Posted on 08/26/2007 2:54:35 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, on Tuesday in an interview with Nevada television station KLAS said that if elected president he would allow individual states to keep abortion legal, the Washington Post reports.
Romney earlier this month in an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos said he supports a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion nationwide. According to the Post, the "two very different statements" reflect a "challenge" for Romney as he attempts to be a "champion of the antiabortion movement".
In an interview with the Associated Press Tuesday, Romney said that giving states control to "fashion their own laws with regard to abortion" should be the "next step" in the abortion debate. Top Romney advisers on Tuesday said the governor supports a two-tiered process in which states first would obtain authority to regulate abortion after Roe v. Wade -- the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively barred state abortion bans -- is overturned. The second step would be a constitutional amendment that bans most abortions nationwide.
James Bopp -- an attorney who has represented antiabortion groups and a top Romney adviser on abortion -- said, "There's no flip-flopping. There's no contradiction. There's simply step one and step two." Jon Ralston, a columnist for the Las Vegas Sun who interviewed Romney for KLAS, said he believes Romney's "moral positions conflict" with his "states'-rights opinions," adding, "I don't see how you can be antiabortion, be in favor of a constitutional amendment and be in favor of states' rights". [click to read whole article]
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Eph.2:
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Ouch, that’s a thought that is now burned into my mind.
Thanks a lot Resty!!
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To: restornu
Oh you got to do better than that CC? No I don’t. I am not the judge. You condemn me because my g-g-grandfather helped to commit the worst mass murder (white on white) in America’s history prior to Oklahoma City. Well, I stand here to say what he did was wrong. Your ggg granddad could have been a child-rapist for all you know. Maybe you are the result. And that would matter not one iota to me or God. But by what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged. YOU threw that stone Resty. IMO you should be banned for it!
195 posted on 08/26/2007 10:44:38 PM EDT by colorcountry (Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. —Voltaire)
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To: colorcountry
Your going to keep me up all night on my knees praying for your soul honey.
199 posted on 08/26/2007 10:48:50 PM EDT by xero
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To: colorcountry
Restornu is a protected poster. She has no limit to which she may post hateful things and be banned for it. The apple/tree commnet was over the top and then some, but you see not a single Mormon speaks out to rebuke her and the mods ignore the smut.
208 posted on 08/26/2007 10:56:45 PM EDT by MHGinTN (You’ve had life support. Promote life support for those in the womb.)
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To: colorcountry
No I don’t condemn you for that, I don’t even condemn you, you do that all by yourself, Not because of John Lee either!
212 posted on 08/26/2007 10:58:36 PM EDT by restornu (Elevate Your Thoughts!)
It just seems to me that a Constitutional Amendment and turning the issue back for each state to decide on its own are mutually exclusive.The process of amending the constitution is a very long and difficult process. It requires two-thirds of the Congress and then two-thirds of the states to approve.
Would you explain the purpose of the Amendment option, if you favor it going back to be decided state by state?
And what of the other Lee descendants? The tree is big, if I recall. The Udalls are also apostate, right? Perhaps I’m wrong.
JR,
Since all I did was post an article word for word,
I’m fine with your silliness and inability to distinguish
that which a FR poster composes and that which is posted.
No problem. Enjoy life.
best,
ampu
I realize you probably think he did you a service by his actions, opening the “truth” to you, but please don’t lump us all together with the evil actions of your first husband.
The title itself demonstrates that this article from India is losing important things in the (mis)translation.
“You should be up front after all your talk of others faith?
Are you ashamed of your faith?”
Resty, after all these months, if you don’t know I’m
a Christian, there’s no hope now that you will realize
it.
best,
ampu
to all:
If you want to know the truth, study both sides.
That is just what JS did! He saw the outside of the ladies dresses and decided he needed to see the inside too!
High five!
P.S. That was attempted humor.
Here’s the whole verse:
John 21: 25
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
I have no clue why CC came on like gang busters tonight maybe an unpleasant thought before loging on now!
Are we not suppose to count our blessings like all the wonderful children she has and even though she has challenges in life she still has control over her future choices.
In all the teaching in the NT are we not suppose to let go and let God.
Do not harbor ill will for it erodes one progression.
Somehow I pray that CC let the pain go and replace it with her new faith and let the Lord heal her.
A constitutional amendment outlawing abortion would not be ratified by the necessary 3/4 of the states. I can think of more than 13 states without even trying that would not ratify it, and if push came to shove I doubt that very many states outside the bible belt would.
The only way that legalized abortion would ever be ended in the US would be IF Roe is overturned and IF a majority of voters in every state were to become convinced that abortion actually means killing an innocent human being and demand that their state legislatures ban it by state law. I know miracles do happen and that nothing is impossible with God, but that would be a miracle on the same scale as Moses dividing the Red Sea.
Never the less, I still pray that it will happen. After all, the Israelites did walk through the sea on dry land.
At the LAST SUPPER, Jesus taught about some of the divisions in our Father’s house. He even speaks of getting one of the places in our Father’s house ready for the disciples at the table. Then he reasserted that there are many different places in our Father’s house.
To my finite mind,(this is not from the Church, it is from me) I see the three degrees of glory as no more then different subdivisions for the many mansions.
[CHAPTER 14;
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.]
It is the name of your church you seem by not wanting to mention it as to distant yourself from...
Oops! Sorry for mistaking your JR name with the other
that started in a similar way.
My response to you is that if you tell the truth,
it doesn’t mean people here will see the light. Some,
however, will feel the heat... and they won’t like it!
best to you
ampu
If one ignores facts, any belief is possible.
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We agree on something.
To anyone who wants to know the truth, do not stop looking>
I don’t fine that humor, but than if it was Abraham or Moses would you find that humor too?
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