Pro-Lifer: Christians Wasting Their Votes on Both Parties

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/12/152003f.asp ^ | December 15, 2003 | Rusty Pugh and Jody Brown

[Federalist 78]

A South Carolina pro-life activist says there isn't a "dime's worth of difference" between the two major political parties when it comes to protecting the unborn -- and he is asking Christian voters to remember that in next fall's elections.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the world's largest abortion provider, is a "money machine." The agency's just-released annual report shows a total income of more than three-quarters of a billion dollars -- $288 million in clinic operations, $254 million in taxpayer money, and $228 million in donations. The report also indicates the abortion mill made more than $36 million in profits during the 2002-2003 fiscal year, three times the profits reported in the previous fiscal year.

Both the overall income and taxpayer figures for 2002-2003 are record highs for the agency. During the same reporting period, Planned Parenthood performed 14,000 more surgical abortions than last year -- but only completed 12 more adoption referrals than in 2001-2002.

The agency gets tens of millions of dollars from the federal government through the birth-control program known as "Title X," which is included in the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services. Steve Lefemine, director of Columbia (SC) Christians for Life [Caution: Graphic Images], says many Republicans voted for that funding -- and that President Bush signed it into law.

Lefemine says Christians should stop wasting their votes on people who will not stand up for righteousness.

"In the November 2004 elections, my plea with Christians is to vote for righteousness," he says. "The Bible says that righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people [Proverbs 14:34]. If Christians vote for Republicans or Democrats, they are wasting their votes."

Lefemine does not buy the old line about voting for what some call "the lesser of two evils," saying: "God has not called us to a lesser of evil. He's called us to holiness."

Lefemine says any politician who casts a vote to fund child-killing has innocent blood on his hands.

[Federalist 78]

FT January 2003: Constitutional Persons Roe had nothing whatever to do with constitutional interpretation. The utter emptiness of the opinion has been demonstrated time and again, but that, too, is irrelevant. The decision and its later reaffirmations simply enforce the cultural prejudices of a particular class in American society, nothing more and nothing less. For that reason, Roe is impervious to logical or historical argument; it is what some people, including a majority of the Justices, want, and that is that.

FT November 2002: How Not To Overturn Roe v. Wade Every member of the Court understands what an abortion is. If there was any doubt about this before, the Court’s decision in Stenberg v. Carhart two years ago, striking down Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion law, should have laid that doubt to rest. The majority opinion’s cold and clinical description of various abortion methods betrays no ignorance of the nature of abortion. The Court understands that the purpose and effect of an abortion is to kill an unborn (and, in some instances, a partially born) child.

Why bother voting when the judiciary can knock down laws like so many bowling pins? The Case for Impeaching Rogue Judges

CNN.com - Third federal judge halts abortion ban - Nov. 6, 2003

[TommyDale]

No, I'll tell you how to REALLY wasted your vote. Vote for a third party with absolutely no chance to win. Then you allow the liberals to regain control of the House, Senate and the Presidency. By sticking together with the Republicans, at least we keep the DemocRATic socialists out of control. We don't need another 4 or 8 years of Bill Clinton, do we?

[Tribune7]

There are some who like to lose like the author of this article.

The worst possible thing for we pro-lifers could do would be to quit now.

[No Blue States]

"A South Carolina pro-life activist says there isn't a "dime's worth of difference" between the two major political parties when it comes to protecting the unborn"

I think there is a whole lot of difference between Reps and dems on the right to life. Being pro life i will also vote for George Bush in good conscience.

[Republic If You Can Keep It]

I agree.

Bush said he will model his USSC nominees after Thomas & Scalia.

That's good enough for me.

[Recovering_Democrat]

A South Carolina pro-life activist says there isn't a "dime's worth of difference" between the two major political parties when it comes to protecting the unborn -- and he is asking Christian voters to remember that in next fall's elections.

She is wrong. There is a difference: I used to be a liberal. Believe me, there is a difference.

