Mon Feb 20, 2012, 04:30 PM

Silent protest outside, Virginia House puts off ultrasound vote

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Silent protest outside, Virginia House puts off ultrasound vote
By Laura Conaway
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Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:14 PM EST

What appears to be a crowd of several hundred people gathered today at the Virginia state capitol. Standing silently in the cold, they lined the walkway used by the legislators who have been voting on -- and voting away -- women's rights in Virginia.

From their Facebook page:

The Capitol ground rules say that we cannot assemble, hold signs, chant, yell or protest. We think silence in the face of this struggle and their unconstitutional rules presents the strongest response to their assault on women. Please come out and stand up for our rights and for the rights of all women in VA to choose the best reproductive route for themselves. These people are used to signs, yelling, chanting etc. It is not new. They are not used to silently being stared at and having to look us in the eye. It gives us the power.

A new poll out today from the Christopher Newport University and the Richmond Times-Dispatch shows Virginia's Republican majority to the right of Virginians. About 55 percent of them say they don't like the measure that would require women seeking an abortion to first undergo a medically unnecessary transvaginal ultrasound. The Richmond paper reports the House was to vote on the bill today, but its patron chose instead to hold off for the day.

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54 replies	Author	Time	Post
Silent protest outside, Virginia House puts off ultrasound vote (Original post)	babylonsister	Feb 2012	OP
Silence Speaking Truth to the Power Mad	Demeter	Feb 2012	#1
I love the people who stand up to power.	yellerpup	Feb 2012	#2
Hmmm, could someone who had the ultrasound	woodsprite	Feb 2012	#3
In Texas, we're trying to have this inter-vaginal ultrasound defined as RAPE	Brettongarcia	Feb 2012	#42
I wish you the best in getting that designation in TX.	woodsprite	Feb 2012	#48
"They are not used to silently being stared at "	annabanana	Feb 2012	#4
They'll remember it, and pass another law prohibiting it	gratuitous	Feb 2012	#14
You don't this procedure to see an early embryo	HockeyMom	Feb 2012	#5
Now lead story at Richmond Times Dispatch	OregonBlue	Feb 2012	#6
Great news! This needs lots of exposure. nt	babylonsister	Feb 2012	#8
It's sponsored by a woman??!!	KamaAina	Feb 2012	#12
Women led the early fight against equal rights in the 1970s	RainDog	Feb 2012	#30
She was probably asked to sponsor it so it appeared to have some female support n/t	justiceischeap	Feb 2012	#39
I wish I were there to stand with them!	emsimon33	Feb 2012	#7
Me, to. I used to live there but wouldn't go back on a bet, except maybe for this.	CTyankee	Feb 2012	#9
I used to live there but wouldn't go back on a bet,	AlbertCat	Feb 2012	#22
my husband is from there and wants to go back	fizzgig	Feb 2012	#32
I lived there (suburbs of D.C.) during the ERA battle of the early 1980s, and the VA lege	CTyankee	Feb 2012	#33
I am so with you!	Lifelong Protester	Feb 2012	#17
All women are Virginians today	lark	Feb 2012	#45
Hopefully this one day delay will be time for the word to get out and bring even more people the	jwirr	Feb 2012	#10
k&r - These protestors are heroic. n/t	appal_jack	Feb 2012	#11
Loudest voice is no voice sometimes	marlakay	Feb 2012	#13
Loudest voice is no voice sometimes	AlbertCat	Feb 2012	#23
thats why they have	The Last Democrat	Feb 2012	#28
Remember this video of Chancellor Linda Katehi of UC Davis	tblue37	Feb 2012	#15
Wow.,..how erie. That seems more powerful than yelling at people.	titaniumsalute	Feb 2012	#20
Thank you for posting that - a great reminder of how effective silence can be	csziggy	Feb 2012	#26
Boy the silence is effective!	UCmeNdc	Feb 2012	#35
When I moved to MD	evilhime	Feb 2012	#16
Kicking this because I duped you	underpants	Feb 2012	#18
POLL: 55% of Virginians OPPOSE requiring women to undergo ultrasound prior to abortion, 36% support	Tx4obama	Feb 2012	#19
As long as hate radio runs the country, the reps don't have to	Doctor_J	Feb 2012	#49
Maybe that helped to put the vote off also. Seeing the polls and then the protest	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#53
we cannot assemble, hold signs, chant, yell or protest. the governmnt legislating away 1st amendmnt	leftyohiolib	Feb 2012	#21
Well that's good.	lonestarnot	Feb 2012	#24
Vote them out	Iliyah	Feb 2012	#25
Too easy.	mwooldri	Feb 2012	#46
An amazing and powerful action. I stand with them...n/t	CaliforniaPeggy	Feb 2012	#27
That's the stuff. Love these pictures.	Chorophyll	Feb 2012	#29
HB1 and HB462 are vile	angrychair	Feb 2012	#31
proud to be Rec # 100	Skittles	Feb 2012	#34
Don't get too excited.	spicegal	Feb 2012	#36
When do they all come up for re-election????	dixiegrrrrl	Feb 2012	#37
Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)	dfhjkyulyu	Feb 2012	#38
Great coverage from Rachel Maddow	malaise	Feb 2012	#40
I love intelligent protest. Big K/R. nt	MADem	Feb 2012	#41
.	BlancheSplanchnik	Feb 2012	#43
Excellent.	DirkGently	Feb 2012	#44
Beautiful.	JTFrog	Feb 2012	#47
I don't get this	Doctor_J	Feb 2012	#50
the legislature has delayed the vote	RainDog	Feb 2012	#51
Yeah, good luck getting the "attention" of the current media	Doctor_J	Feb 2012	#52
Rachel Maddow is major media and this was a story on her program	RainDog	Feb 2012	#54

