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“While prominent party leaders have endorsed legal abortion on-demand at any time in a pregnancy, polls indicate that 79% of Americans oppose this view, they said.”"
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Over 100 Democratic Politicians Call for Platform Changes to Welcome Pro-lifers
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“While prominent party leaders have endorsed legal abortion on-demand at any time in a pregnancy, polls indicate that 79% of Americans oppose this view, they said.”"
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StudentMI
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It would certainly open up avenues. Sadly we’ve even seen ‘pro-life’ Catholics justify abortion on demand as somehow justifiable or a lesser evil than laws against it. I doubt this will go anywhere
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they voted out two of the last three pro-life democrats in the primaries.
if you look at the list, most are former politicians, it isn’t your JFK democratic party anymore. it is the party of the “nones”
if you look at the list, most are former politicians, it isn’t your JFK democratic party anymore. it is the party of the “nones”
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Peeps
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Brave politicians! I fear for them.
As I’ve said many times on CAF–what needs to happen is for all the Catholics and others who are clinging to the Democratic Party because they think the policies are more “merciful” need to CUT OFF ALL AFFILIATION with the Democratic Party and they need to, en masse, inform their Party Chairs of their action and pledge that they will NEVER vote for any Democrat or give any support of any kind to the current Democratic Party as long as the Democratic Party includes protection for legal abortion in its Party Platform!!!
Again, this needs to be done by MILLIONS of Catholics and others who cling to the Democratic Party as the Party that promotes social justice policies that seem to them to be most consistent with Catholic/Christian teachings.
Oh, yes, there are plenty of Protestants who insist that the Democratic Party has more “Christian” policies, so it’s not just Catholics that need to do this.
IF pro-life Democrats all over the United States would do this, and do it OPENLY so that the Party Official and the public/media could see it happening, and then follow through by voting Republican (Not Independent or some other Party–this just takes votes away from the pro-life Republicans)–it would definitely create a situation that would FORCE the Democratic Party to at least consider modifying their extreme pro-abortion stance.
I personally don’t think it would make a difference. The Democratic Party is run by a small group of extremely wealthy people who use decent people, minorities, immigrants, Hollywood and New York entertainment professionals, the poor, the elderly who remember the Depression and FDR, the college professors and other academics (who depend on publishing to make a living), and young people (especially college students) to promote their Party ideology. The Party promises the sun, moon, and stars, and delivers none of it because they want to KEEP people “under” so that these people will continue to cling to the hope that the Democrats are preaching the best medicine and will eventually eventually defeat those Rich Fat Cat Republicans (like Peeps–oh, boy, I’m so loaded with cash!)
As for moving over the to the Republican Party–I realize that very thought is sickening to many Catholic Democrats–the MILLIONS of “new Republicans” would have the opportunity to urge the GOP to modify policies seem to help the rich and ignore the poor and disenfranchised. From the beginning, the Party of Abraham Lincoln promoted equality for all men–it was the Republican Party who did a great deal to help freed slaves to get elected to the United States House and Senate. We’re not the greedy rich old men that many Catholics seem to think we are. Getting many millions of new Republicans from the exodus away from the pro-abortion Democratic Party would infuse the GOP with a lot of energy and votes, and would definitely make a difference–believe it or not, the GOP is willing to listen and make changes in their Platform unlike the Democratic Party that says, “NO ROOM FOR PRO-LIFERS IN OUR PARTY”
As I’ve said many times on CAF–what needs to happen is for all the Catholics and others who are clinging to the Democratic Party because they think the policies are more “merciful” need to CUT OFF ALL AFFILIATION with the Democratic Party and they need to, en masse, inform their Party Chairs of their action and pledge that they will NEVER vote for any Democrat or give any support of any kind to the current Democratic Party as long as the Democratic Party includes protection for legal abortion in its Party Platform!!!
Again, this needs to be done by MILLIONS of Catholics and others who cling to the Democratic Party as the Party that promotes social justice policies that seem to them to be most consistent with Catholic/Christian teachings.
Oh, yes, there are plenty of Protestants who insist that the Democratic Party has more “Christian” policies, so it’s not just Catholics that need to do this.
IF pro-life Democrats all over the United States would do this, and do it OPENLY so that the Party Official and the public/media could see it happening, and then follow through by voting Republican (Not Independent or some other Party–this just takes votes away from the pro-life Republicans)–it would definitely create a situation that would FORCE the Democratic Party to at least consider modifying their extreme pro-abortion stance.
I personally don’t think it would make a difference. The Democratic Party is run by a small group of extremely wealthy people who use decent people, minorities, immigrants, Hollywood and New York entertainment professionals, the poor, the elderly who remember the Depression and FDR, the college professors and other academics (who depend on publishing to make a living), and young people (especially college students) to promote their Party ideology. The Party promises the sun, moon, and stars, and delivers none of it because they want to KEEP people “under” so that these people will continue to cling to the hope that the Democrats are preaching the best medicine and will eventually eventually defeat those Rich Fat Cat Republicans (like Peeps–oh, boy, I’m so loaded with cash!)
