No Choice for Life in Georgia Senate Race

>Subject: Fwd. fwd. Re: Georgia Senate Race >Date: Sat, 18 Sept 2004 21:02:14 -0400 (EDT)

Y'all should take a look at the candidates' websites. I think the links are down there somewhere in this forward. I personally like the Buckley guy, but like the forward says he doesn't have a chance of winning. God Bless!

I'm writing you as a concerned Christian and Georgian. As I am sure you are well aware, the upcoming election is very important. We are making a choice about a president that will shape our future. But there are other important races in Georgia. One in particular interest to Christians is that of Senator. There are three candidates running for the seat to replace outgoing Senator Zell Miller (D). They are Denise Majette (D), Johnny Isakson (R), and Allen Buckley (I).

Denise Majette claims to be a Christian, but has voted repeatedly to allow abortions in our nation. How can someone be a Christian and allow unborn children to be murdered? Suprisngly, the same is true for Johnny Isakson. He claims to hold Christian morals, but he himself has voted to allow abortions! This is a man who used to be a Democrat, but changed parties to try and further his political career. Have his views on issues really changed or just his rhetoric? Both these candidates' voting records can easily be found by doing a search on the internet. The third candidate, Allen Buckley, is (according to his website) against "government intervention" to prevent abortions, but he is also against government funding (something Majette and Isakson have failed to do in their time in Congress). Unfortunately, Mr. Buckley doesn't have a voting record for us to evaluate.

It is sad that there isn't a candidate who truly holds Christian values. Why is that? We live in a state in which most people hold conservative, Christian values. Isn't it only fair that we have a candidate who will support those values in Congress? We should demand that Majette or Isakson publicly apoligize for their past votes. Let them come clean to Georgians on their voting record!

Until that happens, I won't be voting for Denise Majette or Johnny Isakson. I know that Allen Buckley doesn't have any chance to win, so I won't waste my vote on him either?

I, for one, will be protesting our lack of representation on November 2nd. I urge other Christians in Georgia to do the same.

I will not vote for a candidate who refuses to support the innocent unborn. I also won't vote for a candidate who is a wolf in sheep's clothing. I also won't vote for a candidate who can't even take a stand for one side or the other.

Georgians deserve better. We deserve a candidate who will defend our children, who will defend our values, who will defend us against the attack from the far left. Please add comments and forward this letter to anyone and everyone you know in our great state! Let our voice be heard! Let the discrpency in votes be our message that we deserve represenation!

Whomever wins in November, will not represent me or my family. We will go unrepresented in the Senate until we have a candidate to stand behind and to be proud of! I will cast my ballot for President Bush, a man who lives up to what he says. Johnny Isakson may well win in November, but when he sees the difference in votes for President Bush and himself, maybe it will serve as a wake up call.

Send this on to your fellow Georgians, so that they too can learn about what their candidates truly believe! There are only a few months before the election, so send it to as many people as you can!!!

Dueteronomy 30:19 "I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life..."

Exodus 23:7 "…do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty."

1 Timothy 6:20-21 "Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing idea of what is falsely called knowledge, ... which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith…"

