Anyone Surprised?

Senator Susan Collins, who has always cast herself as a defender of the right to choose, has declared her opposition to an abortion rights bill, because whenever the vote is close, and it's important, she will always side with the Republicans basest perversions: (See Kavanaugh, Brett)

As Democrats consider legislation to respond to a new Texas state ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, they have lost the support of one of the few remaining Republicans who support abortion rights.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday she opposes the Democrats’ bill, whi, ch would prohibit states from enacting restrictions on abortion through fetal viability.

Not a surprise.  Susan Collins never supported abortion-rights, she just pretended to when it did not matter.

The House is expected to approve the bill Friday. In the Senate, Democratic leaders are considering whether to bring it to a vote.

Democrats, led by bill author Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, say their legislation would codify the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion.

But in a brief interview, Collins said the bill goes further than that by interfering with existing law that ensures health professionals who object to abortion are not required to participate in it.

“I support codifying Roe. Unfortunately the bill … goes way beyond that. It would severely weaken the conscious exceptions that are in the current law,” Collins said, adding that she found parts of the bill’s language “extreme.”

Of course she does.

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The Maine Republican’s opposition to the Democrats’ bill is likely to further fuel liberals’ distrust of Collins, who is one of only two remaining Republicans in Congress who support abortion rights, along with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

There never was any reason to trust Collins.  She has been playing this game for years.

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Though it remains unclear whether the legislation would even achieve a simple majority of 50, some abortion rights supporters, including Blumenthal, are pushing for a vote to force senators to go on the record on abortion rights.

Get them on the record.

Make Collins rip off her mask, and jam up Manchin and Casey, because their positions are ferociously unpopular with the voters.

Just folding up the tent and moving on is horrible politics and worse policy.