"Abortion
While this decision should ultimately be made by the woman in consultation with her doctor, I believe we need to reduce the number of abortions in America. I believe government has the responsibility to regulate in this area and I support parental consent and notification requirements and I oppose partial birth abortion. I also believe there are people of good will on both sides of the issue and we ought to work together to support and promote adoption as an alternative to abortion.
Marriage
I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. States should be free to make their own laws in this area, so long as they reflect the people's will as expressed through them directly, or as expressed through their elected representatives."
How does that translate into "LOL Give me a break! Scott Brown is a staunch supporter of Roe v Wade and abortion on demand in 99.5% of all abortion cases."
I realize that for some conservatives abortion is the one issue that makes or breaks a candidate but for the rest of the world there are too many other issues that, at times, eclipse abortion.
If a candidate stands with the conservative view one every issue but abortion it is folly to turn your back on him.
Brown helped craft and pass the RomneyCare socialized medicine scheme.
But, in terms of Pro-life being a non-negotiable deal-breaker, how about if it was YOUR life we were talking about?
Four states were only allowed into the Union if they would forever forswear plural marriage. Do you think that deal should be revoked and polygamy be accepted in the name of "states' rights"?
Good try, raybbr, but it’s like spitting into the wind.
Never mind that Justice Scalia has opined that decisons not expressly designated to the federal government belong in the state’s, as directed by no less than our Founders.
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In the case of abortion, Scott Brown's own words from his last debate in the Senate campaign speaks out loud and clear:
""You and I both have the same position on abortion." -- Scott Brown to Martha Coakley, January 11, 2010 CSPAN Debate
Here's the deal with partial birth abortions. Annual figures for PBA's account for roughly 1/2% of all abortions performed in the US yearly. Brown supports abortions in the cases of rape, incest, to save the mothers life, serious long term health concerns and of course, EVERY and ALL personal and social reasons that a woman came come up with. That equates to his support for abortion in 99.5% of all cases.
As to the gay marriage rights issue. While Brown supports DOMA he also thinks the Massachusetts gay marriage amendment is settled law and he's happy to see states choose their own laws. Brown says: "States should be free to make their own laws in this area... That is music to the ears of the militant homosexual movement in America. Exactly what do you think it means? IMO, marriage is one of the oldest institutions in human social history and its always meant as a covenant between one man and one woman. Period.
>>>>>If a candidate stands with the conservative view one every issue but abortion it is folly to turn your back on him.
Wrong. It may be folly for you to turn your back on him/her. Not me. The Constitution specifically states, we have an unalienable right to life that comes from God. Any political candidate or elected official who supports Roe v Wade is not worth the vote of one conservative.