Posted on 09/16/2022 6:54:31 PM PDT by marshmallow
LANSING, Mich. (CNS) — In a Sept. 8 order, the Supreme Court in Michigan said voters will decide in the upcoming November elections if a woman’s right to an abortion can be part of the Michigan Constitution.
If voters approve the abortion amendment, they would strike down a state’s 1931 law that makes it a crime to perform most abortions. That law was suspended in May and a judge in September said the law was unconstitutional.
The Michigan Catholic Conference, public policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, urged voters to vote against the proposal in November.
“We are committed to defeating this extreme proposal that allows abortions up to the moment of birth and invalidates every common sense limit on abortion, such as parental consent, health and safety regulations on abortion clinics, and more,” the Catholic conference tweeted Sept. 9.
A Michigan elections board in late August reached a stalemate along party lines about placing the abortion initiative on the ballot.
Two Republican members on the board said they wouldn’t certify the proposed amendment because they objected to the spacing in the proposal and also its readability.
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack, said in a statement that went along with the 5-2 order, that the actions of the opposing members on the elections board was “a sad marker of the times.”
She pointed out the wording was legible and in the correct order.
The proposed amendment had more than 700,000 signatures supporting it.
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Michigan citizens will vote for infanticide. Unfortunately, those who love it outnumber those who abhor it.
I’m fine with that as long as federal funding is not involved.
Overturning Roe was an opportunity for national repentance ... but the wicked are rushing to not only prevent any such repentance, but to doubles down on the evil that is abortion.
That Woman from Michigan just ordered one dozen new Dominion Voting Ballot Blenders for the conveniance of her office staff.
The voters DID decide, all the way back in 1931. The court is full of baloney.
Pro-lifers in Michigan better get busy and make the voters in that state know exactly what as at stake and how to vote. Not like the recent fiasco in Kansas.
Unfortunately people want abortion! Our party needs to drop this!
What kind of Constitution is it that lets a majority of its people amend it with a vote? That’s as lefty as it gets. What’s next week’s amendment?
How much murder do you think we should accept in exchange for political wins?
That's a hot one! LOL. I'm sure the abortionists are quaking in their boots over that one!
The bishops long ago lost the respect of ordinary people. The last one who wielded any popular clout across all faiths was Fulton J. Sheen. Then the evil Vatican cabal gave the world Vatican II. No longer would the Catholic Church be held in the same respect by ordinary people.
“How much murder do you think we should accept in exchange for political wins?”
A big problem on our side is that many on it don’t seem to understand that the more morally corrupt the populace becomes, the harder it becomes for Republicans to win elections. The great Rush Limbaugh understood this which was why he would resist all the professional Republicans who would whisper in his ear that Republicans should drop the social issues.
A current version of this is: Let’s surrender on gay marriage but fight gender theory with our backs to the walls. Absurd.
As much as it takes. I want to stop globalism, you want to get stuck on stupid side items!
100%!!! These people are stuck on abortion, gay marriage and weed. Who cares??? These people need to learn...Eye on the f-ing prize!!!
Not true at all. People are realizing the lefts totalitarianism by the millions but they are hesitant to vote for our side particularly because we come across as totalitarian just in different ways over silly social issues.
So the wholesale slaughter of millions of babies a year is a silly and stupid side issue. Got it.
Yes. Especially since once they are born, they go into an abusive foster care system most of the time. Cause and effect...isn’t that what we criticize libs for not realizing?
Emotionalism and control over others is not limited to the libs...it’s prevalent on our side too.
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