I see him campaigning to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would enable the states to outlaw abortions in their state. That is the only realistic option I see in the foreseeable future, and it is the right next step to take. And it would be more--far more--than anything else we're been able to accomplish in the last 40 years.
Again, if you've got a better idea to get any laws against abortion anywhere, I'd like to hear it.
Well, setting aside the fact that Romney’s Romneycare grants people the right to abortion at government expense and even setting aside the fact that Romney has long been pro-abortion in both word and deed, . . .
Has Romney at least been willing to state that he will not appoint to the court anyone who is unwilling to clearly commit himself to vote as a justice to overturn Roe v. Wade?
If you don't mind, I'll take a stab at that question.
In the broad, practical picture of real politics, the deck is currently stacked against us. All legal avenues to prohibit abortion at the federal level are practically closed off. The same is true at (most) state levels.
To open these legal avenues, a new mindset is needed. I'm talking about the electorate. We need a substantial majority of the voting public to agree that abortion is murder, the Consitution means what it says, and that life must be protected at all levels of government.
So how do we go about accomplishing this objective?
In my humble opinion, it's by one person at a time. That may sound like empty rhetoric, but here is what I mean: I have one vote this election cycle. Yet I have sway with my wife and my grown children. There are many ways I can emply my sway, but I've determined the best way to do so is by example. In other words, I truly believe that the best way to influence your family and loved ones is by example. Leadership begins by example.
Thus, when I explain to my family why the issue of life is so important to me -- and why I can't vote for the duplicitous Romney -- they understand implicitly. If I were to compromise or collaborate on this issue, I truly believe that I would diminish my role as a husband and father (and grandfather). I would still be leading by example, but my example would be that compromise, collaboration, and expediency trump principle. I can't do it. I've failed too many times morally on a huge number of issues. I don't want to fail anymore. I won't compromise anymore. I will lead by example. If others follow me or not, I can't control that.
But I will *try* to lead by example.
And now to alleviate this serious moment, here's a humorous thought: What if all of us did the same?
Meanwhile, Romney who had no qualms oppressing MA citizens into becoming funders of abortion on a much greater scale -- funders one and all -- won't lift a damn finger to pre-empt us American taxpayers from upping our "contributions" into the abortion industry coffers via our taxes.
Three times, Romney's been in bed with Planned Parenthood (fundraiser attendance & Ann Romney contribution in '94; voters' guide in 2002; not vetoing the placement of a permanent overseer member from Planned Parenthood on RomneyCare).
Anybody expecting Romney to dismantle the whopping increases of taxpayer $ going DIRECTLY to pay for your local & regional pre-born chop shops is nuts!