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 04:32 PM

Demeter (85,373 posts)

Silent protest outside, Virginia House puts off ultrasound vote

1. Silence Speaking Truth to the Power Mad

2. I love the people who stand up to power.

3. Hmmm, could someone who had the ultrasound

42. In Texas, we're trying to have this inter-vaginal ultrasound defined as RAPE

48. I wish you the best in getting that designation in TX.

4. "They are not used to silently being stared at "

14. They'll remember it, and pass another law prohibiting it

5. You don't this procedure to see an early embryo

6. Now lead story at Richmond Times Dispatch

8. Great news! This needs lots of exposure. nt

12. It's sponsored by a woman??!!

30. Women led the early fight against equal rights in the 1970s

39. She was probably asked to sponsor it so it appeared to have some female support n/t

7. I wish I were there to stand with them!

9. Me, to. I used to live there but wouldn't go back on a bet, except maybe for this.

22. I used to live there but wouldn't go back on a bet,

32. my husband is from there and wants to go back

33. I lived there (suburbs of D.C.) during the ERA battle of the early 1980s, and the VA lege

17. I am so with you!

45. All women are Virginians today

10. Hopefully this one day delay will be time for the word to get out and bring even more people the

11. k&r - These protestors are heroic. n/t

13. Loudest voice is no voice sometimes

23. Loudest voice is no voice sometimes

28. thats why they have

15. Remember this video of Chancellor Linda Katehi of UC Davis

20. Wow.,..how erie. That seems more powerful than yelling at people.

26. Thank you for posting that - a great reminder of how effective silence can be

35. Boy the silence is effective!

16. When I moved to MD

18. Kicking this because I duped you

19. POLL: 55% of Virginians OPPOSE requiring women to undergo ultrasound prior to abortion, 36% support

49. As long as hate radio runs the country, the reps don't have to

53. Maybe that helped to put the vote off also. Seeing the polls and then the protest

21. we cannot assemble, hold signs, chant, yell or protest. the governmnt legislating away 1st amendmnt

24. Well that's good.

25. Vote them out

46. Too easy.

27. An amazing and powerful action. I stand with them...n/t

29. That's the stuff. Love these pictures.

31. HB1 and HB462 are vile

34. proud to be Rec # 100

36. Don't get too excited.

37. When do they all come up for re-election????

40. Great coverage from Rachel Maddow

41. I love intelligent protest. Big K/R. nt

43. .

44. Excellent.

47. Beautiful.

50. I don't get this

51. the legislature has delayed the vote

52. Yeah, good luck getting the "attention" of the current media

54. Rachel Maddow is major media and this was a story on her program