trump said of Obama on a CNN interview. "I happen to like him. I respect him and I respect his wife."
That opinion, however, appears to have disappeared after Obama and his wife, Michelle, both used their Democrat National Convention podium time to lash out at Trump, going so low as to be making offensive suggestions even about his manhood.
The Daily Mail reported, "Donald Trump said Wednesday he was giving up being nice to the Obamas, after they used their speeches at the Democratic convention to mock his record, his crowd sizes and even his manhood."
Trump described Michelle Obama as "nasty" and pointed out they had been calling for more policy, less poison, in their exchanges – but then they tried to bomb Trump.
"I'm trying to be nice to these people," he told DailyMail.com, at a campaign appearance in North Carolina. "They were lousy presidents, and you know this one coming. It's the worst."
The "one coming" reference is to Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democrat nominee for president. "She makes Obama look like … I mean, forget it … She's a radical Marxist person that ruined everything in her path," Trump said.
The report said, "Trump and Obama have long had a prickly relationship, with the 44th president still furious about the way 45th president questioned his nationality with the 'birther' claim that Obama was not born in the U.S. Michelle Obama has become a particular target for some Trump supporters, who share memes suggesting she is transgender."
Trump said he didn't know who would make that claim, and, "I certainly wouldn't say that."
But she is, he confirmed, "very nasty to me."
"I mean, look, they say, Oh, don't be personal. Talk about policy. I want to talk about policy…. But people say, don't get personal, but then they get personal."
In fact, the Obamas were on stage at the DNC in what looked like a planned attack on Trump. There has been criticism of the convention as its speakers have been mentioning Trump hundreds of times, without addressing policy ideas they want at all.
Michelle Obama brought racism into the conversation by wondering who would tell Trump that the job he was seeking might be one of those "black jobs."
Barack Obama, the Mail reported, complained about "the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes."
At that, the report said, Obama made "a hand gesture as if to suggest he was mocking Trump's manhood."
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"Ten Little Indians" is a 1965 British crime mystery film. The plot involves a group of 10 strangers invited to a party in the Alps who, expecting entertainment, quickly discover otherwise. Greeted by a recording from the absent host, they are told each one of them has been responsible for someone's death. One by one, just like in the children's nursery rhyme of the same name, the number of "Indians" dwindles as guests turn up dead while surviving members try to identify who their host is before they suffer a similar fate.
The film comes to mind as members of another group – formed by members of Congress and known as the "Squad" – seem to be experiencing a similar fate as their political lives, one by one, are being terminated.
The group initially consisted of four women who won congressional seats in the House in 2018. They included Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who all banded together to form the far-left wing of their political party. Since then, they have been joined, in 2020, by Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., and Cori Bush, D-Mo., and, in 2022, by Greg Casar, D-Texas, Summer Lee, D-Pa., and Delia Ramirez, D-Ill.
The Squad, which boasted "Nine Little Progressives" by 2022, has repeatedly endorsed socialist policies that burden taxpayers with providing freebies, such as tuition-free college, for supporters. Their advocacy has also brought them into conflict with members of their party who prefer to see these progressive policy beneficiaries put some skin into the game. Various Squad members have been supported by the Justice Democrats PAC and Democratic Socialists of America. Their appeal seems to be to a younger political generation.
But 2024 has not been kind to the Squad. In June's Democratic primary election, Bowman became the first member to lose his seat to a more moderate candidate. Only two months later, a second Squad member, Bush, suffered a primary defeat as well.
Bush's defeat was undoubtedly helped by her strong position against Israel in the Gaza war, which earned her opponent the financial support of the pro-Israel group AIPAC. Bush did not take her loss gracefully, threatening to work against AIPAC when she left Congress.
As a Squad member, Bush also naively promoted the effort to defund police, spending campaign funds to hire her security. It will be interesting to see once she loses access to those funds if she will continue to hire private security or choose to rely on the diminished police coverage she helped promote for the rest of us. Bush also became the subject of a Department of Justice investigation in January for using those same funds to hire her husband as part of her security team.
Just like fate took its toll in "Ten Little Indians" as group members were held accountable for their transgressions, so too are Squad members being held accountable for theirs. They have promoted outrageous policies that have negatively impacted the average citizen. Although Omar won her recent primary, we can only hope Minnesota voters in her district come to their senses for the general election.
Meanwhile, of the "Nine Little Progressives," now there remain but seven. Like the last survivors in the film, we can take some comfort in knowing they are rightfully fearing for their political survival.
