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Skip to comments.Romney says won't pursue new abortion laws
Posted on 10/09/2012 7:42:34 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
(Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in an apparent fresh move toward the political center, said on Tuesday if elected he would not pursue specific legislation targeting abortion.
"There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda," Romney told the Des Moines Register's editorial board during a campaign visit to Van Meter, Iowa.
Romney's comment could be construed as reassuring some women voters who have had reservations about his candidacy. In recent weeks he has taken some steps toward the political center as he tries to attract independent voters before the November 6 election.
Some conservatives would like legislation aimed at limiting abortions, which were legalized in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
Reacting to Romney's comments, President Barack Obama's campaign sharply criticized the Republican, saying he had previously pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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If this sounds like you, maybe you should reassess your priorities.
Not his job, Its the states. They tried this before.
Wondered when I'd see you on this thread, FRiend.
Point of the matter is, it's hard to change the spots on a leopard. And when it comes to the unborn, Romney has a history of being a predator.
An Open Letter Regarding Governor Mitt Romney
January 11, 2007
Dear conservative friends:
We hail from a broad spectrum of organizations dedicated to fighting for the pro-family agenda in Massachusetts. As you know, Mitt Romney became the governor of our state in 2003. Since that time, we have worked closely with him and his excellent staff on that agenda.
Some press accounts and bloggers have described Governor Romney in terms we neither have observed nor can we accept. To the contrary, we, who have been fighting here for the values you also hold, are indebted to him and his responsive staff in demonstrating solid social conservative credentials by undertaking the following actions here in Massachusetts:
Staunchly defended traditional marriage. Governor Romney immediately and strongly condemned the 2003 court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in our state. More importantly, he followed up on that denunciation with action action that saved our nation from a constitutional crisis over the definition of marriage. He and his staff identified and enforced a little-known 1913 law that allowed them to order local clerks not to issue marriage licenses to out-of-state couples. Absent this action, homosexual couples would surely have flooded into Massachusetts from other states to get married and then demanded that their home states recognize the marriages, putting the nation only one court decision away from nationalizing same-sex marriage.
Worked hard to overturn same-sex marriage in the Commonwealth with considerable progress to date. In 2004 he lobbied hard, before a very hostile legislature, for a constitutional amendment protecting marriage an amendment later changed by the legislature to include civil unions, which the Governor and many marriage amendment supporters opposed. Working with the Governor, we were successful in defeating this amendment.
Provided active support for a successful citizen petition drive in 2005 to advance a clean constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Rallied thousands of citizens to focus public and media attention on the failure of legislators, through repeated delays, to perform their constitutional obligation and vote on the marriage amendment.
Filed suit before the Supreme Judicial Court. The Governors suit asked the court to clarify the legislators duty to vote and failing that, to place the amendment on the 2008 ballot. That lawsuit, perhaps more than any other single action, was by all accounts instrumental in bringing pressure on the legislators to vote. The vote ultimately was taken on January 2, 2007 and won legislative support clearing a major hurdle in the three year effort to restore traditional marriage in the Commonwealth.
Fought for abstinence education. In 2006, under Governor Romneys leadership, Massachusetts public schools began to offer a classroom program on abstinence from the faith-based Boston group Healthy Futures to middle school students. Promoting the program, Governor Romney stated, Ive never had anyone complain to me that their kids are not learning enough about sex in school. However, a number of people have asked me why it is that we do not speak more about abstinence as a safe and preventative health practice.
Affirmed the culture of life. Governor Romney has vetoed bills to provide access to the so-called morning-after pill, which is an abortifacient, as well as a bill providing for expansive, embryo-destroying stem cell research. He vetoed the latter bill in 2005 because the could not in good conscience allow this bill to become law.
Stood for religious freedom. Last year, Governor Romney was stalwart in defense of the right of Catholic Charities of Boston to refuse to allow homosexual couples to adopt children in its care. Catholic Charities was loudly accused of discrimination, but Governor Romney correctly pointed out that it is unjust to force a religious agency to violate the tenets of its faith in order to placate a special-interest group.
Filed An Act Protecting Religious Freedom in the Massachusetts legislature to save Catholic Charities of Boston and other religious groups from being forced to violate their moral principles or stop doing important charitable work.
All of this may explain why John J. Miller, the national political reporter of National Review, has written that a good case can be made that Romney has fought harder for social conservatives than any other governor in America, and it is difficult to imagine his doing so in a more daunting political environment.
We are aware of the 1994 comments of Senate candidate Romney, which have been the subject of much recent discussion. While they are, taken by themselves, obviously worrisome to social conservatives including ourselves, they do not dovetail with the actions of Governor Romney from 2003 until now and those actions have positively and demonstrably impacted the social climate of Massachusetts.
Since well before 2003, we have been laboring in the trenches of Massachusetts, fighting for the family values you and we share. It is difficult work indeed not for the faint of heart. In this challenging environment, Governor Romney has proven that he shares our values, as well as our determination to protect them.
For four years, Governor Romney has been right there beside us, providing leadership on key issues whether it was politically expedient to do so or not. He has stood on principle, and we have benefited greatly from having him with us.
It is clear that Governor Romney has learned much since 1994 to the benefit of our movement and our Commonwealth. In fact, the entire nation has benefited from his socially conservative, pro-family actions in office. As we explained earlier, his leadership on the marriage issue helped prevent our nation from being plunged into even worse legal turmoil following the court decision that forced gay marriage upon our Commonwealth.
For that our country ought to be thankful. We certainly are.
Rita Covelle
President, Morality in Media Massachusetts
Richard Guerriero
Immediate Past State Deputy, Massachusetts State Council, Knights of Columbus
Mary Ann Glendon
Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Kristian Mineau
President, Massachusetts Family Institute
Dr. Roberto Miranda
President, COPAHNI Fellowship of Hispanic Pastors of New England
James Morgan
President, Institute for Family Development
Joseph Reilly
President, Massachusetts Citizens for Life
Thomas A. Shields
Chairman, Coalition for Family and Marriage
Note: The signatories are all acting as individual citizens, and not as representatives of their respective organizations. Organizational affiliations and titles appear for identification purposes only.
I don't care if he pursues it. I only care if he signs it and if he appoints good SCOTUS justices.
Romney recently restated that he will not challenge the homosexualizing of the military that he was promoting in the past and was one of his passionate goals, and was recently put into practice by Obama, and he still supports homosexualizing the Boy Scouts.
Mitt hasn't changed on supporting the homosexual agenda.
Abortion is an issue at the national level, the state level, the local level, the medical board level, the medical school level, the school board level, it is an all front war.
We pursue national laws and state laws at the same time, we fight on multiple fronts and take territory where we can.
Mitt has suddenly discovered "states rights" because it covers him for all of his radical leftism on homosexual "marriage", being radically anti-second amendment, abortion, Romneycare, I don't know how he works it into his pushing to homosexualize the Boy Scouts though.
Abortion was illegal in every state except California and New York.
A woman in Texas sued against the law in Texas. (Norma McCorvey, "Jane Roe.")
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court struck down the abortion law in every state.
Just google for "Roe v. Wade."
