Though I may not refuse to vote for either in the general election (I’ll have to do some soul searching on that one), I don’t see a Romney or a McCain victory against the pro-abortion Democrats as a “victory” for pro-lifers, or Republicans in general. It just means that the status quo in pro-life politics has once again been settled for with no change in sight. Both also support the destruction of embryonic human life for the purpose of scientific research.
So who is acceptable? As I see it, on a strictly pro-life basis, both Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul are acceptable candidates. I know, way to wait for the day of Super Tuesday to start talking about this, huh? Both candidates have the strongest positions on life issues. Both support a so-called “human life” amendment to the Constitution and would encourage its passage along with vowing to nominate constitutionalist judges to the Supreme Court.
• authored legislation that seeks to define life as beginning at conception, HR 1094.
• sponsors HR 300, which would negate the effect of Roe v Wade by removing the ability of federal courts to interfere with state legislation to protect life.
• authored HR 1095, which prevents federal funds to be used for so-called “population control.”
• twice voted against expanding funding for ESC research
Among Governor Huckabee‘s achievements as Lt. Governor and Governor in Arkansas are the following:
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Passage of the Arkansas Unborn Child Amendment
Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Parental Notification law
Informed Consent (abortion) law
Unborn Child Pain Awareness law
Safe Harbor law
Unborn Victims of Violence law
In addition, Governor Huckabee was the second governor in the country to sign into law a true ban on Human Cloning, outlawing the creation and destruction of living human embryos for research.
I haven’t voted yet and it looks like it will be a last minute decision for me. Mike Huckabee has other liberal tendencies, on issues like illegal immigration and big government policies, that worry me. At the same time, while I tend to agree with his view of foreign policy, I am concerned about immediately pulling our troops out of Iraq. Both support my other favorite issue outside of the right to life – the fair tax plan and abolishing the IRS! Funny how it gets a little more complicated when all things are equal on the issue of life.
Watch Huckabee explain the Fair Tax. The legislator I interned for last year introduced the fair tax in MO and I sat in on it’s committee hearing and finally heard an thorough explanation of it and I am now an AVID supporter. Not surprisingly his bill didn’t get passed (though it did get out of committee) so he does plan on re-introducing it this year.
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I went through the same considerations, and it came down to three points for me:
First, much of what Gov. Huckabee says seems to be in contrast to his record as governor. Which means that…
Second, I have a nagging feeling that he might not be completely trustworthy.
Third, in the course of his campaign, one of Huckabee’s supporters, a Rev. Rude, without rebuke from Huckabee, used Brownback’s Catholicism as grounds for criticism of Brownback. Huckabee has appeared with noted anti-Catholic John Hagee, and he made that remark about what Mormons believe, in an apparent attempt to undermine Romney because of his faith. I don’t believe such conduct is appropriate.
Finally, I concluded that Ron Paul is the only candidate with no past contradictions to explain. He’s the one I’m certain isn’t lying to me, and the one I think is therefore most worthy to have the presidency entrusted to him.