Posted on 02/16/2016 1:10:26 PM PST by SoConPubbie
It took less than 48 hours for the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to make its way into an attack ad in the 2016 election, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warning that businessman Donald Trump cannot be trusted to nominate Scalia's replacement.
In a new television ad entitled "Supreme Trust," a narrator ticks off a list of issues that have come before the Supreme Court.
"Life, marriage, religious liberty, the Second Amendment. We're just one Supreme Court justice away from losing them it all," the narrator says.
The ad then cuts to footage from Donald Trump's interview on "Meet the Press" in 1999 where he says, "I'm very pro-choice" and says he would not ban partial-birth abortions.
"We cannot trust Donald Trump with these serious decisions," the narrator warns. See the ad here:
The Republican candidates agree that the Senate should block President Obama from naming a successor to Scalia until a new president is elected, but Cruz opened up a line of division on just who would be qualified to pick a new justice. Cruz has made Trump's past support for abortion rights a frequent issue in the 2016 campaign, and it is likely an effective line of attack in the evangelical-rich state of South Carolina. Voters go to the polls Saturday.
Thanks for the assist, Mr Cruz. Glad you are helping Trump out....again :)
Another new ad out from Cruz on pro-life/abortion:
Cruz says prolife “more than just a litmus test but a window to the soul of political candidates.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQlmvEQFgV4
I can’t, in good conscious, vote for Cruz. Ever.
YouTube direct link: http://youtu.be/Kbca-7bc374
hate to say it but Trump is a supporter of plan parenthood. He said “not the abortion stuff” but they do good work, I have been for Trump, but am starting to back off of him a bit...
Not my single issue but important to me. Trump would not be committed to it.
Or to anything else.
I really admire what Trump has done to open up the political world. But my problem over the last couple of months has been trying to square statements Trump makes with ones he made within the same year. He sounds as if he has few set opinions, and some of "malleable" opinions are on things that shouldn't be, such as the Constitution. What doesn't change is that he's in favor of himself.
I don't think he realizes, or cares, about the long-term effect of that attitude as a President's guiding principle.
A friend of mine observed, during one of Pat Buchanan's campaigns, "The Presidency is not an entry-level position." I thought Trump might finally prove to be the exception, but unfortunately, for me the truth of the observation is being confirmed.
Then why was he quoted saying not only was he pro-choice, but that he is VERY PRO -CHOICE. Need some proof?
Trump is almost 60. For most of his life his main interests were making money (okay) women (not so okay with the married ones) and cultivating friends in high places that might help him, including Bill and Hillary.
His changes in viewpoint have been recent ... well, they started when he decided to run for president.
I don’t understand the rest of your post... I haven’t mocked anyone for being pro-life. I deeply respect that position.
Intersting. I doubt Trump knew of that. He should know about it. Too many faggots in high places. Like Rubio.
Trump is 69, for one thing (maybe that was a typo). If you would check “On the Issues” site and look at the sourced quotes from Trump about many issues, you will see his conservative positions are not recent. At all. In 2000 he became pro-life, that’s about the most recent one.
That his positions changed right before he decided to run fro pres is absolutely not true.
He has directly said that PP should not be funed unless they stop abortions.
It was just 2 days ago in an interview he said exactly what I wrote....he’s “for planned parenthood except for abortion”... So he was for it before he was against it. Sounds like something Kerry would say. I don’t see how he can be for it, but against what they do. I have heard him say prior that he was against abortion, just a little confused on what PP does.
“Not my single issue but important to me. Trump would not be committed to it.
Or to anything else.”
Sheeesh.
You ever been on plane?
You know how the stewardess instructs you to put the oxygen mask on yourself first?
Do you know why?
Trump wants to take care of Americans first for the exact same reasons.
I noticed today that Cruz was attacking Trump on his record. He referred to Trump’s record on appointing Supreme Court nominees.
Trump is prolife...
...that explains why he supports Planned Barrenhood and donates mucho dinero to the democrats.
Are you blind or just stoopid?
His changes in viewpoint have been recent ... well, they started when he decided to run for president.
This kind of dishonesty is what Americans are really tired of in their politics. Even the most basic google search will tell you he didn’t change to pro life when deciding to run. But, even if he had, I trust what he says. I don’t trust the candidates that have the house and senate, and still can get nothing done about funding PP or abortion afte 20 wks. Honestly, as someone who is pro life, the excuses are just getting old. After 40 years their all or nothing approach is a bad strategy. The fight against abortion has not moved the ball one inch in our favor. Courting those who could possibly help bring about incremental change would be a start, but when you make commercials claiming they are lying about their abortion stance, well, I doubt much will change in the near future.
Find it in writing or text on his website and let me know what you find. IMO no issue = no policy = doesn’t give a hoot.
I have read his previous positions in detail, read one book so far, and watched countless rallies and interviews, and read all his press releases and position papers.
He has said very clearly that PP should receive no funding unless they stop abortions. In order to know what he actually thinks and his position you have to study up. I studied up about Cruz and Rubio and now I know enough so that I will never vote for either one. A few sounds bites or articles quoting them (often out of context) or one interview, are not enough to know a candidate well.
It was posted in its entirety on FR a couple of days ago so I’m sure it’s okay to post it again.
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. OPED - The Culture of Life
Let me be clear—I am pro-life. I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk. I did not always hold this position, but I had a significant personal experience that brought the precious gift of life into perspective for me. My story is well documented, so I will not retell it here. However, what I will do with the remaining space is express my feelings about life, and the culture of life, as we approach the 43nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade.
I build things. There is a process involved in building things. We tap into a lot of disciplines with engineering being one of the most important. The rules for putting structures together are as strict as are the rules of physics. These rules have stood the test of time and have become the path to putting together structures that endure and are beautiful. America, when it is at its best, follows a set of rules that have worked since our founding. One of those rules is that we, as Americans, revere life and have done so since our Founders made it the first, and most important, of our “unalienable†rights.
Over time, our culture of life in this country has started sliding toward a culture of death. Perhaps the most significant piece of evidence to support this assertion is that since Roe v. Wade was decided by the Supreme Count 43 years ago over 50 million Americans never had the chance to enjoy the opportunities offered by this country. They never had the chance to become doctors, musicians, farmers, teachers, husbands, fathers, sons or daughters. They never had the chance to enrich the culture of this nation or to bring their skills, lives, loves or passions into the fabric of country. They are missing, and they are missed.
The Supreme Court in 1973 based their decision on imagining rights and liberties in the Constitution that are nowhere to be found. Even if we take the court at its word, that abortion is a matter of privacy, we should then extend the argument to the logical conclusion that private funds, then, should subsidize this choice rather than the half billion dollars given to abortion providers every year by Congress. Public funding of abortion providers is an insult to people of conscience at the least and an affront to good governance at best.
If using taxpayer money to facilitate our slide to a culture of death was not enough, the 1973 decision became a landmark decision demonstrating the utter contempt the court had for federalism and the 10th Amendment. Roe v. Wade gave the court an excuse to dismantle the decisions of state legislatures and the votes of the people. This is a pattern that the court has repeated over and over again since that decision. Perhaps Roe v. Wade became yet another incidence of disconnect between the people and their government.
We are in the middle of a presidential political cycle and votes will be cast in just days. The citizens of this nation will have the chance to vote for candidates that are aligned with their individual worldviews. It is my hope that they will choose the builder, the man who has the ability to imagine the greatness of this nation. The next President must follow those principles that work best and that reinforce the reverence Americans hold for life. A culture of life is too important to let slip away for convenience or political correctness. It is by preserving our culture of life that we will Make America Great Again.
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