Posted on 04/12/2012 9:01:29 PM PDT by STARWISE
National Right to Life and two other major pro-family groups have endorsed Mitt Romney for president, saying that on the issues of abortion and marriage, he stands with them.
National Right to Life's endorsement Thursday (April 12) came two days after Romney's leading challenger for the Republican nomination -- Rick Santorum -- dropped out, making Romney the presumptive nominee. Also endorsing Romney were the Susan B. Anthony List, a group that supports pro-life women for political office, and the National Organization for Marriage, which has led the charge nationwide in protecting the traditional definition of marriage.
In its endorsement, National Right to Life said Romney "has taken a strong pro-life position and is committed to implementing policies to protect the unborn." The organization said Romney:
-- opposes Roe v. Wade, having called the 1973 decision a "big mistake."
-- supports the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for abortions.
-- backs the Mexico City Policy, which bans federal funds for organizations that perform or promote abortions in foreign countries.
"On pro-life issues, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama provide a stark contrast," said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. "As the country's most pro-abortion president, Barack Obama has pursued a radical pro-abortion agenda. It is now time for pro-life Americans to unite behind Mitt Romney. For the sake of unborn children, the disabled, and the elderly, we must win."
The Susan B. Anthony List made similar points and added that Romney has pledged to "appoint only constitutionalist judges to the federal bench" and also to defund Planned Parenthood.
"Women deserve a president who truly respects our views on an issue so central to womanhood," said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. "A President Romney will be that man. If there was murkiness during the last election over Barack Obama's extreme abortion position, absolute clarity exists now -- and his abortion position is rejected by women young and old."
The National Organization for Marriage, which played key roles in preventing gay "marriage" from being legalized in California and Maine, said Romney was an early signer of the organization's pledge, which meant he was committing to:
-- support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
-- appoint Supreme Court justices and an attorney general "who will apply the original meaning of the Constitution."
-- "vigorously" defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act in court.
-- establish a presidential commission on religious liberty.
-- advance legislation to allow District of Columbia citizens to vote on the definition of marriage. Gay "marriage" currently is legal in D.C.
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, said the group was "proud" to endorse Romney.
"President Obama," Brown said, "has declared our nation's marriage laws to be unconstitutional and not only has refused to defend them, his administration is actively working to repeal them in the courts. He's come out against state constitutional amendments defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. And he has appointed leaders of the same-sex 'marriage' movement as national co-chairs of his reelection campaign.
Incredibly, Obama still apparently claims to personally support traditional marriage. With friends like President Obama, the institution of marriage doesn't need enemies."
Compiled by Michael Foust, associate editor of Baptist Press.
I didn’t think of what you said as a misquote, because you didn’t say it was a quote. I thought it was a reasonable attempt to paraphrase what she said — I just found the exact way she said it interesting.
Maybe somebody can send a bit of Sam Adams their way....
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
Thanks for the wrap-up, short and sweet (or sour in Romney’s case). Organizations and individuals that foolishly get behind Romney, need to be notified. I for one will be writing to notify them of the true nature of the person they’re endorsing.
I don't get Hannity -- what did she say?
10 years from now, when many of us are dead or bankrupted or in jail on trumped up political charges, you can all brag about how “pure” you were in 2012, and how you did not “compromise” -—
I’ll be in jail but it won’t be for trumped up charges or i’ll be dead.
I’ll see America crash and burn before I will vote for a 100% phoney like Romney.
In the most critical time in our recent history we need a reformer..someone who will restore our Republic..someone with solid priciples and who do we get...WILLARD?
Well, either his nomination was rigged(Rove/Fox/GOPe), he bamboozled his way in(91% negative ads), or worse he is what America wants (unlikely/no evidence he is a reformer).
Personally, why anyone would want to live in an America where the people elect a Obama or a Romney to the highest office in the land is beyond me.
What once was a Constitutional Republic is no more and there is no evidence Romney will remedy that situation.
Yes. God help us all.
Doesn’t leave us much choice when both parties are slimy and criminal to the core, does it?
NObody questions that Obama is bad, bad news.
If Romney becomes “our” (gag) candidate I will be arguing that Romney is slime but at least he’s not as slimy as Obama.
But Romney is not our candidate, and as long as I have the choice of somebody who is committed to FREEDOM to the point that he would not even consider forcing Catholic hospitals to perform abortions, I have to support the non-tyrant. Why support a tyrant who modeled for Obama the very way he could take over 1/6th of the economy and force a government doctrine onto a religious denomination against their own beliefs?
The R establishment wants everybody to believe that Romney is a done deal. He’s not, and the only way he will be is if people who should know the difference between a primary and a general election betray the very cause they have collected money to support. If I was a Catholic who gave money to NRLC and Susan B Anthony I’d be burning down their phone lines asking for my money back. These groups are jumping the gun, trying to coronate Romney as the candidate when the race is still on and a genuine pro-lifer is still in it.
I told my husband this morning I don’t think my back has any more surface area to field the stabs from people who claim to be on the side of freedom, life, and the US Constitution.
Endorse Romney over Obama? Uhh, okay. Endorse Romney over Gingrich? No f’n way!!
What do you mean?
You know the second someone endorses the lesser of two evils, they’re immediately labeled RINO. They endorsed Reagan over devout Christian Carter, but that matters not these days.
Geez, the world is truly upside down. Probably a VERY good time to stay really close to Jesus.
Guess I’ll just take the money I was saving for the NRLC and give it to Newt — he’s the only one left standing that truly represents ME, consistently, anymore, on this issue.
Ron Paul has no clue that the Islamists are our enemies. He also is dangerous for that reason.
I am puzzled beyond belief at this hypocrisy.
Jesus is the only One we can really trust. Things are getting crazy and all the supports we once had are crumbling. He never will, and that is the joy that nobody and no thing can ever take away.
What nonsense. Anyone who supports Romney because “HUR HUR HUR HE’S NOT OBAMA” is a party voting for the decline of this nation.
Newt does not have a prayer.
Newt is, by far, the smartest man in politics and NEWT knows he does not have a prayer.
Newt will have an impact of some type on Delegates and on the Platform issues, and on the national debate on all of the issues.
The Primary is OVER folks.
I don’t like it, but I live in the real world and delusions and fantasy do not help the cause.
There are many members of the pro-life movement who were once pro-death and we welcome and embrace them because we can see that, by God's grace, their hearts and minds have changed. These conversions are real and they are obvious.
Mitt Romney has had no such conversion. He was always pro-abortion until he decided to run for president six or so years ago and he realized that he had to say he was pro-life in order to win the GOP nomination. If he had experienced a real change he would talk about it, but he doesn't, he wants people to believe he has always been pro-life and this is a lie.
Keep praying. We trust in Him.
It's not yet mid April. Nothing is set in cement.
National Organization for Marriage
2029 K Street NW
Suite 300
Washington DC 20006
Phone: (888) 894-3604
Fax: (888) 894-3604
Email: contact@nationformarriage.org
I called 3x to get a live person so I left a message.
Perhaps follow Romney's money...
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