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I also think Catholics who choose not to vote are un American, indifferent and have no right to complain regarding who gets in…indifference is the open path to the evils that choke our Nation.
Who will you be supporting in the U.S. presidential election with our Catholic values in mind?
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Johann_du_Toit
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As a South African my opinion is perhaps a bit moot, but the only sane candidates on the Democratic side are Tulsi Gabbard and Steve Bullock, the former because she is independent and the latter as a governor of a red state. And even in their cases their views on abortion and gender ideology are unacceptable.
Biden, Warren, Sanders and Harris are unpalatable. The rest are not even worth mentioning.
Trump, for all his many faults, is genuinely pro-life and pro-religious liberty, has made some good judicial appointments and supports law and order even though I disagree with his protectionist economic policies and hurtful comments on women and minorities.
Biden, Warren, Sanders and Harris are unpalatable. The rest are not even worth mentioning.
Trump, for all his many faults, is genuinely pro-life and pro-religious liberty, has made some good judicial appointments and supports law and order even though I disagree with his protectionist economic policies and hurtful comments on women and minorities.
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ProVobis
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I hope you get a chance to vote in the primaries at least. They can’t blame you for trying to pick the best (not better) candidate.
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ProVobis
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I took that advice and voted for Rauner, who eventually signed a bill funding abortions in Illinois. Can’t trust those Republicans, though I wish Nikki Haley would replace Trump.
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Our current Pro Life and protector of religious liberty President Donald Trump.
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I know I won’t vote Democrat, unfortunately the Republicans are the only viable option and I’m hesitant to trust them.
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As I mentioned, I tend to look long-term, so I consider the state of the Supreme Court justices and who will pick SCJs who are not activist, and who take natural law into account.
Right now, we have 3 who are in their 80s, with Ginsberg at 86. The likelihood of needing to replace at least one in the next presidential term is high, so, for me, voting for the presidential candidate most likely to pick a non-activist judge who takes natural law into consideration when necessary is very important.
Right now, we have 3 who are in their 80s, with Ginsberg at 86. The likelihood of needing to replace at least one in the next presidential term is high, so, for me, voting for the presidential candidate most likely to pick a non-activist judge who takes natural law into consideration when necessary is very important.
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Unless something really, really bizarre would happen, I will reluctantly be voting for Trump. He has kept his promise to appoint, so far, two Supreme Court justices who can reasonably be foreseen to favor restrictions on abortion.
The American Solidarity Party is extremely enticing, but Trump needs all the support we can give him, even in “safe” states. Democrats make much ado of winning a majority of the popular vote (because, quite frankly, the electoral college does not work to their advantage), and giving Trump a popular vote majority would send a powerful message.
Flawed as he is (and I, too, am flawed), Trump is the best we have in 2020.
The American Solidarity Party is extremely enticing, but Trump needs all the support we can give him, even in “safe” states. Democrats make much ado of winning a majority of the popular vote (because, quite frankly, the electoral college does not work to their advantage), and giving Trump a popular vote majority would send a powerful message.
Flawed as he is (and I, too, am flawed), Trump is the best we have in 2020.
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Carroll is the nominee for the ASP
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Trump has proven to be pro-life, and a congressman’s voting record is a good indication of their future actions.Thom18:
I took that advice and voted for Rauner, who eventually signed a bill funding abortions in Illinois. Can’t trust those Republicans, though I wish Nikki Haley would replace Trump.
Being affiliated with the Democratic party means that one is either radically pro-abortion, or doesn’t yet realize that they can be a Republican with their same beliefs without being ostracized by their own party.
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ProVobis
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Unless you’re a fetus conceived by rape or incest.
It will be interesting to hear the reaction after the Supreme Court has ruled on the Alabama law (complete ban) if it ever comes to that.
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ProVobis
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Then it seems like a Constitutional Amendment should be ratified to protect all life. Like they did with abolishing slavery. Thank God we don’t have a Supreme Court making rulings on that.
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There are some Democrats who are pro-life, at least to a certain extent, but find the Republican party’s platform and values so at odds with their conscience that they cannot become a Republican. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia comes immediately to mind. I have difficulties with it myself, though my state does not have party registration.
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My state is one of those where we already know who will win the electorial votes, in fact, candidates do not even bother to campaign much here, so, primaries are simply an exercise in driving to the polls.
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I think President Trump is more in line with catholic thinking (he is not perfect like me) than the platform of the opposing party.
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Joe Manchin votes consistantly with the party platform. They occasionally give him leeway when they know they can carry the day without his support.
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The liberals will never allow that to happen. The SC is the only chance and unfortunately it takes time to get there.
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Every single Democrat running is in favor of abortion. Most of them are in favor of unrestricted abortion. I will be voting for the Republican nominee, presumably President Trump.
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He does what he has to, to stay in the party’s good graces. The Democratic party does not tolerate departure from its platform, and dissident voices are few and compromised.
Pro-choice Republicans, on the other hand, do exist and the party does not withhold its support from them. Likewise, many Republicans challenge Trump, and at least three are running against him in the primary (Mark Sanford, William Weld, Joe Walsh — the politician, not the classic rocker, though the latter is interesting to contemplate). The party is fine with that.
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