I have been reading the blog entries on the new Michael Steele Meme, that is now burning up the internet.
This issue has been the very reason, that I have flatly refused to join the Republican Party. Michael Steele was essentially mouthing the Libertarian position on abortion. Which is a woman has the right to do with her body, what she pleases. Which is what I feel. For the record, I believe abortion is murder; however, I find it quite ironic that those who preach and fight for limited Government, insist that the Government control of what a woman does with her body. The Religious Argument is that, ultimately; God is the creator of all Babies/Humans/Life. Which is fine, that argument works within the confines of a Church or Religious setting. The problem is, that argument does NOT work outside of this setting and those who defend this mindset are borderline fascists, who want to force THEIR belief system down the throats of those who are not necessarily in agreement that there is even a God, at all.
Again, Abortion is a MORAL issue, it should never, ever, ever be a legislative issue. America was settled and founded as a Republic, not as a Theocracy; as what many of these “Pro-Lifers” want American to be. That Republic paid a homage to the “God”, albeit a rather lame homage, but still it was there. It was never intended to signal that America was a Theocracy, ever.
Abortion, I feel, should have never been legalized in the first place; however, it was. We do not live in a utopain society, laws passed by the SCOTUS are a reflection of Society in General; and we must, as Americans respect those laws, least we fall into the trap of becoming an intolerant or Nazi state.
This issue is a perfect, clear cut, example of why Politics and Religion or Religious views should never, ever be mixed.
Further Coverage:
- Mike Huckabee / Huck PAC: MICHAEL STEELE’S RECENT COMMENTS
- Matt Lewis / Townhall.com: Blackwell: Steele Needs to Re-Read Bible, Constitution
- Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC: Former RNC Candidate Blackwell: Steele Needs To Re-Read The Bible
- Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish – Steele And Gay Couples: WTF?
- Andy Barr / The Politico Rendell: Steele’s ‘days are numbered’
- Melissa Clouthier / Right Wing News – Get Off Michael Steele’s Back
Others: Think Progress, Little Green Footballs, Firedoglake, CBS News, Hot Air, La Shawn Barber’s Corner, Villainous Company, Hotline On Call, Open Left, Weekly Standard, Daily Kos, The Atlantic Politics Channel, AmSpecBlog, PoliticalBase.com Blog, Gates of Vienna, AMERICAblog News, Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog!, The Note, Washington Monthly, Right Wing Watch, Hot Air, PoliticalBase.com Blog, The Caucus, Salon, The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room, Washington Wire, Talking Points Memo, MyDD, The Daily Dish, Ben Smith’s Blog, DISSENTING JUSTICE, JustOneMinute, Democracy in America, The Fix, The Huffington Post, Alan Colmes’ Liberaland, Balloon Juice, Talking Points Memo, MSNBC, Think Progress, AmSpecBlog, Political Machine, The Politico, Ben Smith’s Blog, Alarming News