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==Liberalism==

==Liberalism==

Lautenberg is one of the Senate's most [[liberal]] members, receiving a lifetime average voting record of 93 from Americans for Democratic Action.<ref>http://www.adaction.org/lifetimesennewjersey.html</ref> During a pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] rally, Senator Frank Lautenberg said that [[conservatives]] do not deserve all the rights found in the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], reported ''[[The Blaze]]'' on March 25, 2011. Lautenberg said the following during the pro-[[abortion]] rally:

Lautenberg is one of the Senate's most [[liberal]] members, receiving a lifetime average voting record of 93 from Americans for Democratic Action.<ref>http://www.adaction.org/lifetimesennewjersey.html</ref> During a pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] rally, Senator Frank Lautenberg said that [[conservatives]] do not deserve all the rights found in the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], reported ''[[The Blaze]]'' on March 25, 2011.<ref name=blaze>Jonathon M. Seidl. [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dem-senators-shocking-gop-comment-they-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-that-are-in-the-constitution/ Dem. Senator’s Shocking Comment: Tea Partiers ‘Don’t Deserve the Freedoms That are in the Constitution’], ''[[The Blaze]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref> Lautenberg said the following during the pro-[[abortion]] rally:

{{Cquote|The Tea Party Republicans in Washington claim they’re concerned about the budget balance, but it’s a disguise! It’s not true! It’s a lie! That’s not what they want. They want — they want other people not to be able to have their own opinions. They don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution! But we’ll give them to them anyway.<ref>Jonathon M. Seidl. [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dem-senators-shocking-gop-comment-they-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-that-are-in-the-constitution/ Dem. Senator’s Shocking Comment: Tea Partiers ‘Don’t Deserve the Freedoms That are in the Constitution’], ''[[The Blaze]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref>}}

{{Cquote|The Tea Party Republicans in Washington claim they’re concerned about the budget balance, but it’s a disguise! It’s not true! It’s a lie! That’s not what they want. They want — they want other people not to be able to have their own opinions. They don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution! But we’ll give them to them anyway.<ref name=blaze/>}}

Frank Lautenberg's claim that [[Republicans]] want to outlaw opinions was based on nothing, as noted by ''[[Hot Air]]''.<ref>Ed Morrissey. [http://hotair.com/archives/2011/03/25/lautenberg-republicans-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-in-the-constitution/ Lautenberg: Republicans “don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution!”], ''[[Hot Air]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref> According to the ''Hot Air'' report, Lautenberg's allowance that he’d give those freedoms to [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Partiers]] despite their political views was seen as more offensive than his initial remark.

Frank Lautenberg's claim that [[Republicans]] want to outlaw opinions was based on nothing, as noted by ''[[Hot Air]]''.<ref>Ed Morrissey. [http://hotair.com/archives/2011/03/25/lautenberg-republicans-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-in-the-constitution/ Lautenberg: Republicans “don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution!”], ''[[Hot Air]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref> According to the ''Hot Air'' report, Lautenberg's allowance that he’d give those freedoms to [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Partiers]] despite their political views was seen as more offensive than his initial remark.