Correct, he still doesn't support it.
And according to all the pro-family, pro-marriage, pro-life activists that actually worked with Romney in Massachusetts, your implying he supports the homosexual agenda makes you either ignorant or a liar.
Actually you seem eager to lie for Romney.
I am more convinced than ever before that as we seek to establish full equality for Americas gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent (Ted Kennedy).
I am not unaware of my opponents considerable record in the area of civil rights, or the commitment of Massachusetts voters to the principle of equality for all Americans. For some voters it might be enough for me to simply match my opponents record in this area. But I believe we can and must do better. If we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. My opponent cannot do this. I can and will.
One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clintons dont ask, dont tell, dont pursue military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nations military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share.
Mitt Romney, President Obama affirm support for gay Boy Scout leaders
Compiled by Eric Schulzke, Deseret News
Published: Thursday, Aug. 9 2012
Romney Says He Will Continue Obama's Policy of Having Homosexuals in Military
By Michael W. Chapman
December 21, 2011
Mitt Romney has no intention of lifting one finger to stop the daily brutal slaughter of thousands of innocent, defenseless, helpless little boys and girls in this country. His every position guarantees the abortion on demand status quo.
Honest observers have known this all along.
Mitt Romney destroys our republican form of government with his gross judicial supremacist views, and his spurious claim that if a court says it, that's "the law."
He destroys the foundational moral, natural law premises of this free republic and our claim to liberty with his claim that abortion should be "legal" if a democratic majority thinks it is okay.
He doesn't believe in God-given, unalienable rights, not even the supreme right, the right to live.
He doesn't believe in our intrinsic equality before God and the law, and disdains the explicit, imperative requirements found in the Fourteenth Amendment.
Comments that defend Romney on this are shameful, especially since the man just spent an entire election season blatantly and obviously lying to the American people concerning the central moral question of our day. They are a clear signal of the extreme danger to the republic that Mitt Romney represents.
Sadly, his supporters are becoming more and more like the man they are following.
May God have mercy on us.
I've never seen anything where Romney said he supports gay scout LEADERS... and he has also said repeatedly that he stands by the Boy Scouts right to uphold their decision.
Regarding "continuing Obama's policy of having homosexuals in the military", Romney did not say that, he said he wasn't planning on repealing the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Which would be quite ridiculous, they already TOLD.
But I'm wasting my breath discussing any of this with you... there is enormous historical evidence based on HIS ACTIONS as governor and HIS SUPPORT from real pro-life, pro-marriage, pro-family values activists in Massachusetts who worked with him. But you deliberately ignore all that to try to paint him as something he is not by twisting and distorting quotes. You don't care about the truth, you only care about your agenda. But just like I always tell folks about the left... if you need to lie and cheat and distort to support your goal, then it is already inherently an evil one.
This headline is a good thing. A few more Democrat females and a lot more liberal Independent females will vote for Romney now.. This demographic doesn't read beyond the headlines.
The whole issues is scout leaders, and Romney has reaffirmed that he supports homosexual scout leaders as he always has.
Romney also supports Obama's ending of DADT, because Romney has been passionately supporting homosexualizing the military since the 1990s.
Romney was way ahead of Obama on homosexual issues.
One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clintons dont ask, dont tell, dont pursue military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nations military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share.
Mitt Romney banned the Boy Scouts from the Olympics because of their refusal to allow homosexual scout leaders.
Here is another view of Mitt giving the nation homosexual marriage.
I. Mitt Romney demonstrates his commitment to homosexual "rights" before becoming Governor of Massachusetts in January 2003:
1994 Campaign vs. Ted Kennedy for U.S. Senate: Romney pledged he will provide more effective leadership than Kennedy on homosexual rights; endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans.
2000-2002: As head of Salt Lake City Olympic Committee, Romney banned Boy Scouts from participating.
2001 Called first citizens' petition to define marriage too extreme and bigoted because it banned civil unions.
2002 Campaign for Governor: Romney makes promises to GLBT community, according to leading Boston homosexual newspaper; endorsed by homosexual activist Log Cabin Republicans.
II. Nov. 18, 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) rules that same-sex marriage is protected in the Mass. Constitution, and gives the Legislature 180 days to act (Goodridge ruling).
Nov. 18, 2003 Romney responds to SJC ruling with four-sentence statement implicitly recognizing SJCs authority, says only remedy will be a constitutional amendment: I disagree with the Supreme Judicial Court. Marriage is an institution between a man and a woman. I will support an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution to make that expressly clear. Of course, we must provide basic civil rights and appropriate benefits to nontraditional couples, but marriage is a special institution that should be reserved for a man and a woman.
Nov.-Dec. 2003 Romney reportedly working with Legislators promoting civil unions.
Jan. 2004 Romney silent on proposal to remove four SJC justices through Bill of Address (put forward by Article 8 Alliance / MassResistance).
Feb. 4, 2004 SJC tells Legislature that civil unions for same-sex couples will not satisfy its interpretation of the Mass. Constitution; only full-fledged marriage will do.
Feb. 5, 2004 Romney publishes editorial in Wall Street Journal laying all blame on the SJC for problem in Massachusetts. Suggests other states strengthen marriage statutes and pass constitutional amendments. Says dont attack gays, singles or non-traditional couples.
Feb. 2004 Justices of the Peace are told by their professional association they will be able to claim conscientious objector status and refuse to perform same-sex marriages — though this was never agreed to by Romney administration.
Feb.-May 2004 Pro-family leaders and columnists urge Romney to defy court, and issue Executive Order to block same-sex marriage; no public comment from Romney.
March 12, 2004 As Legislature postures on constitutional amendments, Romney continues to say amendment to Mass. Constitution is solution.
March 26, 2004 Word leaks out that Romneys Dept. of Public Health (DPH) and attorneys are planning training sessions for Town Clerks and preparing same-sex marriage licenses.
March 29, 2004 Romney tells Republicans in Mass. legislature to vote for Travaglini-Lees compromise amendment which would ban same-sex marriage but establish civil unions (and would not go to voters before Nov. 2006). Republican legislators had earlier opposed this amendment because of the civil unions clause, and it passed only due to their changed votes.
March 29-31, 2004 Romney seeks stay of SJC ruling until constitutional amendment issue is settled, but Atty. General Reilly refuses to take Governors case before SJC. [Did Romney believe that same court that issued Goodridge ruling would seriously consider his request for a stay?]
March 30, 2004 Romney says hell abide by the law of the land as it exists on May 17 and says he would not order town clerks to defy court edict. Romney says hed not explored the Constitution section giving him power over causes of marriage and whether it gives him any legal power to stop same-sex marriage (according to spokesman).
April 12, 2004 Romney spokesman says training sessions for town clerks will begin with plenty of room to spare before May 17. Ron Crews of Mass. Coalition for Marriage states hope for an Executive Order to halt the marriages.
April 15, 2004 Romney files emergency bill in Legislature to seek stay of SJC ruling, and is rebuffed and reprimanded by Senate President Travaglini.
April 15, 2004 Romneys DPH Registrar of Vital Records informs town clerks by letter of training sessions before SJC ruling becomes effective.
