He said, She said!
Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, October 21, 2016 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler
It’s our responsibility to make an informed decision when we vote for president on November 8th. To do that, we need to know what the presidential candidates are saying about the issues. Since they’ve told us what they plan to do if they’re elected, we must remember what they’ve said about these two vitally important subjects – abortion and the Supreme Court.
On the subject of justices to the Supreme Court, Hillary Clinton first approached it from a negative standpoint saying, “I would not appoint someone who didn’t think Roe v. Wade is settled law.” Her positive point was to praise the recent 5 – 3 Supreme Court decision to overturn a good Texas law to further regulate abortion clinics. Then, she made this specific promise to Planned Parenthood leaders: “As your president, I will always have your back,” reminding them that her Supreme Court nominees would be liberals, in the likeness of Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
But Donald Trump would do just the opposite. He said, “I hate the concept of abortion … I am very, very proud to say that I am pro-life. The abortion aspect of Planned Parenthood should absolutely not be funded,” adding that he might consider funding PP’s non-abortion services. He harshly criticized justices for striking the Texas law about regulating abortion clinics. The overwhelmingly important condition surrounding that outcome is this: Four justices who voted no were appointed by Democrat presidents – two by Clinton and two by Obama – the other, Justice Kennedy, a Reagan appointee, cast the fifth vote.Donald Trump praised the late Antonin Scalia as a model justice, saying Scalia’s career was “defined by his reverence for the Constitution.” After counseling with the Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society, Trump released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees, who are conservative, smart, and experienced. All their records indicate respect for the law, and some were law clerks for Justice Thomas and Justice Rehnquist.
Clinton opposes the right of bakers and photographers to make faith-based business decisions. She said, “Deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.” But during a speech at Liberty University, Donald Trump vowed to “protect Christians.” He said, “Religious freedom [is] the right of people of faith to freely practice their faith. [It is] so important.”
Conclusion: Hillary Clinton promises to take us further down the liberal path to destruction, but Donald Trump wants to make America great again. For Georgia Insight I’m Sue Ella Deadwyler, your Capitol correspondent.