Posted on 03/13/2009 1:32:40 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
That is not the point. The federal government would assume no such authority, nor would enforcement pass to any federal entity.
It is not an enforcement of murder, or criminal law, which remains with the states, as it always has.
The protection of Life is a Constitutional matter because the very purpose of the Constitution is to protect our rights. Those rights, considered inalienable, are not granted by men, nor by the Constitution itself, but are given by God, as our very foundational document, the Declaration of Independence so eloquently states. And just so we are clear, the very first right ever enumerated, as being inalienable, was in fact the right to Life!
This inherent protection of life found in the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the Constitution, which lay out the purpose of our government, is further buoyed by the limits placed upon the government, both the federal and the states, within the 5th and 14th amendments, which specifically prevent either level of government from taking life without due process. Since the power flows from the states, this also prevents any level under them from taking life without due process.
In other words, the Constitution prevents ANY level of government from sanctioning the taking of life without due process- Life is held sacrosanct, and above the courts of men, except in criminal law, and even then, only with good reason, and due process of law.
The Constitution proclaims the protection of Life, and every level of our government must comply with that.
This does not give power to the federal government, nor does it take any power away from the states. It was never either of theirs to begin with. The power to kill without cause has NEVER been given to any level of our government, or to our citizens.
A proper overturning of Roe v. Wade would *not* return the question of Life to the states. Justices intent upon the letter of the law, and preservation of the Constitution, which they have sworn to uphold, would return the question to the proper Court- The Royal Court of Jehovah, God Almighty, where it rightfully belongs, according to the Declaration of Independence, which takes precedence over every document in these United States.
The Constitution plainly states that the question of Life is above the Supreme Court's pay grade, and therefore, above the level of any law in the land, except in criminal cases, and then with due process.
Until this very basic premise is understood and accepted, there will be no justice in our land, and without justice, there will be no peace. ANY right, placed in the hands of men, is removed from it's rightful place, and puts all of our rights in dire jeopardy, don't you see?
They do not belong to the feds. They do not belong to the states. They don't even belong to "We the People", as even we cannot take them away... Our rights are God-given and it is only in recognizing that fact that we will remain forever free. The moment we assign those rights to anyone else's care, they will be stolen from us, of that you can be sure.
I went to the Texas Republican State Convention as a delegate for him way back when. As I went to get a soda and go to the bathroom, I overheard several people make statements about him like, "If I wanted a sermon I would go to church." Others would be something about "He needs to "move on" about the abortion thing, and talk about lowering taxes." I hung on his every utterance.
The thing about it was I agreed with everything he said at the time. Abortion and sodomy were just the tip of the iceberg. I agreed with his tough foreign policy, his domestic agenda, and pretty mush everything else he said. He is just passionate about saving babies from the suction jars and that seems to make people nervous. Us type "A" personalities get excited when talking about murdering children, taking our Second Amendment rights away, and cowing down to foreign dictators. I really could accept a rise in taxes and some borrowed money if I could get the babies to stop dying and guarantee my guns will be left alone. I'm 57 and am tired of worrying about every election being the one that dissolves the Constitution and brings us to civil war. I would love to just argue over how much money gets stolen from me every year. Whether I pay 20% or 50% is something we can work out next election, but when they come to take may guns, we have to work that one out in the front yard. I don't know how many people realize just how close America is to a total break down. It's hard to sleep at night knowing the US is banking on a few "Blue Dog" Dems to keep us from going to the dark side. I wonder sometimes if the give them a bridge to nowhere if they would change their gun vote. They obviously have no principles if they are still a Democrat.
I just meant that he needed to be more of a politician. In other words, tailor the message for each group he spoke to. If he wanted to win the election, then he needed to get serious about it. I know he’s a purist, but we now have Barack Obama to deal with, thanks to the rather poor campaign Keyes ran in Illinois. Of course, he came into it very late in the day, so it’s surprising that he did as well as he did.
AMEN, Dr Keyes!!
May God's Light and Truth expose the blatant evil for the eyes of all to see. May God have mercy on the United States and hear the prayers of His children who are crying out for mercy, on their knees daily, for the country we live in. Spare our children and grandchildren, Lord.
I agree with everything that you say. Both the RNC and the media did everything they could to ignore and undermine Keyes. It was almost criminal. No, I take that back. It was criminal. The RNC refused to help him because of his conservatism, and the media ignored him because of his race. They knew that he posed a serious threat to black support for all Democrat candidates. Through it all, Keyes soldiered on. That he hasn’t become embittered and disillusioned by the treatment he has received is a tribute to his strength and the power of his convictions.
I didn’t say he outfinanced Obama or out-machined him. I was only referring to his main attribute.
Michael Steele is not up to the challenge of stopping Obama, only Keyes can stop him. ROFLMAO!
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