At 12:58 AM 1/4/01 -0500, Keith Brooks wrote:
>Stefan Fischer is absolutely correct. Mr. Bush cannot change the United
>States policies on abortion. If you really want to know which presidents
>made the abortion policy, check on who appointed who to the US Supreme
>Court. There are the policy makers on abortion. They decided Roe vs Wade
>which set the policy. In the US, a majority of the 9 are more powerful than
>the President, Senate, or House. They can declare unconstitutional any law
>made.
That point is exactly why it is so very important to have a pro-life president, and
why the idea that the president can't do much about the abortion problem is very
wrong. It is the president who appoints U. S. Supreme Court judges whenever one dies
or retires. In a four-year term, it is rather likely that the president-elect will get
a chance to do that. Even one justice changed, right now, could make a serious impact
on the righteousness of the court. On top of that, the president does have a certain
amount of executive authority as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, among other
things, that allows him to set policy that tends more towards respect for life or
towards easy murder of unborn children.
>Keith Brooks
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stefan Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: 01 03 01 12:10 PM
>Subject: Re: [RR] In defense of the Gists' pastor
>
>
>> Hi Rangers,
>>
>> Here are my DM -.04 on that one:
>>
>> Over here, we don't think anything will chang in US abortion-policies
>under
>> the rule of GW. So where is the problem? If GW won't change the situation
>> why should it be worse to vote for Gore? The problem will still be the
>same.
>>
>> Both candidates surely do have parts in their programs that could/should
>be
>> dicussed. So why do you make abortion the only topic in this election. I
>am
>> not pro abortion, but I am for a realistic view of political issues.
>Neither
>> Gore's nor GW's program is about abortion only.
>>
>> As the discussion is now changing into a discussion about abortion (and no
>> more about this Pastor's quote) I really enjoy reading it again.
>>
>> We had similar discussions here in Germany. German laws provide women with
>a
>> right to abortion, but they are very strict on that issue. Before you can
>> have an abortion you have to visit an acknowledged counselor where you
>will
>> have to discuss the pros an cons. If you (after that discussion) still
>want
>> an abortion the counselor will enable you to do so by a document stating
>> that you have visited him/her. Without this document you will not get a
>> (legal) abortion.
>>
>> The Catholic Church in Germany maintained a system of counselors that
>worked
>> very effective. A high percentage of women visiting a Catholic counselor
>did
>> NOT abort their children. Then the Pope forbid the German Catholics to
>> maintain that system because of the possibility to have an abortion after
>> visiting a Catholic counselor without regarding the positive numbers
>(which
>> were probably the highest rates among all counselors).
>>
>> Now Catholic christians have started a private initiative to keep up the
>> good work the church once did. But there is no financial supply by the
>> church (except for probably some German bishops that won't obey the Pope
>on
>> that issue).
>>
>> Visit my homepage at www.royal-ranger.com
>>
>> Allzeit bereit fuer Jesus
>> Fani
>> Pioneer-Cmdr
>> OP #78 Moetzingen/Germany
>>
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