Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catholic)

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Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catholic)

Postby styky » 04/ 23/ 12 12:07 pm

Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catholic)
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Re: Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catho

Postby ChangingColours » 04/ 23/ 12 12:42 pm

Glad to see them start to fight back.
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Re: Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catho

Postby Narrow Back » 04/ 23/ 12 2:11 pm

ChangingColours wrote:Glad to see them start to fight back.


Expect to see a lot more of this. We have had enough.
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Re: Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catho

Postby free_life2 » 04/ 23/ 12 5:34 pm

Support Ron Paul

Back on Dec. 19, Paul signed the "Personhood Pledge" published by PersonhoodUSA. This pledge says in part: "I stand with President Ronald Reagan in supporting 'the unalienable personhood of every American, from the moment of conception until natural death,' and with the Republican Party platform in affirming that I 'support a human life amendment to the Constitution, and endorse legislation to make clear that the 14th Amendment protections apply to unborn children."

The 14th Amendment says: "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." It also says: "The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article."

Thus, if an unborn child is a person from the moment of conception, as Paul pledged was his position, states must protect the life of the unborn child just as they protect the life of any other person and Congress has the explicit authority under the Constitution to make laws to ensure that is the case.

In signing the Personhood Pledge, however, Paul issued an "addendum" in which he reiterated his position that life begins at conception, said he supported a human life amendment to the Constitution, but at the same time argued that the federal government should not interfere with the states in passing laws on abortion.

"Let me be very clear: life begins at conception. It is the duty of the government to protect life, as set forth in our founding documents," said Paul.

"While I am known for my defense of Liberty, I often say that you can’t have Liberty without Life," Paul continued. "I don't just believe life begins at conception; I know it as a scientific certainty. And I have sponsored bills in Congress to make this definition law."

In the same statement, Paul went on to say: "A Human Life Amendment should do two things. First, it should define life as beginning at conception and give the unborn the same protection all other human life enjoys. Second, it must deal with the enforcement of the ruling much as any law against violence does--through state laws.

"To summarize my views--I believe the federal government has a role to play," said Paul. "I believe Roe v. Wade should be repealed. I believe federal law should declare that life begins at conception. And I believe states should regulate the enforcement of this law, as they do other laws against violence."

"I don't see the value in setting up a federal police force on this issue any more than I do on other issues," Paul said. "The Fourteenth Amendment was never intended to cancel out the Tenth Amendment. This means that I can’t agree that the Fourteenth Amendment has a role to play here, or otherwise we would end up with a 'Federal Department of Abortion.' Does anyone believe that will help life? We should allow our republican system of government to function as our Founders designed it to: protect rights at the federal level, enforce laws against violence at the state level.

"As President, I will sign and aggressively advocate for a law that removes abortion from the jurisdiction of the federal courts," said Paul. "This approach, done by simple majority vote and stroke of my Presidential Pen, would effectively overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to pass strong pro-life legislation immediately. Millions of lives would be saved by this approach while we fight to make every state a right to life state."

In the same addedum to his Personhood Pledge, Paul vowed to stop enforcement of all Obamacare regulations, including the one that would force Catholic employers to provide health insurance that covers contraceptives and abortifacients.

"I will use my constitutional authority as President to stop the enforcement of all regulations relating to ObamaCare, including the new HHS regulations forcing all employers, even religious or church-affiliated ones, to provide coverage for contraceptives and RU-486 as part of their health insurance plans," said Paul.

On CNN's State of the Union on Sunday, however, Paul criticized Santorum for talking about "who is going to pay for birth control pills"--an apparent reference to Santorum's statements in opposition to the Obamacare regulation Paul said in December he would stop if he were elected president.

"Do you believe from what you see today that Rick Santorum can beat President Obama in November?" Crowley asked Paul.

"Well, I don't see how that's possible," said Paul. "And this whole idea about that talking about the social issues and who is going to pay for birth control pills, I'm worried about undermining our civil liberties, the constant wars going on, the debt of $16 trillion and they are worried about birth control pills and here he wants to, you know, control people's social lives. At the same time, he voted for Planned Parenthood."
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Re: Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catho

Postby fourhorses » 04/ 23/ 12 5:45 pm

maybe Ron Paul is the real Christian candidate .......
while the others were lip-sayers
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Re: Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catho

Postby free_life2 » 04/ 23/ 12 6:54 pm

fourhorses wrote:maybe Ron Paul is the real Christian candidate .......
while the others were lip-sayers


That's my take on it too.
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Re: Test of Fire: Election 2012 (Official HD Version - Catho

Postby fourhorses » 04/ 23/ 12 7:00 pm

free_life2 wrote:
fourhorses wrote:maybe Ron Paul is the real Christian candidate .......
while the others were lip-sayers


That's my take on it too.


Wanna find a good christian ...
It is not usually the one beating his chest telling you how great he is

Look to Jesus for the model

Find the one with his nose to the grindstone
Quiet, steady, solid and trustful
Leads by example not by rhetoric
goes where he needs to go - not where it`s just popular to be


we need to start using the judgement the good lord gave us
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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