Posted on 02/15/2016 1:17:55 PM PST by SubMareener
Let me be clear--I am pro-life. I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk. I did not always hold this position, but I had a significant personal experience that brought the precious gift of life into perspective for me. My story is well documented, so I will not retell it here. However, what I will do with the remaining space is express my feelings about life, and the culture of life, as we approach the 43nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade.
I build things. There is a process involved in building things. We tap into a lot of disciplines with engineering being one of the most important. The rules for putting structures together are as strict as are the rules of physics. These rules have stood the test of time and have become the path to putting together structures that endure and are beautiful. America, when it is at its best, follows a set of rules that have worked since our founding. One of those rules is that we, as Americans, revere life and have done so since our Founders made it the first, and most important, of our "unalienable" rights.
Over time, our culture of life in this country has started sliding toward a culture of death. Perhaps the most significant piece of evidence to support this assertion is that since Roe v. Wade was decided by the Supreme Count 43 years ago over 50 million Americans never had the chance to enjoy the opportunities offered by this country. They never had the chance to become doctors, musicians, farmers, teachers, husbands, fathers, sons or daughters. They never had the chance to enrich the culture of this nation or to bring their skills, lives, loves or passions into the fabric of country. They are missing, and they are missed.
The Supreme Court in 1973 based their decision on imagining rights and liberties in the Constitution that are nowhere to be found. Even if we take the court at its word, that abortion is a matter of privacy, we should then extend the argument to the logical conclusion that private funds, then, should subsidize this choice rather than the half billion dollars given to abortion providers every year by Congress. Public funding of abortion providers is an insult to people of conscience at the least and an affront to good governance at best.
If using taxpayer money to facilitate our slide to a culture of death was not enough, the 1973 decision became a landmark decision demonstrating the utter contempt the court had for federalism and the 10th Amendment. Roe v. Wade gave the court an excuse to dismantle the decisions of state legislatures and the votes of the people. This is a pattern that the court has repeated over and over again since that decision. Perhaps Roe v. Wade became yet another incidence of disconnect between the people and their government.
We are in the middle of a presidential political cycle and votes will be cast in just days. The citizens of this nation will have the chance to vote for candidates that are aligned with their individual worldviews. It is my hope that they will choose the builder, the man who has the ability to imagine the greatness of this nation. The next President must follow those principles that work best and that reinforce the reverence Americans hold for life. A culture of life is too important to let slip away for convenience or political correctness. It is by preserving our culture of life that we will Make America Great Again.
It’s not 1991 it’s 2016 and the man has been reduced to speaking “twitter” and sounds like a 4th grader most of the time.
Where one stands on the issue speaks to character. It gives insight on where he will lean on things he can influence.
Now pro-life is no longer applicable in Conservative circles? All because of Trump?
Donald Trump has said a hundred times he is pro-life with the 3 exceptions of rape, incest and life of the mother. That is his stand. Many mainstream republican candidates have expressed the very same stand on abortion. Trump is not an outlier on this issue.
I know many Republicans hold that stand. I also know Republican does not always mean Conservative.
How many Conservatives hold that stand?
Are we striving to be the premier Republican website, or the premier Conservative website?
He became pro-life around 2000. It’s on the site “On the Issues” if anyone wants to inform themselves.
Educated and intelligent people can speak one way and write another way. You think he didn’t write his many books?
I write rhyming poetry and I can swear, and speak harshly when needed. And I’m nobody with no education.
Ronald Reagan was pro-life with an exception for the life of the mother. Are you going to bad mouth him too?
I didn’t agree with Reagan on that, either.
How far can Trump go on this issue until it is meaningful for you? Does this in combination with the rest of his liberal past give you any pause whatsoever?
Like I have said numerous times it does not matter what the stance of the candidates on abortion is they do not have the authority to change it. At the moment it is a non issue for me as is gay marriage. The Supreme Court has decided and unless the Congress wants to override its the law.
We need to get our country back together again and we have many other issues to focus on. Trump is willing to tackle these problems aggressively so that is why he is leading in all the polls and will be the GOP nominee. I am at peace with it.
Any President can choose to take Planned Parenthood funding out of his budget. Are you at peace with Trump choosing not to, when he could?
Yes, and the RINO Senate would confirm her instantly! No one would know they would do it so fast!
I’m at peace with Trump as the best possible person to be the next President. He wants to take the abortion money away from PP. I would go further but nobody agrees 100% with another person. Once Trump is in office he may realize its a bad idea and push Ryan and McConnell to defund the whole thing. who knows?
“He did not write this!!! When have we ever heard him speak in this language? Never. Someone carved out a position for him and he signed his name to it. He’s a phony conservative and a chameleon. Sorry but I’m tired of him.”
Yes, I am tired of him too, but I am more tired of his dead ass supporters on this forum!
CRuz will have this on his website before too long :-/
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