Comments on: “Above My Pay Grade”

By: ekbell

ekbell — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:19:38 +0000

That ruling about persons always reminds me of this…

“in 1928 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that when the BNA Act was written in 1867, the term “person” was not meant to include women, but only men” thus interpreting the act in terms of their prejudices.

Later due to the valiant work of five women the ruling was overturned and women were recognized as persons.

We now need to fight for the recognition that judges ahve and are again
interpreting law in terms of their own prejudices.

By: Grace Harman

Grace Harman — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:04:27 +0000

Sarah Pilin is a great pro-life choice. Now we need to pray and vote for them!!

By: noelfitz

noelfitz — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:47:25 +0000

Richard

You wrote:

If McCain has the leap of faith to pick a prolife running mate and talks a clear prolife message, and wins despite all of the blandishments heaped on Obama by the MSM, then, and only then, will the Democrat party realise ‘its the values, stupid’.

In picking Sarah Palin, McCain may have had the Leap of Faith you suggest.

God bless,
Noelfitz.
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS, IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS, IN OMNIBUS CARITAS.
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By: Andrew James

Andrew James — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:03:59 +0000

“Until abortion obviously makes them lose, they will continue to use it as a plank in their platform”

EXACTLY. And then we will see the flip flops come out of the closet once again.

By: Richard Bell

Richard Bell — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:42:57 +0000

noelfitz;

The problem with your implied suggestion (to vote democrat, anyways)is that the only way to make the Democrat party come round to catholic values is to force them to acknowledge that going against catholic values costs them elections.

Until abortion obviously makes them lose, they will continue to use it as a plank in their platform.

By: noelfitz

noelfitz — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:13:34 +0000

I think the Democrats are trying to turn to Catholics for support, which was shown by the contributions of Biden, Kerry and Casey at the Convention in Denver.

It is important that Catholics do not give up on the Democrats completely. We are all sinners, none of us is perfect.

By: Kenneth Jones

Kenneth Jones — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:40:34 +0000

My mother was a Democrat. Father was a Republican. Every few Novembers it got to be really noisy around my home. Sadly, neither are alive today. Sadly, neither party remains as it was several decades ago. Father knew that he was indeed his brother’s keeper. My mother wanted us, as a society, to do what was right for all of us; a long time ago, the Democrats had that concept down pat. No more. These days even she would vote Republican. So, of course, will I.
My father used to say, “When in doubt, vote “No” and Republican.” Hah! Perhaps life never was that simple. But this issue of life is surely clear to see. All other issues, everything else, becomes secondary. Form your conscience and vote it.
Ken

By: dennisofraleigh

dennisofraleigh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:32:59 +0000

“…the judiciary, at this point in the development of man’s knowledge, is not in a position to speculate as to the answer…”

Whaaa?? Give me a break! I have a little paperback book published in 1966 (Obama was a 5-year old kid then) with photos of unborn babies taken with (what was by todays standards) “primitive” photographic methods that show in great detail that the form inside the mother’s womb is a living BABY!! And the accompanying narrative speaks in great detail about how the baby reacts to noise & other stimuli. The Court was clearly lying when it alleged the deficiency of “man’s knowledge” about such matters.

Strange terribly ironic, on the other hand, that the same august body, the US Supreme Court, can, with a legal microlaser split the hairs on determining what is/is not “cruel and unusual punishment” when it comes to capital punishment issues, but when it comes to the matter of determining whether the live dismembering of a 25 week-old unborn baby is anything resembling “cruel and unusual,” that question is apparently “above [their] pay grade” also.
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Memo
From: Saint Augustine of Hippo
To: Rep. Nancy Pelosi

Roma locuta est, causa finita.

By: gk

gk — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:06 +0000

I am glad that the Supreme Court does not want to play God. It is a bummer though, that human beings look to the Supreme Court as a form of morality beyond just simple laws.

Hanging one’s hat on the hook of the Supreme Court when making a moral decision is a reason to pray for all those poor women who face a “decision” when they concieve.

By: MICHAEL

MICHAEL — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:24:20 +0000

This week’s activites at the DNC, just amplify that the Democrat Party continues to lead and promote what the great JPII called the culture of death.Not only have all their candidates and leading party figures called for abortion rights and homosexual marriage, they have once agin institutionalized these within their party platform planks. This means the Democrat Party as an institution supports abortion on demand and the right for sam sex couple to be married. This is in direct opposition to the teaching of the Church and I fail to see how any member of the Church could vote for a Democrat. I honestly don’t know how a Catholic politican could remain a Denocrat given the party’s planks.

I hope that McCain makes a strong pro-life choice for his VP pick (like Gov. Palin of Alaska). But already, the Republican Party from the Catholic perspective is clearly in line with the Church’s teaching since it’s party platform are once agin expected to be opposed to abortion and same sex marriage. While I think the choice for Catholics is clear, maybe more of our bishops and priests should come out publically to edcuate and remind the flock of the distinct difference between the two parties inrealtion to fundamental Church teaching on the Life issues.