Comments on: 2008 Republican Platform Addresses Conscience, Opposes Abortion in All Cases

By: happyfeet

happyfeet — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:36:06 +0000

oh. I found it I was looking in the wrong place.

By: happyfeet

happyfeet — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:11:16 +0000

I’m not finding the bit about the Fourteenth Amendment in the platform you linked.

What’s up with that?

By: foilhatgrrl

foilhatgrrl — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:20:52 +0000

I find the platform chilling, not only in its message as a whole, but in it’s total absence of mentioning abortion as a life-saving measure for the mother. I assume it doesn’t say anything, because the dominionists don’t want to alienate more centrist voters with their positions.

As a woman who recently had a ectopic pregnancy, I’m frightened by the possibility of a GOP administration who would take such a basic, lifesaving procedure away from women, for no good reason at all!

By: Margie

Margie — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:07:41 +0000

Jenn if you are not already a lawyer, my dear woman get to law school now. That is brilliant. I am so glad that you posted that note.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:19:25 +0000

The 14th amendment reads:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States
and the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; 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.

The important words to take note of here are “All persons born or naturalized in the United States”…..there would be no way for them to make this apply to the unborn without actually amending the constitution. No matter what the reteric, an amendment to an amendment isn’t going to happen