April 16, 2004 Romney announces his administration is scheduling training sessions for May 5-12 with licenses changed from husband/wife to Party A/Party B.
April 17, 2004 Mass. Dept. of Revenue (under Romney) declares SJC ruling the new law.
April 22, 2004 Romney does not comment on Rep. Goguen's filing of Bill of Address for Article 8 Alliance/MassResistance to remove the 4 SJC judges, or Article 8s revelation of Chief Justice Marshalls violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct. (Marshall had appeared as keynote speaker at homosexual advocacy group dinner in 1999 advocated extension of rights for homosexuals, and failed to recuse herself from ruling on same-sex marriage though she had publicly expressed her bias.)
April 26, 2004 Romneys chief Legal Counsel, Daniel Winslow, issues directive to Justices of the Peace to resign (or be fired, fined, or sued) if they are unwilling to perform same-sex marriages (exact date not given on document).
April 29, 2004 Romney writes to 49 other Governors to inform them hell uphold section of Mass. marriage statutes banning same-sex marriages for out-of-state couples.
May 5-12, 2004 Town clerk training sessions held. [GLAD Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders — is only source on content of sessions; perhaps they were responsible for content?]
May 15, 2004 Romney issues proclamation: May 15 is Gay/Straight Youth Pride Day. Romneys Governors Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth events include parade, GLBT activism (with prominent transsexual radical activists), and a GLBT prom two days before same-sex marriages are to begin.
May 17, 2004 Same-sex marriages begin across Massachusetts. Romney issues brief statement: All along, I have said an issue as fundamental to society as the definition of marriage should be decided by the people. Until then, I intend to follow the law and expect others to do the same. [What law? Original marriage statutes clearly defining marriage as between a man and a woman were and are — still on the books, unchanged by the Legislature. So Romney is not enforcing the actual lawjust a court opinion.]
May 18, 2004 Romney begins enforcement of section of marriage statute banning out-of-state couples marrying in Mass. if that marriage would be illegal in their home state, while other intact sections of the marriage statute (man and woman) are ignored.
June 22, 2004 Romney testifies before US Senate Judiciary Committee for federal marriage amendment and blames Court for situation in Massachusetts.
Oct. 29, 2004 Romney signs new law eliminating blood test for STDs as requirement for marriage license (Ch. 388 of Acts of 2004). [Note: this is the only part of marriage statutes changed to satisfy demands of same-sex marriage]
Dec. 2004 Romney has no comment on bills filed by Article 8 Alliance / MassResistance for 2005-6 session: to remove four SJC judges; strengthen definition of marriage in statute; and declare same-sex marriages since May 17, 2004 null/void and without statutory basis.
Feb. 21, 2005 Romney makes speech before South Carolina Republicans, then is accused of flip-flopping on civil unions by homosexual lobby. Romney also negatively refers to demands by the homosexual activists that birth certificates be changed to read Parent A/Parent B (instead of father/mother), arguing he had no authority to make such a change [though he had no such qualms about changing the marriage license].
June 16, 2005 Romney joins VoteOnMarriage (VOM) amendment effort, which would recognize same-sex marriages prior to amendment taking effect, and not ban civil unions. (Romney says VOM is superior to the Travaglini-Lees compromise amendment.) Romney also announces support of VOMs proposed bill promoting partnership benefits for any couple wanting them (see Benefits Fairness Act filed Jan. 2006). Romney says hes opposed to removing the four SJC judges. Calls for a high degree of respect and tolerance for people whose lifestyle and choices and orientation is as they may choose.
July 22, 2005 Romney says only Legislature can change birth certificates from father/mother to Parent A/Parent B.
Sept. 14, 2005 Travaglini-Lees compromise amendment defeated in Legislature.
Nov. 2005 Romney tells Federalist Society that judiciary must be grounded in Constitution and law and precedents, and only the Legislature and people can change that base.
Jan. 2, 2006 Boston Globe reports Romney issued special Governors ceremonial marriage licenses to 189 same-sex couples in 2005 (including to homosexual activist state senator), claiming he did not refuse because he was evenly applying the statute. [Note: There is no new statute establishing same-sex marriage.]
Jan. 11, 2006 Romney files Benefits Fairness Act with VoteOnMarriage, which is roundly criticized by GLBT lobby, and shelved in Committee as late-filed bill.
March 10-14, 2006 Romney says laws require Catholic Charities not to discriminate against same-sex parents in its adoption placements [but theres only an administrative regulation]. He says same-sex couples have "a legitimate interest" in adopting children.
June 2, 2006 Romney sends letter to US Congress arguing for federal marriage amendment.
June 28, 2006 Romney urges Legislature to vote on VOM amendment, and addresses importance of following Constitution.
Sept. 30, 2006 Romney says he has to follow the law, and accept Mass. Superior Court ruling stating Rhode Island lesbian couple can marry in Massachusetts (following an earlier SJC ruling addressing Rhode Islands lack of prohibition of same-sex marriage).
Oct. 15, 2006 Romney addresses nationally broadcast Liberty Sunday (Family Research Council) event in Boston. Blames SJC for Mass. problems, says we need an outpouring of respect and tolerance for all people regardless of different choices they make, and as a nation we must reject discrimination and bigotry. Calls for support of federal marriage amendment.
Nov. 19, 2006 Romney holds rally on State House steps announcing hes delivering a copy of the Constitution to every Legislator who voted to recess the Constitutional Convention (to avoid the vote on the VOM amendment required by state Constitution). Romney also announces hes appealing to the courts. [But he says nothing about the SJC precedent of Dec. 20, 2002, ruling that the Legislature must vote in this situation, which already affirms that he should call Legislators back.]
©2006 MassResistance (11-23-06)
This is nothing new. Willard's pro-abortion views have been discussed here for years. In the zeal to embrace anyone but hussein, I'd say most conservatives are going to vote for someone who doesn't have much of a problem with the continuation of infanticide.
Most conservatives, but not all.
There are conservative anti-abortion candidates on the ballot in VA and in most states. And thus a choice exists for conservatives. I intend to exercise that choice. As I noted, I think that most conservatives will fall in line and vote for APACEh (Any Pro Abortion Candidate Except hussein).
Anyone in favour of the status quo is pro-abortion. Romney lied. Republican primary voters knew he lied but enough of them didn't care so you're stuck with him. His sole appeal to conservative voters is "Obama is worse". How inspiring.
Notice also the ABR crowd here wants to ignore that inconvenient fact. At worse Romney will maintain the current status quo, Obama will radically advance the pro Death agenda.
I am not in the ABR crowd any longer. Oh I admit I was for a very long time but the closer we get to the election, the more I am thrilled to vote for Romney and that is not a lie one bit. I just asked a simple question about Late Term abortion. I don't think asking that is a sin against Romney.
You don't. You mean Obama working hard to create a "Romney" he can defeat?
Isn't it ironic that Obama has to push Romney's agenda just to have something to talk about?
"Romney is pro abortion."
Which is why I'm mystified as to all the cheering about his debate win. He performed great on stage for 90 minutes so let's overlook his disgusting pro choice positions?
