At 06:43 PM 1/5/01 -0500, Keith Brooks wrote:
>That is correct. But you fail to mention that whomever is appointed has to
>be approved by the Senate and they are now split 50-50. President Elect
>Bush can appoint but the Senate can say NO. It has happened in my lifetime.
Yes-- and tie votes in the Senate are broken by the Vice President, who can be
expected to side with the President. My case stands.
>Keith Brooks
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: 01 05 01 12:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [RR] In defense of the Gists' pastor
>
>
>> 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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