''This is the natural tendency of government to manipulate the will and finances of the people to serve its own ends, and thwarting this tendency is the very reason our Constitution was penned. Given that this administration has sought to circumvent constitutional measures by using fear and vilification of George W. Bush, we should no longer be surprised by their power grabs.''
Rep. Bart
Stupak, D-Mich., recently expressed his belief that Madam Speaker Pelosi is "not happy" with him because of his opinion that there should be a prohibition of federally financed abortions. Pelosi knows that Americans are against this federal abortion funding initiative, yet her party is wheeling a Trojan horse into this health-care bill, and Rep. Stupak, a member of her own army, is standing on the ramparts to warn of the threat. This is treason in the eyes of Pelosi.
But as Americans, what do we see? A principled politician. That's quite an oxymoron, but we are witnessing an elected man defend his convictions in spite of party intimidation, imminent excommunication and potential crucifixion. If only more politicians would stand up for what they believe, or more importantly, what their constituency believes, the federal abortion initiative would have left the table long ago.
The abortion-funding issue is not about Roe v. Wade. It is not about poor women who need but can't afford abortions. It is about federal tax dollars and a dark ideology.
It is, at least to some extent, about using those dollars to legitimize and support a morally questionable practice that keeps our country divided. It is an unwanted mandate that all Americans pay for something that most do not want, because it is irresponsible, expensive and could be a stepping stone to abortion as a form of birth control.
And of course, Pelosi and her ilk are looking to figuratively spit in the face of Christian America, and say, "You're paying to kill these fetuses whether you like it or not." http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=114882