If you are pro-life, you can do no better than Rudy Giuliani as your candidate for president.
Consider that even if James Dobson himself were elected president, he could not sign legislation outlawing abortion - it would simply run aground on the Roe v. Wade precedent. All he could hope to do is appoint Supreme Court justices that adhere to a strict constructionist philosophy of constitutional interpretation, that might be able one day to overturn Roe. You cannot impose an anti-abortion litmus test on judicial nominees, because no nominee will ever state, in advance, that they will vote to overturn abortion precedents.
Rudy Giuliani has promised to do just that, appoint justices who believe in strict constructionism in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Neither Mitt Romney nor Fred Thomspon could promise to do more for the pro-life view of things.
Consider what would happen if the evangelicals listened to James Dobson's horrible advice and considered voting for an independent candidate who, as I have just pointed out, can do no more for the pro-life movement than Giuliani has already promised to do. They will elect Hillary Clinton, and probably ensure that she appoints one or two SCOTUS justices within the first two years of her administration. Overturning Roe v. Wade will be put off for another generation at least, and if the sheer number of abortions is an ethical concern for you, ask yourself if you can sleep well knowing that your wasted vote ensured that millions more unborn human beings were murdered because you helped elect Hillary Clinton.
Not to mention that evangelicals will never be forgiven by the rest of the Republican Party for putting Hillary into the White House. You want all of that on your head? Then go ahead and pay heed to Dobson's destructive and extremely short-sighted advice. But don't say you weren't warned.
3 comments:
I almost got to talk to Gulliani on the phone. BUT Will didn't let me. I do have a autographed book.
Heck yes he is a BRAT. He said he thought about handing him the phone. BUT he didn't! In this case the thought did not count.
Um, you're kidding, right?
About Rudy, from Lucianne.com, courtesy of View From the Right:
"Reply 61--Posted by: ketchuplover, 10/1/2007 10:33:31 AM
"Let's see...
"He's pro-partial-birth abortion: Ah, c'mon! Cut him some slack!
"He's pro gay marriage: Ah, c'mon! Cut him some slack!
"He's pro gun control: Ah, c'mon! Cut him some slack!
"He's had two ugly divorces, is on his third wife, has problems with his children: Ah, c'mon! Cut him some slack!
"He interrupts events 40 times to take a call from his wife: Ah, c'mon! Cut him some slack!
"If you, as I do, truly believe that the truth is what sets one free, then "TRUTH" is our best weapon against "the beast." So--why do we keep plugging our noses, closing one eye and re-packaging someone to be somebody he's not? If we are so unprincipled with our principles, the damage that we inflict upon ourselves will go far beyond the 2008 election, no matter who wins. What a laughing stock we'd become: We can be bought off just like any lib! After all, the end is what justifies the means!
"People--don't lay down your weapon of mass instruction--the TRUTH!"
While President Hillary would be disastrous, it would invigorate conservatism. On the other hand, President Rudy would be the death of conservatism.
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