[LibKill]

I guess he doesn't appreciate Bush signing the partial-birth abortion ban.

Sure, it isn't everything, but it's a start.

[Conservababe]

Well, go ahead and cut off your nose to spite your face.

[No Blue States]

Isnt this the same problem with Arnold Vs McClintock in the CA recall?
I wonder how long the Conservatives VS the More Conservative than Thou battle has been going on before i got here.
There is only One who is holy, and He isnt running in 2004.

[templar]

Then you allow the liberals to regain control of the House, Senate and the Presidency.

Regain?

[Ahban]

It's a start, and I applaud the President for doing it, but it will not prevent one abortion. The law outlaws one procedure, and in such a narrow way that even that can be worked around. IN addition, the courts threw it out before the ink was dry and THAT (judicail tyranny) is the real issue that will soon consume all others.

Meanwhile, W as much as says that he is not going to do any more for pro-lifers. Is this enough? Not for someone who is serious about the pro-life position.

http://www.constitutionparty.com

Maybe not for President in 04, but what are you gonna do in 08 when the GOP sends up someone who is even LESS pro-life than W? Start making a place for yourself to go on the local and district level now. By 08, some of those might be ready to go national, or maybe the best of the GOP will switch over once they see something to switch to.

[Cultural Jihad]

Declaring that the preaching of hopelessness and despair is somehow not a sin, he pontificated: "If Christians vote for Republicans or Democrats, they are wasting their votes."

[schmootman]

They're right. Bush is playing pro-lifers for fools. So much has been made of his four pro-life judicial nominees. The fact is that 160 other Bush nominees have passed the Democratic acid test. And remember who appointed O'Connor and Sauter to the Supreme Court -- Reagan and Bush Senior. You Bushies are totally deluded.

This country is history.

[LenS]

Feel free to move.

[Cicero]

"There isn't a dime's worth of difference."

I'm sorry, but that's a flat-out LIE.

Yes, there are pro-abort Republican RINOs, and most of us know who they are. But the Democrat party is the party of abortion, pure and simple. The Republican party is divided between the true pro-lifers, the partial pro-lifers, and the expedient pro-lifers, plus a few RINOs.

Clinton reversed Reagan's Mexico City policy and funded worldwide abortion his first day in office. Bush reversed clinton's executive order HIS first day in office.

Clinton vetoed the Partial Birth Abortion Bill. Bush signed it.

Are the Republicans perfect? Of course not. I think we may have made a big mistake electing Schwartzenegger. But the Republicans are FAR BETTER than the Democrats, and we have seen a partial rollback of the Culture of Death this past couple of years. Moronic comments like this one just don't help.

[No Blue States]

Mark 3:25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Lets keep it together As Republicans and continue to do great things even as various types of Republicans banded together for the common good.

[Right_Rev]

DITTO

[No Blue States]

"This country is history."

3rd party talking point.

[TXBlair]

"If Christians vote for Republicans or Democrats, they are wasting their votes."

My brother is so "disappointed" that President Bush isn't conservative enough that he's "not sure" he's going to vote for him again. (insert frowney face here) So great, who are you going to vote for, Howard Dean? Or will you just sit home and self-righteously pout on election day? Hmmm...maybe if enough of us do that we'll hand the White House back to the dems by default. Super plan. What's that saying? Evil triumphs when good men do nothing? Something like that. Please let's not let that happen!

[TommyDale]

"Regain?"

Yes, regain. They once controlled everything, now they have been reduced to a minority, and are starting to implode. Do you really believe that the Ban on Partial Birth Abortion would have passed if the Democrats were in charge? Do you think any tax cuts would have been given?

Maybe spending is out of control, but that is temporary. Watch what happens when GWB is re-elected. Privatization of Social Security, spending cuts, more tax cuts, etc. Anyone who wastes a valuable vote for a third party is an idiot. If we can get full control of the Republican Party, there will be no stopping the conservative movement. The goal is to win within the party, not go to a third party.