Tensions flare at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) as the Uncommitted movement criticizes the absence of Palestinian representatives.The Democratic National Convention has come under fire from the "Uncommitted" movement for featuring Israeli speakers while excluding Palestinian ones, reflecting deeper conflicts over U.S. policy towards Israel.
The "Uncommitted" movement, a political group that has expressed dissatisfaction with Vice President Kamala Harris's stance on Israel, has recently threatened to withhold their votes. This group demands a shift in U.S. policy to end support for Israel as part of their political agenda.
At the DNC, notable Israeli speakers included American-Israeli parents Ron Polin and Rachel Goldberg. Their son, Hersh-Goldberg Polin, currently held as a hostage, was a central subject of their speech which received a standing ovation.
A Call for Inclusivity in Political Discourse
This move by the DNC has not gone unnoticed by international observers, as similar scenes unfolded at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July, where the parents of another American-Israeli hostage, Omer Neutra, spoke.
Highlighting the imbalance, Abbas Alawieh and Layla Elabed, co-founders of the Uncommitted National Movement, voiced their dissatisfaction. They criticized the DNC for not providing a platform for Palestinian voices to address the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
The co-founders underscored the importance of balanced representation by referencing the historical Nakba of 1948, which saw the displacement of over 750,000 Arabs following the establishment of Israel. They advocate for a more equitable representation at national political events.
"We urge the Democratic Party to reject a hierarchy of human value by ensuring Palestinian voices are heard on the main stage," stated Alawieh and Elabed, expressing a sentiment of inclusivity and balance in representation.
Diverse Reactions and Protests Emerge
The DNC’s decision has spurred not only criticism but also prompted pro-Palestinian protests at the venue and other locations. Some protesters have displayed support for Hamas and engaged in antisemitic rhetoric, which has complicated the discourse around U.S. foreign policy.
The Uncommitted movement supports the inclusion of Israeli hostage families at such national events but insists on the need for Palestinian representation to share their perspectives, especially those affected by ongoing conflicts.
"We are learning that Israeli hostages' families will be speaking from the main stage. We strongly support that decision and also strongly hope that we will also be hearing from Palestinians who’ve endured the largest civilian death toll since 1948," Alawieh and Elabed added further.
Political Implications for the Democratic Ticket
Vice President Kamala Harris, in her bid for the presidency, has made attempts to reconcile with the Uncommitted movement, whose support could be pivotal in key swing states like Michigan. This strategic demographic could significantly impact the upcoming election results.
The controversy surrounding the DNC highlights the complex dynamics of U.S. foreign policy and its reflections on domestic politics, especially concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
As the DNC progresses, the Democratic Party faces challenges in addressing these divisive issues, balancing international concerns with domestic electoral implications.
Longtime House Democrat Bill Pascrell Jr., of New Jersey, has died. He was 87.
The second oldest member of the House, Paterson had been in and out of the hospital over the last month.
The Democrat launched his political career later in life, winning his first House race in 1996, just shy of 60 years old.
Longtime Democrat dies
Pascrell was in his 14th term and was planning to run again before he was hospitalized with an illness in July.
"It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning. As our United States Representative, Bill fought to his last breath to return to the job he cherished and to the people he loved," his X account said.
"Bill lived his entire life in Paterson and had an unwavering love for the city he grew up in and served. He is now at peace after a lifetime devoted to our great nation America."
Paterson native
Born to a family of Italian American Catholics, Pascrell started out in politics as mayor of his native Paterson, a former mill town west of New York City. Before politics, Pascrell was a high school history teacher and Army Veteran.
Joe Biden called Pascrell "a devoted patriot, a gentleman, and an exemplary leader.”
Like Biden, Pascrell moved leftward with his party over the course of his career.
Pascrell voted for the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2003, but when the Supreme Court ended Roe v. Wade, Pascrell embraced the party's radical new position of treating abortion like a fundamental right.
Champion of diversity
Known for his blunt, pugilistic style, the New Jersey native called for Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to refuse to seat Republicans who supported "dictator" Donald Trump's legal challenges to the 2020 election. Pascrell claimed that Republicans who backed Trump's lawsuits were engaged in "rebellion."
The Democrat served on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which controls tax policy.
He helped to have the Great Falls, on the Passaic River in Paterson. designated a National Park and led passage of the Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement Act, which steers grant money to fire departments nationwide.
New Jersey governor Phil Murphy (D) said Pascrell was an exemplary leader of "tireless work ethic" and a champion of the state's growing diversity.
"He was a unifier in every sense of the word- and always sought to bring the people of New Jersey together around our shared principles."
