United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced that he will retire this summer at the end of the Court’s current term. Because Justice Stevens was one of the more liberal members of the Court, he and I differ on most issues, but I do thank him for his service and wish him well. President Obama and many Congressional Democrats have already begun floating names of potential replacements. In fact, many abortion advocates are already working to ensure President Obama nominates a person to the Supreme Court who is pro-choice.
News reports show Congressional Republicans promise a ‘whale of a fight’ if the President’s choice is too liberal – but sadly, I don’t believe Republican’s have the ability to stop an abortion advocate being appointed to the bench. My distrust is based on the track record and methods imposed by the Obama Administration, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats.
In the face of strong and vocal Republican opposition:
• President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats refused to listen to the American people and rammed a hugely unpopular health care bill rammed down our throats;
• President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats excluded Republicans when writing the bill and then refused to compromise with Republican amendments;
• President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats twisted the financial impact of Obamacare to ensure its passage – saddling future generations with massive debt; and
• President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats openly mocked Americans who disagreed with them.
If President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats will employ these tactics with a clearly unpopular Healthcare bill that forces you and me to pay for abortions, they will for sure do the same with a Supreme Court nominee who advocates abortion.
What of the “pro-life Democrats”? Well . . . we saw how “principled” they were. A little pressure from the Administration and their principles went up in smoke. This “conservative” wing of the Democrat Party is non-existent. Based on the health care vote, it seems clear to me these Democrats value their jobs more than their principles.
Don’t forget what a hugely partisan battle we had when President George W. Bush had two vacancies on the Court during his two terms in office. In the face of stiff Democratic opposition, President George W. Bush nominated and confirmed two pro-life judges to the Supreme Court – Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. Like, love or hate President Bush’s presidency, he stood firm on his principles of life with those two nominations.
We had to fight the Democrats harder than ever with a Pro-life advocate in the White House. Imagine the fight ahead with the Obama Administration.
Folks, the battle for life begins now.
We must be prepared to fight hard to ensure that any nominee selected by President Obama believes in the sanctity of life.
I am hopeful that the President will select a person who is committed to deciding cases impartially based on the rule of law, not based on personal politics or preferences. I do expect Senate Republicans to make a sustained and vigorous case for judicial restraint – but we CANNOT rely on their efforts alone.
We must be engaged early. We have to begin the battle now if we are to have an impact.
I am counting on each of you to stand with me as we fight to ensure that the sanctity of life is respected and protected.
Will you make a donation of $5 or more to join our Pro-Life Action Team?
When the Senate confirmation fight begins, we will mobilize this team and grassroots volunteers nationwide to make calls and apply pressure. Our goal is to have 5,000 team members in place by the beginning of June to make calls.
Now is the time to prepare for this fight. We need these next few weeks to identify team members, organize a phone campaign to fight for Life in the Supreme Court. We will also use member donations to elect more congressional Republicans.
Let me be clear: Huck PAC only supports pro-Life Republicans.
Please help us fight for life. Join our Action Team today. Let’s make certain Democrats in the Senate know that we will only accept a pro-Life Justice.
Sincerely,
Mike Huckabee
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