Agree and his ( Obama's) support of killing the baby that survives a 'failed abortion' is beyond understanding.
Well said!!
Still supporting Obama?
What are the chances those other candidates could become President?
While you vote your "conscience" the nation burns.
So you want a king to waive a magic wand on this ?
The above line means absolutely nothing, since it includes the phrase "that I'm familiar with".
That could mean "already existing that I know about."
Neither side, pro-life or pro-abortion, should take any solace whatsoever in such a fungible comment.
Mitt will say anything to get elected and he NOW knows that most Republicans dont care what he says now, they just want O gone. So he almost has a blank check by the R side.
Regardless I dont want Federal laws dictating abortion to the states, homosexuality, anymore than I want them dictating election laws or education laws. That is the states job,
I dont want to replace a Dem King with a R king.
Overturning Roe, defending DOMA, cutting abortion funding. etc is the role the Feds should play. I seem to remember Palin saying the same thing in 2008. Romney said the same thing as now in the primary, overturn Roe.
I dont see any future R POTUS nominee running on outlawing abortion at the Federal level anyway. They all seem to have trouble explaining over-turning Roe to average voters.
It really is that simple of a choice.
I am happy to see that people on FR have an accurate take about this issue.
If President Romney were to focus on anything other than getting the US economy back on track during his first couple years, it would be the last political error he would have a chance to make.
"Comments that defend Romney on this are shameful, especially since the man just spent an entire election season blatantly and obviously lying to the American people concerning the central moral question of our day. They are a clear signal of the extreme danger to the republic that Mitt Romney represents.
Sadly, his supporters are becoming more and more like the man they are following.
May God have mercy on us."
So what's your suggestion then? Vote some 3rd party candidate with ZERO chance of winning, insuring that ZERO will be re-elected. That's a great idea — then we'll continue to have the most radical pro-abortion POTUS in history, one who even supported infanticide as an Illinois state senator. And someone who is guaranteed to appoint pro-abortion justices to the SCOTUS, where all of this is likely to be decided.
If you are really concerned about the cause of the unborn, you have to think sensibly about what we can accomplish this election cycle. We all understand that Romney is the worst GOP choice for the pro-life cause. But he has said he will appoint justices in the mold of Scalia and Alito. I know he could slither out of that promise, but at least we have a chance to get better justices on the SCOTUS.
Lastly, aside from the life issue, ZERO has been a lawless POTUS with no respect for our constitution. He routinely ignores court rulings and crafts executive orders that are clearly unconstitutional. And he's done all this with an election coming up. I shudder to think what he'll do when he no longer has to face the voters again.
With this in mind, I have no reservations whatsoever about voting for Romney — warts and all.
Romney has never deviated from his pro-abortion stance. Both he and Obama prefer the term pro-choice, but they are both anti-life. Romney's answers here confirm that.
Tom, I don't vote in California, but I'm in California right now. A friend here told me he received his California ballot yesterday and your name is printed on that ballot in letters just as large as the letters for the two liberals (Obama and Romney) that you're running against. He said that you have as much chance of winning California as Romney does! Many Californians are hostile to both Obama and Romney and are looking for the kind of option your candidacy represents.
It's evident that Obama (who said the U.S. Constitution was a "flawed document" because it doesn't allow for redistribution) has every intention of continuing to "transform" the U.S. economy according to his Marxist ideals.
Economic destruction ultimately results in the loss of ALL freedoms. The freedom to exercise God-given rights in ALL areas is easily wrested from a population once its right to private property is taken away.
Why care about Romney's personal thoughts on these issues (which are ultimately between him and God), as long as political necessity forces him to take the side of the pro-life cause?
Preoccupation with Romney's past positions regarding abortion and "gay" rights while the economy is being gutted by Obama is akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. If Obamacare isn't repealed, the pro-life battle will be truly lost, not only on the abortion front, but also in regard to the sanctity of life at all stages.
When Obama complete his mission of reducing the middle class to serfdom, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and Freedom of Conscience will become fading memories. In short, we'll have reached the ultimate goal of Marxism, that of a modern form of national feudalism where the citizens produce, and the government owns everything, including a permanent stranglehold monopoly on your body, your mind, and if they can manage to wipe out all your religious tendencies, your soul.
California voters could shake the political world, if they set their minds to it.
If they're conservatives they don't even have a bad excuse not to vote for me.
Thanks for the good report!
Takin' another bite of that Romney s*#t sandwich, boss! mmm...(now, back to clearing that highway ditch...
You aren't reading the thread, Romney reverted back to his pro-abortion position and came out against the pro-life party platform, only weeks ago. He also restated his pro-homosexual agenda support again.
Mitt is moving the GOP, "political necessity" is changing the right, not Romney, it did not "force[s] him to take the side of the pro-life cause".
Marriages need to be recognized in all states, polygamy was banned before slavery in early America at the federal level, and child killing and slavery cannot be legal anywhere in the United States, not even California and New York.
"...On Tuesday night, the Romney campaign seemed to walk back the statement by the Republican presidential nominee. In an email to National Review's Katrina Trinko, Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul wrote: "Governor Romney would of course support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life."
As president, Mitt Romney would affect abortion policy in large part by issuing executive orders and appointing Supreme Court justices that would (hopefully) allow the states to legislate on abortion—not by signing federal legislation. But the Supreme Court currently allows a small space for Congress to legislate on the issue, and within those confines Mitt Romney has pledged to support some modest legislative restrictions related to abortion.
Most importantly, Romney would repeal Obamacare. Romney may not think of Obamacare as an abortion-related issue, just as he forgot that Obamacare is also a tax issue at a September 25 event. But Obamacare provides taxpayer dollars to purchase insurance plans that cover abortion-on-demand—a policy that is politically toxic and nearly brought the bill down in an overwhelmingly Democratic Congress. Obamacare also forces almost all insurance plans, including plans provided and purchased by religious Americans, to cover abortion drugs..."
Obama apparently doesn't understand that nominating pro-life SCOTUS justices is not the same thing as "legislation."
Honestly, "constitutional scholar" Obama needs to go back to 8th grade civics class.
That won't be good enough for many around here.
You'll notice that many of the ABR (Anybody But Romney) people resort to the exact same sort of "spin" tactics that the MSM takes.
That should be instructive to the thinking person.
Not voting for Romney has the same effect as voting for Obama. Romney has not said that he would veto pro-life bills. He just won't spearhead the effort. Thats not ideal but it is a far cry from Obama who is pushing for taxpayer funded abortion.
Thats not ideal but it is a far cry from Obama who is pushing for taxpayer funded abortion.
What do you think RomneyCare and Willards $50 abortions and free if you dont have $50 or dont want to pay it is ???
Ah its called "taxpayer funded abortion"
Willard boasted to OReilly that his RomneyCare in MASS is "working" the way he planned it...
Half the money comming form the MASS taxpayers and half from the rest of the country...(he called that bit "Federal")
thats you dear...
You want to ignore Obama record on Abortion and Gay Marriage so you can excuse your willingness to actively campaign for him fine. However it is utterly hypocritical and absurd for you to try and dress up your opposition to Romney in moral terms then.
