Posted on 07/09/2024 11:19:58 AM PDT by Morgana
The abortion debate in America has been a defining issue for decades, drawing a clearly defined line between those who value life and those who, quite frankly, promote death. From the infamous Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, which opened the floodgates to the slaughter of the unborn, to the 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned it, conservatives have long held the moral high ground.
We have rightfully labeled the Democrat party as the “party of death”—it is their policies that have facilitated the killing of millions of innocent lives. Yet, with the latest compromises from the Republican National Committee (RNC), it is painfully clear that the GOP is now treading dangerously close to the same abyss. Image
For years, conservatives have relied on the Republican Party as the last political defense of pro-life advocacy. We have believed, or perhaps naively hoped, that the GOP would stand firm in defense of the unborn. But these recent developments indicate a severe compromise. By adopting Donald Trump’s stance of “leaving abortion to the states”—aka, unborn children don’t deserve equal protection under the law—the RNC has essentially abdicated its moral responsibility.
They have not just watered down their position, they have betrayed the very principles that set them apart from the Democrats.
Conservatives have always argued that life begins at conception, a belief rooted in both scientific fact and biblical truth. Democrats, on the other hand, have championed the “right to choose,” a euphemism for the right to kill. This fundamental difference has long defined our political landscape. Yet now, the Republican Party, in a bid to appeal to a broader base, has decided that a convictional stand for life is no longer expedient.
How long before they fully embrace the culture of death they once opposed?
In reality, the decision to leave abortion laws to the states is nothing short of a cop-out and it signals a dangerous trajectory in the Republican Party’s platform. The Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment, a federal, not state, document, protects the right to life. No state government can forgo the responsibility to protect innocent lives—it is a federal requirement. Allowing states to decide on the legality of abortion demonstrates that one does not believe in the equal protection of unborn life, or that unborn children are not fully human.
Can we, in good conscience, continue to support a party that is only a decade, if not less, behind the Democrats on this issue?
And how long before the GOP’s platform on same-sex marriage also becomes indistinguishable from that of the Democrats? The recent softening of language on same-sex marriage in the RNC platform is a clear indicator that this is already happening.
For decades, we have defended the doctrine of supporting the “lesser of two evils.” But what happens when the lesser evil becomes so egregious that it is no longer distinguishable from the greater evil? Are we to continue compromising our values for the sake of political expediency? The RNC’s latest move makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to support the Republican Party on the same grounds that we’ve rejected the Democrat Party.
Hyperbole? Conjecture? Absolutely not. The grim reality is that the Republican Party is no longer the defender of life and conservative values that it once was. It has become the party of compromise, a party willing to sacrifice its principles for the sake of political gain. This is not the party that once stood firm against the extreme lefists call “progress.” This is not the party that once championed the sanctity of life and the biblical definition of marriage.
What are we left with? A party that is rapidly losing any semblance of its moral compass. A party that is willing to placate the masses rather than stand firm in its convictions. How can we trust a party that is so willing to compromise on issues of such grave importance? The answer, I fear, is that we cannot. The Republican Party has become a lost cause, and it is time we faced that reality.
“I know that’s been going on for a while but it’s at a new level where they simply don’t care. They at least used to pretend to care.”
Those of us who claimed the Uniparty were the enemy used to be called “crazy conspiracy theorists”.
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
Schopenhauer
Especially after JDRockefeller III told them in 1970...
After two years of concentrated effort, we have concluded that, in the long run, no substantial benefits will result from further growth of the Nation’s population, rather that the gradual stabilization of our population through voluntary means would contribute significantly to the Nation’s ability to solve its problems. We have looked for, and have not found, any convincing economic argument for continued population growth. The health of our country does not depend on it, nor does the vitality of business nor the welfare of the average person.
https://www.population-security.org/rockefeller/001_population_growth_and_the_american_future.htm
If you decide to visit that population-security site make sure you at least scan Chapter 11 where you can learn where the source of human reproductive 'issues' flow from. Issues like:
The elimination of legal restrictions on access to contraceptive information and services, and the development by the states of affirmative legislation to permit minors to receive such information and services.
The elimination of administrative restrictions on access to voluntary contraceptive sterilization.
The liberalization of state abortion laws along the lines of the New York State statute.
Greater investments in research and development of improved methods of contraception.
Full support of all health services related to fertility, programs to improve training for and delivery of these services, an extension of government family planning project grant programs, and the development of a program of family planning education.
The complete message to congress and President Nixon and President Nixon's reply can be read at https://www.bucksafa11.org/2022/03/02/smell-the-sulfur/
It’s at the state level now. Even the demolitioncrats fail to understand this.
It’s disgusting.
Science says a human life begins at conception. Unfortunately, America is not ready for that yet.
Only 30-40% of Christians vote anyway.
Look at how many people here say they aren't conservative, they say they are "populists". The ironic thing is that Trump will end up moving "the Right" further to the left in the long run, despite all the good he has done. He does what he does because he likes winning and is smart enough to dance with the one that brought him.
Deep State is ginning up another game of lets-you-and-him-fight.
Refuse to play.
Restoration of the republic is the ONLY issue.
Until our republic is restored, the rest doesn’t matter.
They are eliminating it as a national issue, which it has been for decades with more and more movement to the left.
The Supreme Court ruling on Roe sends it back to the states.
Would you prefer Lindsay Graham comes out again like he did in the 2022 mid terms and announce he is putting forward a national abortion ban ?
Trump took the argument off the table for the election
Trump only exists as a political force in this country because “the Right” has been completely full of sh!t — and already far to the left — for more than 20 years.
In the space of just a few years, the Bush and Cheney family names have become poison on the political scene. That never would have happened without Trump.
After the disaster of the GWB administration, I would tread carefully around presidential candidates with strong evangelical support in the primary process.
Bush’s name became poison when the financial crisis hit and everyone here tried to distance themselves from their prior enthusiastic support. In America, money is god and whoever brings the money gets the support.
I agree with you.
The Supreme Court has gotten rid of Roe. The easiest way to drum up support for Roe vs Wade is to try putting this back in the hands of the Federal Government.
And now, is not the time to do that. Hand this place once again over to globalists and RATs is going to beget even worse than Roe.
I can’t imagine why anyone would be as stupid as that right now.
You are right, but it makes people feel good even if it was always just lipservice.
“Don’t let perfection get in the way of the good”
Here goes the #1 butthurt Ron DeSantis disciple and his delusional virtue signaling thinking.
Get over it. DeSantis won’t be President.
Seems like you need to spend more of your life trying to stop the RATS. You picked wrong and failed. DeSantis was a dud.
You still can’t get over it. Start your own party.
The Supreme Court ruled on this, so yes, I can support the Republicans.
The abortion issue is settled. It belongs to the states. So basically, we'll have to tell Lindsey Graham and the pro-life lobby to shut up if they want to make this a federal issue. That's wrong. And that's not what we are about in the first place anyway.
If you are bringing it up, I assume you're a Democrat plant trying to mobilize the suburban woman vote on the abortion issue alone.
Actual conservatives have never been strong in the GOP
all the social lib largesse of the 60s and early to mid 70s was opposed by some GOP and white southern Dixiecrats
And it often wasn’t enough as is plain to see
Many folks are simply ignorant
Many republicans hated Reagan just like the did Goldwater and do Trump
This notion GOP all good since Abe and subsequent reconstruction and all Dems bad is Beck levin poppycock
Wonder if they notice how all that worked out
Yeah, let's go fishing on November 5 and not vote at all. That'll show 'em!
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