Can Voting Make Electors Accessory to Murder?

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“The moment a positive law deprives a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them, the state is denying the equality of all before the law… and the very foundations of a state based on law are undermined.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church).

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Can Voting Make Electors Accessory to Murder? - Catholic Stand

Catholics must vote for pro-life candidates, put an end to the culture of death, and stop being accessories to murder.
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It’s an interesting idea. But one must take into account the motives of those voting. Take the Iraq War for example. Those who voted Bush into office a second time thought they were voting for the defense of their nation, liberating a nation from terrorists, etc.
 
There are only two situations where I think voting can make the voter an accessory to murder. One of them is voting for a ballot proposal (not a candidate) that clearly enables an murderous act, such as abortion. The other situation is voting for a person for public office specific because of his support for such an evil policy. I all other cases, I would have to say no.
 
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