Many thousands of very well-intended people will be marching in Washington this week to protest the 39th anniversary of the ruling of the Supreme Court known as Roe v. Wade. While I respect them immensely, I believe they may be marching in the wrong place.
It is generally taught and generally thought that this 1973 ruling made abortion “legal” in America. This is NOT TRUE. Let me repeat this. Abortion was not legalized by this or by any other decision of the Supreme Court or of any court. Abortion was murder prior to the case of Roe v. Wade and abortion is murder still.
Let me give you two simple reasons why this is so:
Reason #2: The Constitution doesn’t grant any court the authority to make law. So the Supreme Court has no authority to “legalize” anything. Judges can only render opinions that apply only to the parties before them. So, the ruling – the opinion – in Roe v. Wade applies only to Roe and Wade and to no one else.
It’s just that simple.
The confusion has come because the government and the media want you to believe that the courts have powers and authorities that they don’t have. And Roe v. Wade is a striking example of this deception. So, I am saying that the laws against abortion still exist and they still apply. They are just not being enforced by local prosecutors.
My suggestion, therefore, is to stop marching on the Supreme Court and start marching on prosecutors all over the country who can and should indict and prosecute those who commit murder in our communities.
And prosecutors… please… look at your own children, and do your duty to stop the murder of others!
Listen to: Roe v Wade – Are we Marching in the Wrong Place
Thank you, Michael. Truer words have never been written.
Amen. Thank you men and I pray the Lord has mercy on this nation.
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Courts don’t make laws! States, and County Prosecutors should ignore unlawful court opinions and uphold the law, including stopping baby-murder.
http://www.theamericanview.com/2012/01/roe-v-wade-are-we-marching-in-the-wrong-place/
You have the right question. I suggest the right place to march is at the home of Pastors/Priests/ Rabbis/etc who don’t preach like Samuel, Elijah, Jonah. Isaiah, Jehu, John,etc. They told the leaders exactly their sin de jour The followers of Jehovah must march in front of the religious Institutions and quote God’s exact words. As the only absolutely just Judge, I’m sure He will quote it at Judgment Day.
Dear Carl:
I certainly agree that the problems we face can be largely traced to the failure of pastors to preach. While there are many theories as to why this has happened, one of the most compelling, in my view, is that put forward by David Whitney in his presentation “Should a Church Be Incorporated and a Nonprofit 501c3 Organization?” In short, Churches have gagged themselves and fear the consequences of losing a tax exemption more than they fear the Judgment of the Lord. This presentation DVD is available in our bookstore, and I think you will agree with David’s thesis. I am sending you a copy as our gift.
(an email sent to The American View)
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Well put, anymore, the “march” seems more out of habit, with no results and no plan for victory at all…….if things continue, that will continue with no results….at this point, it is rather meaningless and wastes time and moeny, efforts, spinning wheels when they could go elsewhere and do something more productive…