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Trump Won't Give Specifics on Abortion; "I'm Pro-Life But I don't Want To Talk About It Right Now
Life News ^ | 1/27/2016 | Steven Erntelt

Posted on 01/27/2016 10:25:06 AM PST by conservativejoy

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To: Marie
And Trump should be short with reporters who can’t do their homework. He has been plain on his position. He’s written at least two very clear statements recently that details his position exactly.

LifeNews is starting to bug me with this crap.


He also has stated his Pro-Life position as recently as January of 2015 and it does not line up with "very clear statements":

JANUARY 2015

First he states he is in support of Abortion for Rape, Incest and Health of the Mother.

Then Trump was asked about a abortion by a woman being pregnant, and not from rape or incest, and Trump answered that it depends on how far along the baby is.

"It depends when"

INTERVIEWER: "So say a woman is pregnant, and it is not in any of those exceptions [rape/incest]categories, and she chooses to have an abortion"

TRUMP: "it depends when, it depends when"

YouTube Video of Interview
41 posted on 01/27/2016 11:35:10 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

Abortion is Legal unless you’ve lived under a rock here and this election aint about no damn social issues!


42 posted on 01/27/2016 11:37:58 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: Read Write Repeat

No he hedged he said we should fund the “good things” they do. He can’t bring himself to condemn PP outright. He is playing politics with his conversion on abortion.


43 posted on 01/27/2016 11:38:20 AM PST by Leto
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To: SampleMan

Congress could, at any time in the 43 years, remove abortion from the jurisdiction of the USSC. During the Bush years, with a Repub majority, no one but Ron Paul lifted a little finger.


44 posted on 01/27/2016 11:40:19 AM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan

How could congress do that?


45 posted on 01/27/2016 11:42:40 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: SoConPubbie

They all say they’re pro-life. I happen to like Cruz, but I’m not going into the whole ‘this person is SUPER DUPER PRO LIFE but the other guy is SUPER DUPER AWESOME PRO LIFE’ circular firing squad some Cruz supporters tend to create.


46 posted on 01/27/2016 11:54:33 AM PST by Read Write Repeat (Not one convinced me they want the job yet)
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To: Leto

So is Trump more for inversion reform than Cruz? Is Cruz “inversion light”?

That’s how silly this is.


47 posted on 01/27/2016 12:07:08 PM PST by Read Write Repeat (Not one convinced me they want the job yet)
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To: Arthur McGowan

Constitutional Amendment? Congress can start one with a 2/3 vote, but it can’t pass one.

So you think getting a 2/3 majority of Congress and 3/4 of the states is more realistic than getting 5/9 of SCOTUS to overturn a bad ruling?


48 posted on 01/27/2016 12:09:43 PM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: conservativejoy

He won’t take the “Gotcha!” bait, so all the holy Christians immediatly leap on the negative.


49 posted on 01/27/2016 12:46:14 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: SampleMan

I was not referring to any amendment. I was referring to the fact that Congress can strip any topic it chooses from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.


50 posted on 01/27/2016 12:49:50 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan
I was not referring to any amendment. I was referring to the fact that Congress can strip any topic it chooses from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Oh yea, sure they can. That whole separation of powers thing doesn't really exist. Just tell SCOTUS to go home, that will work.

51 posted on 01/27/2016 12:51:45 PM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Harpotoo

By passing a bill, by a simple majority. The pro-life movement has been hoodwinked by the Catholic bishops, Nellie Gray, the National Right to Life Committe, the GOP, etc., etc., into thinking a Constitutional amendment is the only option.


52 posted on 01/27/2016 12:54:23 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: SampleMan

It has been done many times, including in recent years. You seem to glory in your ignorance.


53 posted on 01/27/2016 12:56:22 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan

They couldn’t even get a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks through. And after the obama budget passed by ryan etal who knows what kind of coat tails Trump will have for the GD RINOs in congress. That could be the reason he said he could cut deals with nancy.


54 posted on 01/27/2016 1:01:28 PM PST by Harpotoo
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To: Arthur McGowan

Jurisdiction stripping, yea I knew what you were talking about. You are just wrong concerning SCOTUS.

Congress creates and regulates federal courts that are lesser than the supreme court, not the supreme court itself. That would be in the Constitution, give it a read.

You would have a simple majority Democrat Congress pass laws violating any well established right enumerated or otherwise and then immediately prohibit the SCOTUS from hearing any case on the subject.


55 posted on 01/27/2016 1:08:52 PM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: DannyTN

Reasoned response. Sadly it will go over their heads. Anything to hang their anti-Trump on will do - even though, as you state, the President cannot change what the law currently is -


56 posted on 01/27/2016 5:24:35 PM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: conservativejoy

Trump gave a proper answer. State you’re pro-life and that should end it. The question is used as a diversionary tactic every election year against every GOP candidate and never towards a Dem candidate.

My response would be “Yes, I am pro-life and that settles it! To the inevitable followup question, I’d just tell them to F%$@ Off!


57 posted on 01/27/2016 5:33:12 PM PST by upsdriver
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To: SampleMan

Congress can, by a bill passed by a simple majority, remove a matter from the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and has done so many times. Read your Constitution.


58 posted on 01/27/2016 6:27:13 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan

Sure, that’s how it works.


59 posted on 01/27/2016 6:41:51 PM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: bjcoop
Perhaps you should look into Reagan’s past positions and record on abortion when he was governor of CA before you cast stones.

Reagan was ALWAYS Pro-Life. Always.

60 posted on 01/27/2016 6:51:07 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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