I don’t see how anyone can say this.
Bush did as much as a president could to protect the unborn. Many were the things he did. Some Repubs in the various states have done likewise. Look at Texas recently, for example.
I’m not anti-Republican…don’t get me wrong. I am anti- “there’s only two choices, therefore since the Democrats are all screwed up, the Republican party is the only way to go”.
So, in 2012, lots of people who did not approve of the Dem party voted third party of didn’t vote at all because Romney was not “ideal”. And what did they cause by doing that? Well, the repeal of DADT, opposition to DOMA, governmental promotion of homosexual “marriage”, government funding of Planned Parenthood.
Romney was less than “not ideal”, he was a bad choice for candidate. Was Romney truly the best the Republicans had to offer?
And one might consider himself “above the fray”, but those who stood it out bear just as much responsibility for what this government is doing now as the Dems who voted for Obama. For some, more so, because those who sniffed and stood aside, mostly knew what evils the Dems were promoting and likely to promote, while lots of Dem voters didn’t.
I just wish I had an option. Unfortunately, Romney already had the nomination sewed up by the time the primary came to my state.
If one doesn’t oppose evil when one can, even imperfectly, one bears responsibility for evil. Those who failed to oppose it in 2012 are just as guilty as the “abortion doctor” who holds the knife.
It’s like this regarding abortion: It all boils down to the Supreme Court. We only have two known allies on the court right now; Scalia & Thomas. I could be wrong, but Alito is probably as good as the other two. I have my doubts about Roberts. We have three known enemies on the court; Ginsberg, Breyer, and Kennedy. I could be wrong, but Kagan is probably as bad as the other three. Sotomeyer is an unknown regarding abortion rights. Her only known abortion case (if I have my facts right) was a case involving the Mexico City policy came to her court (a victory for the pro-life movement…but a “non-ruling” of her thoughts on the issue nonetheless).
In theory, Roe v. Wade could be over-turned right now. Theoretically it could go this way:
(Best hopes from my estimation)
Overturn R v. W: Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts, Sotomayer
Uphold R v. W: Ginsberg, Breyer, Kennedy, Kagan
Or of course it could be worse than we think:
Overturn R v. W: Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Uphold R v. W: Ginsberg, Breyer, Kennedy, Kagan, Roberts, Sotomayer
My point is that we do not know if Sotomayer (an Obama appointee) is a disaster for the pro-life movement.
ontheissues.org/Court/Sonia_Sotomayor_Abortion.htm
Sotomayor ruled against an abortion rights group in its challenge to the so-called “Mexico City Policy,” which states that nations that receive U.S. funds may neither perform nor promote abortions. The abortion rights advocates alleged that the policy violated their First Amendment, due process, and equal protection rights. Sotomayor upheld a lower court ruling dismissing the case, saying that the group’s First Amendment rights had not been violated and that it had not been denied due process. On the equal protection claim, Sotomayor wrote, “The Supreme Court has made clear that the government is free to favor the anti-abortion position over the pro-choice position, and can do so with public funds.” Sotomayor did not address the underlying abortion issue. (Center for Reproductive Law and Policy vs. Bush, 2002)
Sotomayor wrote the opinion in Center for Reproductive Law and Policy v. Bush, 2002, a challenge to the “Mexico City Policy,” which prohibited foreign organizations receiving US funds from performing or supporting abortions. An abortion rights group claimed that the policy violated its First Amendment, due process, and equal protection rights. Relying on the Second Circuit’s earlier decision in Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Agency for International Development, which dealt with a virtually identical claim, Sotomayor’s opinion rejected the group’s First Amendment claim on the merits. Turning to the plaintiffs’ due process claim, Sotomayor held that they lacked standing because they alleged only a harm to foreign organizations, rather than themselves. On their equal protection claim, she ultimately held that the claim failed under rational basis review because the government “is free to favor the anti-abortion position over the pro-choice position” with public funds.
With this information, I want to make it clear that we ought to oppose Obama and should have the past two election cycles. But this does not mean that voting for someone other than Romney means that voter helped assist in continued abortions. For all we know, with the election of Obama, Roe v. Wade may actually be overturned (if Sotomayer becomes the swing vote to overturn once and for all).
