Presidents and Pro-Lifers

The presidential election is not until November. NH’s first in the nation primary was in February, but the fervour started before 2015. Rumblings and discussions about who would run, who wouldn’t, and what the implications are have engaged millions of people for innumerable hours. There is a good deal of angst between presidents and pro-lifers.

Pro-Lifers

For those of us who are passionate about the right to life for all human beings, the implications are actually life and death and not merely about quality of life, economic, logistical, or any transient issue. Of course, without life, education, immigration, transportation, taxation, and legislation of any kind is completely irrelevant.

So, life is the first issue. It certainly isn’t the only issue, but it is paramount and if a candidate is on the wrong side of that issue, they are ineligible for my vote.

What do I mean by “the wrong side” of the issue? I am pro-life. Whole-life pro-life. That means I am against killing innocent human beings at any age, at any stage, for any reason. So, no abortion, no intentional slow care, no euthanasia for anyone, just no killing people.

I don’t want a candidate that will take my money and use it to kill people. That makes me complicit.

You and I only have our vote and our influence in matters of elections.

We do all have some ability to preserve and protect the right to life, but are we doing all we can? While I believe in being involved in politics, if that is the extent of our efforts, we are wasting opportunities. presidents and pro-lifers each have their place.

The president is only supposed to be head of the Executive Branch of government. He or she is not supposed to be in charge of the whole country.  The president is not supposed to make laws.  The president is supposed to be in charge of the administrative aspects of government. It is bad form for the president to be supreme ruler of the country.

Progressives

Progressives have foisted this idea on us for decades, that the separation of powers is inadequate for us. When in reality, it is only inadequate to the extent that it has been corrupted. Centralized power is always a bad idea. Pro-lifers should not place an exorbitant amount of energy around a presidential candidate. It only increases the perception that power should be vested in one person.

As a constitutional republic, the US had a good run. There may be people who could bring our country back to what the Founders had intended, but I fear, it’s too late. I’ve read the back of the book and everything is unfolding just as predicted.

Stay engaged. Keep working to influence the discussion. Hold people accountable and pray.

The abortion rate has declined with the most outwardly pro-abortion president in history for the last seven years. Thanks, to pro-lifers in every area of society.

Our elders are on the agenda for the pro-death crowd now too. We have to stay vigilant in our own sphere of influence. Disabled people, young and old, have also been targeted. It is by staying connected to our friends and family that we can all make a difference.

The law is a teacher, but it isn’t The Teacher. People of all walks of life can see when laws are unjust. As the presidents exercise more control and rule over our lives and we move into a dictatorship, things will get even harder. We will need to pull together.

Please don’t let the presidential election or any other election come between us. There are too many fronts, too many battles, too many lives at stake. Presidents and Pro-Lifers have tenuous relationships.