Posted on 11/04/2007 1:38:41 PM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
Fred Thompson told Tim Russert on NBCs Meet the Press Sunday that he DOES NOT support a Human Life amendment. That position is part of the GOP platform. Heres what the 2004 GOP platform says:
"We must keep our pledge to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence. That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make it clear that the 14th Amendment's protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions." Heres what Thompson said about it lifted from todays Meet The Press transcript:
MR. RUSSERT: Let me ask you about an issue very important in your partys primary process, and thats abortion.
MR. THOMPSON: Mm-hmm.
MR. RUSSERT: This is the 2004 Republican Party platform, and here it is: We say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution, we endorse legislation to make it clear that the Fourteenth Amendments protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions. Could you run as a candidate on that platform, promising a human life amendment banning all abortions?
MR. THOMPSON: No.
MR. RUSSERT: You would not?
--snip--
(Excerpt) Read more at cbn.com ...
Then he started flip flopping and well, he's the only candidate that is getting trounced regarding Terri Schiavo. I can't vote for someone so misinformed and willing to let courts decide when the courts may be corrupt to the core.
Yes, I concur. Duncan Hunter hasn't had to flip flop. He has no handlers messing him up...
Mitt Romney as governor, saved a child’s life from being turned into organs for harvest. Haleigh Poutre was beat up by her dad, turned over to foster care and they were going to kill her. She’s 10 or 11 now.
see my last post.
You are right! I hadn't seen that before. He was petitioned by the organization started by Terri Schiavo's family:
Excerpt from www.ignatius.com - Catholic World Report:
Have you had some notable successes?
Schindler: Some cases you hear about in the media. But most others happen silently, with nobody knowing.
One little girl who was going to be starved to death is Haleigh Poutrean 11-year-old from Massachusetts who was allegedly beaten into a coma by her stepfather. She suffered severe brain damage, and some members of her family were ready to give up on her and end her life. In fact, Haleigh was in danger of having her food and hydration removed by court order when the Foundation acted.
We petitioned Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to have his state de-classify food and water as medical treatment or artificial life support (as long as a person can safely receive them). We also demanded they increase the standard of evidence required so that ordinary care is not denied those who may have no written directive or medical proxy. Too often, the courts rush to kill someone who can easily live if they just have food and water.
And her life was saved?
Schindler: Yes, Haleigh Poutre was saved and last I heard was that she was improving, and even began speaking this past June. She has been receiving physical, speech and occupational therapy since January at Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton.
Mitt Romney saved Haleigh!
Memo to Fred - Infanticide is Not a State’s Right (states vs amendments)
Town Hall ^ | November 19, 2007 | By Phil Harris
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928934/posts
"We petitioned Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to have his state de-classify food and water as medical treatment or artificial life support (as long as a person can safely receive them). We also demanded they increase the standard of evidence required so that ordinary care is not denied those who may have no written directive or medical proxy. Too often, the courts rush to kill someone who can easily live if they just have food and water."
I am assuming Mitt was successful with both of the above. He did in Mass. what Jeb was unable to do in Florida. Credit should also go to the Schindler's, God Bless them! : )
Agreed. What were they thinking especially after that interview?
I'm willing to bet he said that with his fingers crossed.
Never trust a liar.
Lemme figure that one out. If he is lying about believing that it is case law, then that means he will help change it. But he had is fingers crossed, so that means he was lying about changing it and lying about crossing his fingers and will view it as established law.
Did I get that right?
I don’t think he’s lying, you do. So explain it to yourself.
We have also chronicled the original gaffe of Fred Thompson and media reaction from the beginning with predictions that it would stick. This can also be found in Terri Dailies, posted regularly from the beginning as "Fred and Terri tar baby dailies."
Pinged from Terri Dailies
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Comments on "Fred Thompson on Terri Schiavo"
Tim (MN) said ... (10:51 PM) : The Terri Schiavo case was a national issue. You'd have to be living on a cave to not remeber at least something about it.
I disagree that Congress did the wrong thing and "overstepped". I think they did the right thing by standing up for Terri who was not in a vegetative state look at the video at this link and tell me if she is in a vegetative state.
http://www.sacramentolifechain.org/schiavo.html
Thompson Can't Remember Details of Terri Schiavo Case. Thompson said he couldn't remember much about the Terri Schiavo case, saying "That's going back in history. I don't remember the details of it," but failed to mention he was in a Law & Order episode "ripped from those headlines" and discussed the case while sheparding John Roberts through his Supreme Court confirmation hearings. [New York Daily News, 9/15/07]
rest assured Fred won't say what he told Tim Russert on Nov. 4 which was pro-euthanasia. He switched after NRTL endorsed and tried to rehab him. Unfortunately for NRTL, they are experiencing a backlash by other pro-life and conservative groups for endorsing him.
Say no to Frederalism. Say yes to civil rights, not states' rights.
I wrote a handwritten note to Chris Wallace, to have Duncan Hunter on his show as a guest, and I attached my published “letter to the editor” with the newspaper’s logo to give Wallace more information about Duncan Hunter.
You can print out a letter to Chris Wallace here:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/compose/?type=ME&indid=1162 and here is his address:
Chris Wallace
Anchor 400
N Capitol St NW
Ste 550
Washington, DC 20001
I hope some of the Duncan Hunter suporters will join me in writing to Chris Wallace (or the tv personality of your choice).
Fred nixes Human Life Amendment. Bad move on his part...
This is about the Human Life Amendment. You said Fred would not sign the Human Life Protection Act. They are, I presume, two different things.
In any event, as President, Fred would have no role in amending the constitution.
Fred’s on Fox News Sunday next. Try to watch and then stay or go. He has too many handlers imo and I blame them for over-managing him.
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