Thread: DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. OPED - The Culture of Life

February 15, 2016 -
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. OPED - The Culture of Life

Let me be clear—I am pro-life. I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk. I did not always hold this position, but I had a significant personal experience that brought the precious gift of life into perspective for me. My story is well documented, so I will not retell it here. However, what I will do with the remaining space is express my feelings about life, and the culture of life, as we approach the 43nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade.

I build things. There is a process involved in building things. We tap into a lot of disciplines with engineering being one of the most important. The rules for putting structures together are as strict as are the rules of physics. These rules have stood the test of time and have become the path to putting together structures that endure and are beautiful. America, when it is at its best, follows a set of rules that have worked since our founding. One of those rules is that we, as Americans, revere life and have done so since our Founders made it the first, and most important, of our “unalienable” rights.

Over time, our culture of life in this country has started sliding toward a culture of death. Perhaps the most significant piece of evidence to support this assertion is that since Roe v. Wade was decided by the Supreme Count 43 years ago over 50 million Americans never had the chance to enjoy the opportunities offered by this country. They never had the chance to become doctors, musicians, farmers, teachers, husbands, fathers, sons or daughters. They never had the chance to enrich the culture of this nation or to bring their skills, lives, loves or passions into the fabric of country. They are missing, and they are missed.

The Supreme Court in 1973 based their decision on imagining rights and liberties in the Constitution that are nowhere to be found. Even if we take the court at its word, that abortion is a matter of privacy, we should then extend the argument to the logical conclusion that private funds, then, should subsidize this choice rather than the half billion dollars given to abortion providers every year by Congress. Public funding of abortion providers is an insult to people of conscience at the least and an affront to good governance at best.

If using taxpayer money to facilitate our slide to a culture of death was not enough, the 1973 decision became a landmark decision demonstrating the utter contempt the court had for federalism and the 10th Amendment. Roe v. Wade gave the court an excuse to dismantle the decisions of state legislatures and the votes of the people. This is a pattern that the court has repeated over and over again since that decision. Perhaps Roe v. Wade became yet another incidence of disconnect between the people and their government.

We are in the middle of a presidential political cycle and votes will be cast in just days. The citizens of this nation will have the chance to vote for candidates that are aligned with their individual worldviews. It is my hope that they will choose the builder, the man who has the ability to imagine the greatness of this nation. The next President must follow those principles that work best and that reinforce the reverence Americans hold for life. A culture of life is too important to let slip away for convenience or political correctness. It is by preserving our culture of life that we will Make America Great Again.

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-r...ulture-of-life

I am Pro-Choice, but have always respected most Pro-Life views. Trump and I disagree on this issue. As Pro-Choice, I support the life of the pregnant girl or woman who has an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy, and her decision of what to do about it. Yes, if termination is what she decides, then that means that fetus will not be born, but it also means she can continue on her road of life her way and pursue her dreams to become whatever she wants and have a family when she's ready or be better able to take care of the family she already has. Pro-Choice means her life matters, and that's the culture of life that matters most to me.

And I hope our US Supreme Court never loses sight of that fact.

I heard a Trump Supporter sum it all up one day on the news, he said "you're never going to have a candidate that you agree with 100%, because we're all individuals with different ideas about different issues, but when I agree 100% with Trump on 80% of the issues, then that's the candidate I can support 100% which is why I'm all-in for Trump."

Trump has been pro-choice for most of his life and has said he would not support a ban on partial-birth abortion in the past. Of course all that changed when he decided to seek the Republican presidential nomination back in 2012.

Those are facts that can't be disputed.

Social Issues
May 29, 2015

Americans Choose "Pro-Choice" for First Time in Seven Years
by Lydia Saad

Story Highlights

Americans divide 50% "pro-choice," 44% "pro-life" on abortion
Majority of women, 54%, now pro-choice, vs. 46% of men
Pro-choice ID among Democrats has swelled since 2001

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Half of Americans consider themselves "pro-choice" on abortion, surpassing the 44% who identify as "pro-life." This is the first time since 2008 that the pro-choice position has had a statistically significant lead in Americans' abortion views.

cont. in link.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/183434/am...ven-years.aspx