As for moving over the to the Republican Party–I realize that very thought is sickening to many Catholic Democrats–the MILLIONS of “new Republicans” would have the opportunity to urge the GOP to modify policies seem to help the rich and ignore the poor and disenfranchised. From the beginning, the Party of Abraham Lincoln promoted equality for all men–it was the Republican Party who did a great deal to help freed slaves to get elected to the United States House and Senate. We’re not the greedy rich old men that many Catholics seem to think we are. Getting many millions of new Republicans from the exodus away from the pro-abortion Democratic Party would infuse the GOP with a lot of energy and votes, and would definitely make a difference–believe it or not, the GOP is willing to listen and make changes in their Platform unlike the Democratic Party that says, “NO ROOM FOR PRO-LIFERS IN OUR PARTY”
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If you don’t believe me–if you don’t believe that there is room in the Republican Party for dissent–take a look at how many Republicans are criticizing Pres. Trump right now and over the past four years.
And ask yourself, “Would ANY Democratic elected official DARE to question Vice President Biden or Senator Harris right now?”
No, they wouldn’t because that’s why the Democrats are still around–there is NO ROOM IN THAT PARTY FOR ANY QUESTIONING OF THE PARTY!
Kinda like…certain other political parties that have arisen throughout world history and thrived by suppressing all dissention.
Be a dissenter. Be bold. Break away and TELL THEM why you are leaving their Party. MAKE THEM CHANGE THEIR PARTY PLATFORM!
You might think you can stay in the Democratic Party and try to bring about change from within. Not gonna happen. As I said, there is NO ROOM for dissention, whereas in the Republican Party, there is constant wrangling and arguing and criticism of each other–and that’s one reason the GOP has trouble winning elections–because they actually allow people to question their policies and candidates.
Think hard about it.
And ask yourself, “Would ANY Democratic elected official DARE to question Vice President Biden or Senator Harris right now?”
No, they wouldn’t because that’s why the Democrats are still around–there is NO ROOM IN THAT PARTY FOR ANY QUESTIONING OF THE PARTY!
Kinda like…certain other political parties that have arisen throughout world history and thrived by suppressing all dissention.
Be a dissenter. Be bold. Break away and TELL THEM why you are leaving their Party. MAKE THEM CHANGE THEIR PARTY PLATFORM!
You might think you can stay in the Democratic Party and try to bring about change from within. Not gonna happen. As I said, there is NO ROOM for dissention, whereas in the Republican Party, there is constant wrangling and arguing and criticism of each other–and that’s one reason the GOP has trouble winning elections–because they actually allow people to question their policies and candidates.
Think hard about it.
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Wrong. There won’t be much, if any, criticism now because they see the priority as defeating Trump, not bashing each other.And ask yourself, “Would ANY Democratic elected official DARE to question Vice President Biden or Senator Harris right now?”
No, they wouldn’t because that’s why the Democrats are still around–there is NO ROOM IN THAT PARTY FOR ANY QUESTIONING OF THE PARTY!
Anybody who has paid any attention at all to the Democratic Party over the years knows that the infighting will resume. How long that takes after the election will probably depend on the election results.
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JimG
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Catholics used to think of the Democratic Party as their party–the party for Catholics and union members. No more. Now it is the party of the Nones and the CEO’s and the elites, and the party of abortion. Many do not yet realize what has happened.
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Peeps
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Many, including posters here on CAF, are justifying remaining Democrats because they think that the “social justice issues” outweight the “abortion issue.”Many do not yet realize what has happened.
They claim that if the Democratic Party social programs were put in place and fully funded and staffed, that women would not need to seek out abortions because they wouldn’t be poor, out of work, victims of racism and other injustices, and that they would all have jobs that pay a living wage, free child care, free health care, and that all schools would be of equal quality so that every child would receive an excellent education.
If I thought they were right, and abortion really WOULD cease if all these social programs were established, I would vote Democrat.
But I’ve known too many women who had enough money, a good husband and supportive family, a good job, full insurance coverage, good physical health, and no reason whatsoever to have an abortion–but she had an abortion anyway because “she didn’t wish to have a child at that time in her life.”
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I would like to add that Medicaid pays for about 50% of all deliveries and it would make sense to at least keep this program intact or to expand it.
Also make it easier to adopt.
It’s not like the US is overpopulated.
Also make it easier to adopt.
It’s not like the US is overpopulated.
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If this is real and the DNC does change their platform - I believe that its a one off … they would only be doing it to placate the very few pr-Life Democrats remaining and the pro-Life Democrats who might abandon the party and vote for Trump or stay home … the DNC has moved from a platform that supported choice but clearly stated abortion should be safe, legal and rare to a platform that moved to abortion should be legal through birth and paid for by taxpayers … rare is no where in there stated policy and definitely not what Biden has publicly stated in his own abortion support evolution and Harris has been radically pro–abortion from the get go …
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Unfortunately, the Dem Party became the abortion party more than four decades ago, and abortion has become more firmly planted as the party’s sine qua non with every election cycle. I doubt that there will be any turning back. Pro-life people are not welcome.
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