1 Cornthians 3:16-17 "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple."

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>Date: Wed, 15 Sept 2004 08:07:49 -0400 >Subject: FWD: Georgia Senate Race > > very depressing news indeed, but don't stay at home on Nov. 2! I can't find much information on Majette's and Isakson's websites. > >Take a look at Buckley's website: http://www.buckleyforsenate.org/ > > > >>Sent: Tuesday, Sept 14, 2004 9:49 PM >>Subject: Sorry for the forward, but I think it is important >> >>I had no idea about the candidates in this race. Do y'all? Take a look at Buckley's website: http://www.buckleyforsenate.org/ >> >>Fellow Georgians - >> >>I'm writing you as a concerned Christian and Georgian. As I am sure you are well aware, the upcoming election is very important. We are >>making a choice about a president that will shape our future. But there are other important races in Georgia. One in particular interest to >>Christians is that of Senator. There are three candidates running for the seat to replace outgoing Senator Zell Miller (D). They are Denise >> Majette (D), Johnny Isakson (R), and Allen Buckley (I). >> >>Denise Majette claims to be a Christian, but has voted repeatedly to allow abortions in our nation. How can someone be a Christian and allow >> unborn children to be murdered? Suprisngly, the same is true for Johnny Isakson. He claims to hold Christian morals, but he himself has >>voted to allow abortions! This is a man who used to be a Democrat, but changed parties to try and further his political career. Have his views >>on issues really changed or just his rhetoric? Both these candidates' voting records can easily be found by doing a search on the internet. >>The third candidate, Allen Buckley, is (according to his website) against "government intervention" to prevent abortions, but he is also against >> government funding (something Majette and Isakson have failed to do in their time in Congress). Unfortunately, Mr. Buckley doesn't have a >>voting record for us to evaluate. >> >>It is sad that there isn't a candidate who truly holds Christian values. Why is that? We live in a state in which most people hold conservative, >> Christian values. Isn't it only fair that we have a candidate who will support those values in Congress? We should demand that Majette or >>Isakson publicly apoligize for their past votes. Let them come clean to Georgians on their voting record! >> >>Until that happens, I won't be voting for Denise Majette or Johnny Isakson. I know that Allen Buckley doesn't have any chance to win, so I >>won't waste my vote on him either? >> >>I, for one, will be protesting our lack of representation on November 2nd. I urge other Christians in Georgia to do the same. >> >>I will not vote for a candidate who refuses to support the innocent unborn. I also won't vote for a candidate who is a wolf in sheep's clothing. I >>also won't vote for a candidate who can't even take a stand for one side or the other. >> >>Georgians deserve better. We deserve a candidate who will defend our children, who will defend our values, who will defend us against the >>attack from the far left. Please add comments and forward this letter to anyone and everyone you know in our great state! Let our voice be >> heard! Let the discrpency in votes be our message that we deserve represenation! >> >>Whomever wins in November, will not represent me or my family. We will go unrepresented in the Senate until we have a candidate to stand >>behind and to be proud of! I will cast my ballot for President Bush, a man who lives up to what he says. Johnny Isakson may well win in >>November, but when he sees the difference in votes for President Bush and himself, maybe it will serve as a wake up call. >> >>Send this on to your fellow Georgians, so that they too can learn about what their candidates truly believe! There are only a few months before >> the election, so send it to as many people as you can!!! >> >>In Christ, >> >>B.M.L. >> >>Dueteronomy 30:19 "I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life..." >> >>Exodus 23:7 "…do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty." >> >>1 Timothy 6:20-21 "Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing idea of what is >>falsely called knowledge, ... which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith…" >> >>1 Cornthians 3:16-17 "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's >>temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.">> >> >> >> >>

Isn't Johnny Isakson a shoo-in?

Wouldnt the more productive thing to do be to tell Isakson "I am a pro-life Republican, I demand you represent me" and help him win? He's a shoo-in anyway ... It seems to me the solution was to get the other candidate (Herman Cain) in there in the primary. I'm sorry we didnt nominate him.

Anyway, Isakson's pro-life record is not as bad as is implied, in fact it is pretty good:

http://isakson.net/isakson_contents/issues/life.shtml

"I have a deep respect for life, and a voting record that reflects that respect. I am personally opposed to abortion except in cases of rape, incest, and to protect the life of the mother. I strongly support President Bush's view that we need to create a culture of life in America. A key step in this process is appointing federal judges who understand that laws are made in the Congress, not in the courthouse."
- Johnny Isakson

Protecting Human Life

Johnny has Earned the Following Ratings from Pro-Family Groups:

* Christian Coalition of America (2002 Election) - 92%
* American Conservative Union (2002) - 96%
* Eagle Forum (108th Congress, 1st Session) - 88%

In Congress, Johnny has:

* Been selected from among all 435 House members by the Speaker to preside over the House during passage of the partial birth abortion ban, which has been signed into law.
* Been a vocal advocate for President Bush's judicial nominees.
* Voted to ban the practice of partial birth abortions each time the House has considered legislation against them, and presided over the House during the final debate on the bill (HR 760, 108th Congress; HR4965, 107th Congress; HR3660, 106th Congress).
* Stood behind the successful effort to make the maximum $10,000 adoption tax credit permanent, so that as many adoptive parents as possible can afford to provide safe homes for children (HR 4800, 107th Congress).
* Strongly supported a complete ban on the abhorrent efforts by some misguided scientists to clone human beings (HR 534).
* Co-sponsored the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which would make it a crime to harm a baby at any stage of pregnancy, regardless of whether it has been born or not (HR 1997, 108th Congress; HR 503, 107th Congress).
* Voted for the Child Custody Protection Act, which makes it illegal to take a minor across state lines for purposes of obtaining an abortion (HR 476, 107th Congress).
* Cosponsored and helped pass legislation to provide pain management alternatives to the deplorable and dangerous practice of euthanasia (HR 2260).
* Voted to block the use of American funds by the United Nations for coerced abortions or sterilization (HR 1950, 106th Congress).
* Backed legislation to prevent health care providers from being discriminated against because they refuse to perform abortions (HR 4691, 107th Congress).
* Cosponsored legislation to suspend distribution of the RU486 abortion pill, pending a review (HR 3453)

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