Oklahoma Legislators Override Anti-Life Veto of Governor. Importance of Coming U.S. Elections

Catholic Online ^ | 4/28/10 | Deacon Keith Fournier

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On April 27, 2010, those men and women of conscience in the Oklahoma Senate did what every elected representative with a conscience should always do. They stood for Justice. They overrode the Unjust Veto of a Governor who failed to recognize the fundamental Human Right to Life.

In so doing, they also revealed the latest chapter in the real civil and human rights struggle of our age, the effort to protect our youngest neighbors in the womb from being killed by procured abortion. Procured abortion is always the wrongful killing of the innocent. This is not only a religious position; it is a human and a human rights position. Even if the current positive law still provides a modicum of legal protection for the killing, truth, science and a true understanding of justice is on the ascent.

These elected representatives also gave us a window through which we can view the importance of the upcoming National election.

Governor Brad Henry rejected the expressed will of the people of Oklahoma. He took his stand alongside all those in public office who have sided with the barbarians who continue to promote the lie that it is OK to kill the innocent. They are on the wrong side of history. He upheld the use of Police Power of the State to promote a fundamentally unjust act, killing the innocent. Medical Science has confirmed what our consciences and the Natural Law have long revealed, the child in the womb is our neighbor. It is always and everywhere wrong to kill our neighbors. ...

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The actions of the Oklahoma legislators points out the essential importance of the midterm elections in the United States. We need men and women who will not compromise on the fundamental human Right to Life to run for every vacant seat in the House and the Senate. Then we need to elect them to office. The potentially lethal power of an Executive Veto can be stopped. It can be done by a vote to override from courageous legislators.

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Agreed. This election does require that we all turn out and vote for the best possible candidate.

None will be utterly perfect - none - but we must improve each office where we can.

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Well said. Thank you, Lord, for changing the hearts of Americans in the forefront of making law.