You always lie about which post you are posting to so I will have to repost all of mine to you.
This statement by Mitt Romney does seem pretty supportive of the homosexual agenda.
I am more convinced than ever before that as we seek to establish full equality for Americas gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent (Ted Kennedy).
I am not unaware of my opponents considerable record in the area of civil rights, or the commitment of Massachusetts voters to the principle of equality for all Americans. For some voters it might be enough for me to simply match my opponents record in this area. But I believe we can and must do better. If we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. My opponent cannot do this. I can and will.
One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clintons dont ask, dont tell, dont pursue military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nations military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share.
39 posted on Tue Oct 09 2012 21:10:12 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) by ansel12
To: GeronL; MNJohnnie
*""He has been a faithful supporter of abortion since he was 11, I think that was his own statement""*
It is his own statement, but he was 16 and a republican intern when he became dedicated to abortion in 1963, not 11.
43 posted on Tue Oct 09 2012 21:20:25 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) by ansel12
Since you lie about which post you are reponding to, I have to guess at which one you disagree with, is it this?
Romney recently restated that he will not challenge the homosexualizing of the military that he was promoting in the past and was one of his passionate goals, and was recently put into practice by Obama, and he still supports homosexualizing the Boy Scouts.
Mitt hasnt changed on supporting the homosexual agenda.
You believe him even since his August 27 interview with CBS? Do you really think that he changed all of his life views for this campaign, and that it was all miraculously a real conversion of a 60 year old politician, and that it was just a coincidence that it matched his run for the GOP nomination?
August 27th, 2012. CBS Interview:
PELLEY: Well, the platform as written at this convention for the Republicans does not allow for exceptions on abortion with regard to the health of the mother or rape or incest. Is that where you are?
ROMNEY: No. My position has been clear throughout this campaign. Im in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest, and the health and life of the mother.
Mitt Romney, President Obama affirm support for gay Boy Scout leaders
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Romney Says He Will Continue Obamas Policy of Having Homosexuals in Military
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Again, a flat-out falsehood in your first sentence. According to the Boy Scouts, they were never banned and were very happy with how the Olympics Committee worked to include them.
"We're very pleased to have Scouts help out," said Romney, who is a member of the national board of directors of the Boy Scouts of America.
"We've not been excluded. . . . The report is not accurate and not true, " said Kay Godfrey, an executive with the Great Salt Lake Council of the BSA.
He said local Scout leaders have an open dialogue with SLOC and Salt Lake Scouts plan to participate in the background projects Romney has suggested.
Ogden Scout leaders also report a positive association with SLOC.
"We've been dealing with SLOC for months," Tom Hunsaker, program director for the Trapper Trails Council of the Boy Scouts in Ogden, said. "We've had tremendous response. SLOC has been very congenial."
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OK, No Lennon available! Our only real right winger.So why not play either VdV, Dos Santos, Krancjar or even Sandro on the right?I just don't see the sense in pulling our only other dangerous winger (Bale) out of position, and in turn taking our usually brilliant playmaker Modric and sticking him on the left!That's two of our best and most creative players nullified in one stroke.On top of that! Both Parker and Sandro in the middle, meaning no creativity in the centre!So that's nothing on either wing, and bugger all in the middle!Can't say i'm surprised we could not score today.For me, Redknapp has lost the plot for our last 3 games. I don't blame our players at all!Harry has picked up a bad habit of tinkering with our line-up and formation lately and it's quickly undoing all the seasons great work.Furthermore, he does seem rather clueless during a game when things aren't going our way. No changes at half time today, again!!!Does he not see what's wrong and where we're lacking?Harry's a great manager, good with the lads.But pretty daft when it comes to tactics. Is he just naturally naive? Or is his mind heavily on the England vacancy?I say... go now! or say you don't want the England job. Because right now, it's screwing up our season and he's unlickely to get the call from The Sweet F.A.
iv just replied to a similar post sledge.for a while i have said modric wide left is such a waste & upsets the balance. bale is far better out wide on the left whilst occasionally drifting in the middle. the last 3 team selections and tactics by harry have been puzzling to say the least.for example the arsenal game, he could have gone bale modric parker lennonwhich is the obvious best midfield 4.but instead he plays niko at left wing, which than means bale goes somewhere else & so on.TIME TO GO BACK TO BASICS HARRY. play the players in their best positions!im not looking foward to the bolton game, i hear he is putting parker in goal.

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An international group of scientists, ethicists, and governance experts meeting here this week has agreed that research into large-scale modification of the planet is "indispensable" given the "threats" posed by climate change.
In its final and most powerful report, a U.N. panel of scientists meeting here describes the mounting risks of climate change in language that is both more specific and forceful than its previous assessments, according to scientists here.
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Since childhood, junior Jason Baum has been aware of environmental issues, switching off lights when leaving a room and turning off the water while brushing his teeth.
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A conference on environmental justice scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, April 28-29, will cap a yearlong collaboration between the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Center for African American Studies that has enabled Princeton students and scholars to thoroughly explore the topic.
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capability, ability, competency, capacity, proficiency, accomplishment, adeptness, adroitness, knowledge, expertise, expertness, skill, skilfulness, prowess, mastery, resources, faculties, facilities, talent, bent, aptitude, artistry, virtuosity
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authority, power, control, jurisdiction, ambit, scope, remit
1.2 (also linguistic or language competence) Linguistics A person's subconscious knowledge of the rules governing the formation of speech in their first language. Often contrasted with performance.
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effectiveness, efficacy, productiveness;
value, worth, merit
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"If we don't make the play-offs, the situation changes. The gaffer is going to need to improve the squad and bring players in and it might mean that if you're not doing it you're not involved and you might not be part of his plans for the following season.
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Early Reactions to Justice John Paul Stevens's Announcement
Reactions to Justice John Paul Stevens's retirement announcement are coming in quickly. Let's get you up to speed on what folks are saying.
Chief Justice John Roberts:
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has earned the gratitude and admiration of the American people for his nearly 40 years of distinguished service to the Judiciary, including more than 34 years on the Supreme Court. He has enriched the lives of everyone at the Court through his intellect, independence, and warm grace. We have all been blessed to have John as our colleague and his wife Maryan as our friend. We will miss John's presence in our daily work, but will take joy in his and Maryan's continued friendship in the years ahead.
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
Justice Stevens has been a strong presence on the Court for almost 35 years and worked to build consensus and protect the rule of law. I honor his service to America and wish him well in his retirement.
I am confident that President Obama will use the same wisdom that he showed with his nomination of Justice Sotomayor and name a well-qualified successor. I encourage my Republican colleagues to join us in conducting fair, respectful hearings and swift confirmation of the President's nominee.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.):
When the Supreme Court recesses on Justice Stevens' final day on the bench, it will mark the end of an extraordinary judicial career spanning four decades, including 35 years on our highest court. . . .
