Thanks sitetest,
You must be happy Steele is Chairman though. It’s good to have a prolife conservative who can COMMUNICATE.
Regards
No, I'm not happy with the election of Mr. Steele.
In his 2006 Senatorial campaign, Mr. Steele said this on Meet the Press:
Meet The Press on October 29, 2006.
MR. RUSSERT: ...Mr. Steele, if youre United States Senator, would you vote for a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion?
LT. GOV. STEELE: I dont vote for a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion? I think wed have to have that get to the Supreme Court, wouldnt we? I havent seen that bill proposed. I dont think...
MR. RUSSERT: Thats been introduced in the Senate.
LT. GOV. STEELE: I dont think anyones going to propose that this day.
MR. RUSSERT: So you wouldnt do that?
LT. GOV. STEELE: No.
MR. RUSSERT: Would, would you encourage would you hope the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade?
LT. GOV. STEELE: I think that thats a matter thats going to rightly belong to the courts [emphasis added] to decide ultimately whether or not that, that issue should be addressed. The, the Court has taken a position, which I agree, stare decisis, which means that the law is as it is and, and so this is a matter thats ultimately going to be adjudicated at the states. Were seeing that. The states are beginning to decide for themselves on, on this and a host of other issues. And the Supreme Court would ultimately decide that.
MR. RUSSERT: But you hope that the Court keeps Roe v. Wade in place?
LT. GOV. STEELE: I think the Court will evaluate the law as society progresses, as the Court is supposed to do.
MR. RUSSERT: But whats your position? Do you want them to sustain it or overturn it?
LT. GOV. STEELE: Well, I think, I think, I think Roe vs. Wade, Roe vs. Wade is a, is a matter that shouldve been left to the states to decide, ultimately. But it, it is where it is today, and the courts will ultimately decide whether or not this, this gets addressed by the states, goes back to the states in some form or they overturn it outright.
MR. RUSSERT: Is is your desire to keep it in place?
LT. GOV. STEELE: My desire is that we follow what stare decisis is at this point, yes.
I'm willing to say that this is a muddled attempt at straddling the fence. I'm willing to say that he was trimming his sails against a Democrat opponent in an overwhelmingly Democrat state. I'm even willing to give him a mulligan, and if he “clarifies” his position back to a more uniformly pro-life position, I'm willing to forget it.
But what he said isn't pro-life.
And unless he appropriately clarifies, I can't support him, and will likely quit the Republican Party.
sitetest