Heartless BS. That mentality is precisely what the younger generation associates with conservatism, and this is why they won’t vote for our side. Unbelievably cold. If a convoy of USN corpsmen passed a car accident, , should they simply pass it by and not jump in?
Wholeheartedly agree. This sort of thread, in a nutshell, is exactly what people point to when they say that conservatives aren't pro-life, they are simply anti-abortion. This baby didn't ask for stupid parents, but it got them, and he/she deserves to be rescued if rescue is possible.
Either we care about the lives of innocents, or we don't. If we do care, we don't get to stop caring when babies are born.
Yes, instead of educating people regarding the purpose of the military, and the irresponsibility of hauling a baby into the open sea, let’s bow our knees to the children who suddenly get to decide what is right and wrong.
Gosh, what is the purpose of even HAVING laws or Constitutions or wise counsel of the past? Every generation ought to just ask the “young people” what THEY think is best, and we can structure our society to THOSE ideas. Yeah, that’ll work.
I have already acknowledged that if indeed international law calls for our Navy to race to rescue these folks who behaved do foolishly, then they should do so. I hope they have to remunerate the taxpayer.
The “heartless” argument is liberal crank....I know you probably didn’t mean it in the same context, but it is the same thing that is used to create giant welfare programs...because people are in desperate need for help.
What part of the Constitution PER SE requires the federal government to rescue sick citizens in the open sea?
One more thought: if our government were not so busy confiscating taxes, property and liberty, there very well may be NO NEED for a military ship to perform this act, because PRIVATE ENTITIES might exist that could do the job better, cheaper, and more efficiently.
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