Justice Stevens' unique and enduring perspective is irreplaceable; his stalwart adherence to the rule of law is unparalleled. The federal judiciary, and indeed the entire nation, will miss his principled jurisprudence. While it is with a heavy heart, I wish him the best in his retirement.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY):
While Justice Stevens' retirement is not unexpected, the loss of such a great leader at a time of great change for America and the Court is worrisome. Justice Stevens' greatness is marked not only by the length of his service, but the enduring quality of his jurisprudence. His leadership will affect America for much longer than the 35 years he served on the Court.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.):
John Paul Stevens has said that he never felt the need to break any records, but judging by his legendary vigor it seems highly likely that he could have shattered the record for longest-serving Supreme Court justice if he had wanted to. I commend Justice Stevens for his lifelong commitment to public service, from his early days fighting corruption in Chicago, to his work in naval intelligence during the Second World War, to his more than three decades on the nation's highest court. Even if Justice Stevens' liberalism has led to many decisions I oppose, I respect his devotion to the institution and the gentlemanly manner in which he always carried out his work. I wish Justice Stevens and his wife Maryan all the best in their future endeavors.
Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center:
Unfortunately, [Justice Stevens's] resignation gives President Obama yet another opportunity to carry through on his threat to nominate justices who will indulge their left-wing policy preferences rather than neutrally interpret the law. We can't have any more justices who invent rights that aren't in the Constitution and ignore rights that are. The American people deserve better. Our Constitution demands better.
Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice:
For over three decades, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has been a tremendous force for fairness on the Supreme Court, and his contributions to the advancement of constitutional protections are immense. He has emerged as one of the Court's most vocal and eloquent spokespersons for individual liberties, separation of powers, and equal access to justice. A master tactician, he leaves a legacy of championing personal freedoms and human dignity in defense of everyday Americans. His fierce protection of core Constitutional values and his distinctive voice will be greatly missed.
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CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass insisted Tuesday that Tutankhamun was not black despite calls by US black activists to recognise the boy king's dark skin colour.
"Tutankhamun was not black, and the portrayal of ancient Egyptian civilisation as black has no element of truth to it," Hawass told reporters.
"Egyptians are not Arabs and are not Africans despite the fact that Egypt is in Africa," he said, quoted by the official MENA news agency.
Hawass said he was responding to several demonstrations in Philadelphia after a lecture he gave there on September 6 where he defended his theory.
Protestors also claimed images of King Tut were altered to show him with lighter skin at the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibit which leaves Philadelphia for London on September 30.
The exhibition sparked an uproar when it kicked off in Los Angeles in June 2005 when black activists demanded that a bust of the boy king be removed because the statue portrays him as white.
The face of the legendary pharaoh, who died around 3,300 years ago at the age of just 19, was reconstructed in 2005 through images collected through CAT scans of his mummy.
The boy king's intact tomb caused an international sensation when it was discovered by Briton Howard Carter in 1922 near Luxor in southern Egypt.
No doubt some mummies would've been sun-burnt and tanned to olive complexioned, due to obvious climatic conditions. But skin color alone isnt grounds for Race, not by any means.
Another problem is that the term "African" has become Political Correct terminology for the Black race/peoples, so hence "African" has become synonymous to Blacks/African-Americans. Caucasoid's are indigenous to Africa and have been since time immemorial , but today the term no longer encompasses them.
This term is often misconstrued by lunatics on the web and as well legit academia, because its politically influenced. Hawass will no doubt face this problem.
To learn more about this here is the link to an interesting Wikipedia article: "Ancient Egyptian Race Controversy"
(About Tutankhamun)
They say they don't know the exact skin color but his facial features are sad to be very accurate. Give him Black skin and you can still see he isn't exactly Sub-Saharan. Give him White skin and he isn't exactly European.
You guys know what this means? He may actually have been 'Egyptian!'
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The Kansas City Royals have signed right-handed starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie to a three-year deal.
Guthrie's contract runs through the 2015 season with the club. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Guthrie, 33, went 5-3 with a 3.16 ERA in 14 starts for the Royals after Kansas City acquired him from the Colorado Rockies.
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I think Rafa will let Morientes go if someone come up with an offer, but that is precisely the problem, no one think he is good enough hence no offer for him. However, that doesn't mean we should not get rid of him, eventhough the club will have to take a loss. I would love to see Owen/Cisse/Crouch partnership, we are talking at least 50 goals among them.


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The McMansion used to be all the rage: 3,000-plus square feet of cavernous space, lofty nine-foot ceilings, a sprawling master suite, spalike bathrooms, and a barn-sized garage. Once status symbols, these elements are now waning in popularity as homeowners embrace the less-is-more mantra.
Today's buyers want practical simplicity, not opulence, reports Tara Lohan in the Hartford Advocate (Dec. 30, 2010). One-third of the people polled by the real estate website Trulia.com say they prefer a home smaller than 2,000 square feet.
Taking this desire to downsize to the extreme are members of the tiny-house movement. The group promotes small living, lauding homes built with a diminutive footprint—often less than 300 square feet—and minimal resources. Their focus is "how much space (and stuff) we actually need, instead of how much we want or think we want," writes Lohan.
Led by individuals like Jay Shafer of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company in Boyes Hot Springs, California, interest in the movement has increased since the start of the recession. Shafer's yearly sales of tiny-house blueprints have risen from five a decade ago to fifty, and Gregory Paul Johnson of the Small House Society says his website receives as many as 70,000 hits in a single day.
People might think the amenities of mega-houses are required for domestic nirvana, but tiny homes offer clear benefits. Done right, these little jewel boxes are idylls of order and efficiency; they get rid of titanic monthly mortgages and utility bills; many incorporate green practices through materials or methods of energy production; and some, like Vancouver architect Michael Katz's stylish L41, offer high design on a low budget.
That said, downsizing at this level requires gumption. Tumbleweed's XS House, for example, measures just 65 square feet. The bedroom is a three-foot-two-inch-tall loft that accommodates a queen-size mattress, but only if it can be rolled up to fit through a small opening in the loft floor. There is no room for a washer and dryer or dishwasher. The toilet is in the shower.
While the XS House is tiny even by tiny-house standards, there is no doubt that leaving your Cape Cod for a micro home radically changes the way you live. Be ready for major adjustments, says Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell in Mother Earth News (Jan. 2010).
When Fivecoat-Campbell, her husband, and their four dogs moved to a 480-square-foot home in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains, it wasn't easy. Life was "stressful at first, to put it mildly," she writes. To ease the transition, rent a small house before you buy, Fivecoat-Campbell advises, and make use of outdoor spaces as much as possible. Most importantly, remember the bylaw of all vigilant tiny-house converts: a place for everything and everything in its place.
"The idea is to live better and smarter," she says. And with your material goods pared down to only the things you need and those that are most precious to you, perhaps more soulfully too.
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Better living through nature
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Marguerite Dunne is a city girl and traveler. Visit her website at www.herbs-on-hudson.com or listen to her radio show, The Urban Herbalist, on www.wtbq.com. Marguerite was also the third place winner in The Herb Companion's essay contest, "Looking Forward to Herbs."
Now that it's spring, it's time for me to do an internal spring cleansing. Our bodies respond to the rhythm of the seasons—the waking up of our metabolism is naturally accelerating so that we can grab our spears and hunt buffalo or collect our baskets and gather roots, leaves, twigs, bark, seeds and berries. My favorite springtime tonic is an herb I fell in love with as a child: sassafras.
Dr. James Duke tells us that sassafras (Sassafras albidum), which was the original herb in root beer, was regarded as a "blood-purifying, all-purpose tonic for whatever ails you...The pleasing tea made it a favored tea on both sides of the Atlantic." My 1861 US Dispensatory (Materia Medica) notes that the bark of the sassafras root is a stimulant, flavors other teas, renders other teas "more cordial to the stomach," and has been particularly recommended for "complaints of the rheumatism and cutaneous eruptions."
Richly colored sassafras leaves make a delicious tea.
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In the pharmaceutical industry's never-ending quest to discredit the indigenous plants with which humankind has co-evolved over the last one million years, they've gone after safrole, one of the hundreds of compounds found in this complex plant, linking exaggerated quantities of a single extract with carcinogenic results. The Journal of the American Herbalists Guild pointed out in Volume 9, Number 1, "These studies were in vitro studies that only used safrole in the testing and did not compare to the effects of whole plant extracts. It should also be noted that water infusions of sassafras, which would have significantly less volatile oil content, have been used on a daily basis by various populations in the Appalachian Mountains with no epidemiological increases noted in liver cancers or hepatic toxicity concerns." So when great-great grandma made her sassafras tea, or great-great grandpa took her to the drug store for a root-beer float, she felt really good afterwards.
I think I'll go make some tea right now.
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The Barnstable County Registry of Deeds saw its third positive month of revenue year-on-year in March, generating a total of $758,482 for the county treasury, a $130,000 increase from last March. That included both the deeds excise tax and business revenues
The overall sales volume and median home price were also up from March of 2011.
Year to date, the revenue projected for the Registry remains down more than $1 million from the numbers used in last year's budget, but the gap is closing. This is the first month that year-to-date actuals have exceed those of the prior year. Should the Registry continue its positive trend, it could finish close to what the county expects it to bring in next year, roughly $10 million between excise taxes and business revenues.
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Obama just won Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania judge ruled Tuesday that state officials cannot enforce a new voter identification law in next month's presidential election.
The ruling by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson is expected to be appealed.
Supporters argue that the law signed in March by Republican Gov. Tom Corbett will prevent voter fraud and is upheld by the Constitution.
Opponents contend that the new law will disenfranchise voters, and any implementation should be postponed until after the November 6 presidential election.
The state Supreme Court had given Simpson until Tuesday -- five weeks before the election -- to rule on the matter.
Sisters navigate new Pennsylvania voter ID law
In his ruling, Simpson granted a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts enforcement of the law until after the election.
He cited likely disqualification of eligible voters as the reason.
"Consequently, I am not still convinced in my predictive judgment that there will be no voter disenfranchisement arising out of the Commonwealth's implementation of a voter identification requirement for purposes of the upcoming election," Simpson wrote. "Under these circumstances, I am obliged to enter a preliminary injunction."
The ruling means the voter ID law could be enforced starting next year. Simpson said he will schedule a further hearing on whether to issue a permanent injunction.
Prior to the new law, first-time voters in Pennsylvania were allowed to present documents like bank statements and utility bills in lieu of photo identification. Under the new law, all voters would have to present a valid photo ID -- one that is sanctioned by the state -- before they cast their ballots.
To get a photo ID, residents must have a valid Social Security card; an official birth certificate or U.S. citizenship documents; and two proofs of residency, such as a utility bill or tax records.
New voting measures could deter Latinos, civil rights group says
Polls show President Barack Obama leading Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral votes.
Critics say the new law is an attempt by Republicans -- who overwhelmingly support the measure -- to gain the advantage in a close election.
Corbett said the law "sets a simple and clear standard to protect the integrity of our elections."
However, lawyers on both sides admit there are no known cases of in-person voter fraud.
Civil rights organizations and attorneys filed a lawsuit in May to overturn the new law. The case made its way to the state Supreme Court, which sent the dispute back to Simpson in the Commonwealth Court.
Justice Department OKs New Hampshire voter ID law
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Tags: Vote, Voter ID Law, ID, President, Pennsylvania, Election
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It really does boggle the mind to try and understand how a single person can be against voter id laws.
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You find it hard to understand because You fail to look into it and like your avatar I suspect you just don't give a damn.
Statistically voter fraud in the US is non existent. Yet these new laws will, and have been proven in court over & over again, to disenfranchise 10's of thousands of voters.
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I don't buy your argument that voter fraud is statistically nonexistent.
And I don't understand the basis for any disenfranchisement claim.
I have not read the opinion of this judge, but I thought I heard that the bulk of his claim related to the timing of the law, relative to the election.
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@wharris Since voter fraud is so rampant,why don't you post some examples....We'll be waiting.
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Inadvertant thumbs up.
One of the most effective ways to guage voter fraud, is to simply check for fraudulant voters.
and guess what?
The libtards oppose even that.
Go figure.
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@WE ARE POWER Show 1 case that wasn't perpetrated by Republitards dummy!
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read it and weep beotch!
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Blocking voters from voting is a despicable act, any candidate unworthy. If that's how 'your' candidate is handling his business, you can fear the worst for yourself.
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Blocking voters......How? You can get an id in about 45 minutes in any state DMV office. I mean come on.
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@tymatthews Voter ID is a fucking scam--If you dont have a drivers license or a state issued ID card-then you should NOT be allowed to vote, and SHOULD be checked over by INS to make sure you belong here.
I cannot believe all us VETS are simply willing to sit by and watch this shit happen after laying all on the line for the USA--to see it destroyed like this is sickening
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Hey Who ever wins the election......we need ID's to vote period. I don't care who wins but bring an ID. You can't even cash a check without an Id. What's the big freaking deal?
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@ILovePickles I'm sure you are happy, now all your illegal buddies can vote.
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I think it's BS that technically ANYONE can vote. This is BS...but they waited too late to try to change the law. Never-the-less, the law does need to change and ID's do need to be used to vote.
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Obama just won Pennsylvania
Its called corruption
nothing like buying your way into power
if re-elected I am betting he will declare himself KING of the USSA
Only thing bad so far, is I am unable to find any place other than the USA I would want to move to. Sucks.
My country being destroyed from within like this
soon it will be just funny colored people, and gays running loose, oh ya and they will all be high on pot, and then the Chinese will just walk right in and drag everyone More..
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I have been a Chef for over 22 years and mainly do Catering.
That is one of my creations I did for a private party.
I can answer most questions you might have about how to prepare stuff but am always interested in learning family recipes and what not as no one knows everything. I have a pretty good library of reference books to consult if someone does pose that stumper of a question.
Mainly I just like to discus food!
but first...Let's Eat!
Well I did it, 300+ student cave explorers fed and watered, the best spread so far, poor deluded fools want Me to do it again next year.
By then I'll be living in the west of England, on a small farm helping to raise rare breed livestock, and running a (get this) "Research Kitchen", making the most of our free range produce....the boss does not get why I laughed out loud when she mentioned Research Kitchen....I'll have to educate her.
I never went to school I learned on the job. (sink or swim culinary academy I call it)I have also found that those who learn from doing are much better also. In fact my first chef is the Sgt. of Arms for the ACF and he never did culinary school he just documented all his work and got certification through the American Culinary Federation.
I'm not a Chef, and have no formal training in any cullinary skills, BUT, I seem to have become the "Go to Guy" for a British University student organization, that every November holds a massive party, (allegedly its a training seminar, hahahaha), where I have to feed 300 to 350 students, who have spent the day exploring the local Caves.
The menu is set pretty simply, mostly to save on work, and I always seem to pull off a miracle, BUT, each time I get very close to insanity doing it, does anyone out there have any advice on how to remain calm, and not turn in to an obnoxious asshole in the kitchens..........it's not easy.
Still, the half naked disco afterwards usually helps me calm down.
I also cook for my own caving club (Speelunking Grotto to you Americans), thats a lot less stressful, AND, I get to really show off my abilities to my friends.
@ flammaster - hiya!
I don't plug in the crock pot...just wrap in a towel and plug in when you arrive to bring the heat back up.
Wow my daughter made soft pretzels today that were quite good! I turned her on to using mustard on them and also a trick from a German friend who told me to put butter on them. She is my pasty chef now.
do you plug it into the lighter? I haven't used one of those in years. I love em though but have no room in my kitchen right now.
I drive a lot it seems, and a crock pot is the only way to go if it has to be hot and not utilize any kitchen space where you're going to.
since i don't drive It takes me an hour to go back and forth from my store yet I live in a pretty big suburban town in the Bay Area.
It is a little country town with no stores, If you buy food to take its still at least 45minuts away. And everyone did that, we had KFC, Church chicken, Brookshire Brothers chicken and 2 other boxes of chicken. My chili was the only the only thing that wasn't fried chicken. Needless to say it was a big hit.


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When dealing with trauma, football fans can be a lot like children. They make a huge deal out of it for a day or so and then quickly move on. Such is the nature of football; such is the case with Robin van Persie. It's almost as though Arsenal fans have simply been put out of their misery; most of them presumed their captain would be leaving. At least this summer such dealings can be concluded before the season begins. As traumatic as it was, and for all the fans' 'surprise' and 'shock', Arsenal can now focus on rebuilding their squad.
To allow their 37-goal captain to leave without finding a replacement could be fatal. Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski's combined league-goal total for last season may amount to 37, but you would imagine that, considering his statements, Arsene Wenger was hopeful that he would be in possession of all three strikes for the coming campaign. Therefore it appears probable that the Frenchman is in the market for a new player. So, what are his options?
Fernando Llorente
The 27 year old was an unused substitute for Spain's successful European Championships triumph but that should not diminish his reputation. Athletic Bilbao's top goal scorer had an exceptional season for his club. Llorente scored thirty goals in total, including seven in Europe as he helped his side to the Europa League final. Physically, he is perfectly built for the Premier League and, against Man Utd, he has already proven that he has what it takes to score against top English opposition. Another benefit of Llorente is that Bilbao play a similar brand of attacking football to Arsenal, so he should have little trouble adapting to the squad. Whilst he is approaching the peak of his career the one point against his name is that he offers a similar threat to that of Olivier Giroud and Arsenal may want an alternative option.
Radamel Falcao
Atletico Madrid would be unwilling to sell their star striker but considering the long-standing financial problems at the club it is feasible that the Colombian could be prised away. An added bonus for Arsenal could be that Atletico missed out on the Champions League so the prospect of playing in the competition could tempt the 26 year old to move to England. Last season, on his way to lifting the Europa League, Falcao broke the record for the most goals scored in an annual European campaign as he notched up 17 goals including 2 in the final. Falcao scored, overall, 37 goals last season so he could be realistically expected to replace that element of van Persie's game. Falcao may be under six foot but is comfortable using either feet and is strong in the air. He is an ideal replacement for the Dutchman, if he can be bought.
Leandro Damiao
Watched by Arsenal's scouts on a number of occasions last season, the 22 year old Internacional striker has risen to the heights of the Brazilian national side relatively quickly. Unlike both Falcao and Llorente, Damiao would undoubtedly find it harder to adjust considering the differences between European and South American football, yet that is not to say he could not, or would not, be a success in England. At his current rate of progression he could tempt Arsenal as an investment as well as a signing for the current team. Damiao scored 35 goals in 50 appearances last season and in the current campaign he already has 12 goals in 18 games.
Loic Remy
Another player that Arsenal have scouted in the past, the pacey French striker was, perhaps generously, likened to Thierry Henry when he was younger and although that turned out to be an optimistic assessment he is undoubtedly a quality footballer. At 25 Remy is at a decent age, could be attracted by the French manager and would be considerably cheaper than the other options. His scoring record for last season was 15 goals from 39 games so to expect him to adopt the mantle of Arsenal's chief goal scorer would be unlikely. However, Marseille were poor last season, they finished 10th, so to score 15 goals in a team like that is not as bad as it sounds. The major benefit that Remy offers is versatility. His pace and build up play mean that, like Podolski, he could be deployed through the middle or out wide in a 4-3-3. Being as they are bereft of European football, Marseille may be willing to sell and Remy may be willing to move.
Robert Lewandowski
Tempting the Polish striker away from the German champions might be a tall order, but everyone has their price. The 23 year old scored 33 goals in 51 games for club and country last season, an impressive record for such a young player. Like Llorente, Lewandowski is used to playing in a team whose style of play bares many similarities with that of Arsenal. As such, the transition from one club to another could be relatively smooth. This is an important factor for Arsenal as, without van Persie, they will need at least one of their strikers to hit the ground running in August. Despite being young, the advantage of Lewandowski is that he has already won two German league titles and therefore comes with a winning mentality and the necessary experience. Whilst not as cheap as Remy, the Poland international would undoubtedly be a cheaper option in comparison to Falcao or Llorente.
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Very sensible options,the reasons for them are equally sound.Good job.
I'd like lewandowski to come,but what about huntelaar???
2 other good options is Jovetic and Cavani
i would love to see Huntela.
errr. Do you really think that after Giroud and Podolski Arsenal will get another forward even if RVP goes ?!?!?!?!? If so this must be the most naive football blog site on the entire web… hahaha
I would love a Villa – RVP switch deal with Barca. Why bother involving Juve or PSG?
Rope in Llorente
I doubt falcao will leave eth madrid.
Llorente & remy dont score enough goals.
Id love to see damiao, but I'll eat my head if he does come.
Could consider huntelaar, doumbia, or stick with podolski & giroud.
Wenger knew rvp will be going that was why he bought podolski and giroud.wenger will never use 3left legged strikers for a season,nobody does that.on replacement,i think we could save money by buying rodallega,uche kalu or demba ba.
I guess its a similar sort of stunt that rooney pulled, in rvp's case I think it is to push the board and manager to buy quality players instead of getting extra cash like Rooney. So won't need to buy a player if we buy even one big name player. He will sign a new contract


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