Rush: How the left is going after Rick Santorum with contraception

He was asked whether states are Constitutionally permitted to ban contraceptives. He said yes and he was right. There is no Constitutional right to privacy. States have broad authority to pass just about any law they want as long as it does not contradict Federal Law or the Constitution. He specifically mentioned Griswold v. Connecticut, which was the precursor to Roe v. Wade and said that decision was wrongly decided.

The Constitution is not a document that protects our rights by listing them out, although it does list some of them. Instead the Constitution protects our freedom by creating a government with limited powers. It is up to the citizens of particular states to run their governments and set up Constitutions which protect fundamental freedoms. That’s the way its suppose to work, but unfortunately we have strayed far away from that ideal.

Watch and read these pieces and tell me if you are comfortable with what he is saying. Because I am not. The problem is if you open this door because you believe in Santorum’s Values and Morals, where he believes Government does have the right to make sure the Family is strengthened that the “Common Good” is more important then the individual and you don’t have a right to privacy in your own home, it could backfire when there is a President who uses that power in a way you don’t agree with. Rick Santorum is running for President of all the people and I don’t want him using Government to straighten us out all us sinners. I am divorced and what he says is offensive to me, that he doesn’t trust me as an individual to live my life correctly. On a philosophical level I understand where he is coming from and might agree with him on certain issues. But to say contraception is “wrong” and cause of sexual deviancy is a bit out there. He has set this up if he is our nominee to make this election about the scary Republican who wants to criminalize your bedroom and outlaw Contraception. I know this isn’t what he means but come on you know the media we are dealing with. His personality also make it very easy to say he is sanctimonious and nuts. Do we really want this election to be about contraception, gay marriage, and abortion? Because it will be if he is the nominee and we will lose big. I am very conservative and his anti Libertarianism makes me very uncomfortable and I don’t think I could vote for him so I can’t imagine how it would play in the general election. He should be a Paster or Historian or author if he wants to have this conversation not a Presidential Candidate. Sorry but I don’t want a Preacher President who will use the Bully Pulpit as a Moral Pulpit to preach to the Country. You have to admit he is not very politically articulate on these issues, he is downright scary. Because he wants to use the Government to enforce and strengthen his version of America. And even if I agree with his version of our Country I don’t think its his business or the Governments business how I live my life. He really doesn’t define Freedom and Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness in the same way I do. Because then the question is who gets to decide what is moral and appropriate and the “correct” family to deserve freedom and liberty? Rick Santorum? No thanks.

http://reason.com/archives/2005/09/06/a-frothy-mixture-of-collectivi/1
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/why-santorums-anti-libertarianism-problem/377111
http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/Senate/Pennsylvania/Rick_Santorum/speeches/Caffeinated_Thoughts_Interview/

Exactly so. Americans, religious or not, are increasingly repelled by the decadence of our popular culture, and those with children doubly outraged that public schools are indoctrinating students in all grades into the homosexual lifestyle. They’re saying enough is enough and are begging to have the pendulum swing back so that they may raise their children in a milieu in which respect for traditional morality is celebrated rather than marginalized and denounced, as our libertarian and liberal friends seek to do. Parents are tired of being called bigots for praising what is good, and true, and honorable. Attacking Santorum’s morality will yield many new votes for him — and trying to paint him as theocratic will only serve to inflame the beleaguered and constantly harassed good people of America.

And herein lies the danger. The timing of OWS didn’t hit me until late last Fall. Two words: Cass Sunstein (kudos Brian, you sharp cookie!). He is a deadly dangerous, evil man. Please don’t underestimate them.

I mute the Dittocam volume during commercial breaks and surf around so I tend to miss a lot. I came back and saw the cigar and was sort of shocked. I thought it was fake at first. He smokes those E cigarettes so I thought maybe it was a E cigar.

It sure looked like the real thing. Maybe the lunch story drove him so far over the edge he had to light up for real.

Hum, that would be dangerous if later down the road contraception could include abortions.

Social Cons get a very bad rap. There are two issues where one could make a case that they want to ‘impose their values’, but recall that these imposed values were fully accepted standards not very long ago. Those two issues are abortion and gay marriage. Note that both these issues poll in the social cons favor, though abortion only slightly so.

Other than that, social cons mostly just want to encourage going back to those values that made this country great. It is shocking to me that those that emphasize the value of such things as family, faith, personal responsibility, hard work, etc. should be labeled as haters and extremists.

“… a world political system.”

Thanks for the Crossroad.to url, steprock.

At the top I clicked on Malachi Martin – below are a few paragraphs reformatted -

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“In 1990, a former Vatican-insider claimed that a titanic struggle was being waged to bring about a world political system.

“This contest, the now deceased Jesuit explained, was primarily between three players:
- international Leninism,
- transnational business elites, and
- the hand of the Vatican.

“Almost twenty years have passed since Malachi Martin drew attention to this three-way quest.

“At the time his assertions seemed over-the-top.

“Granted, the idea of a world government via communism wasn’t new as decades of Cold War posturing still played in our minds.

“And the writing was on the wall in respect to the growing power of international corporate and financial elites, exemplified by the likes of David Rockefeller and the Trilateral Commission.

“But the Vatican?

“… In the summer of 2009, the Holy See’s political cards were revealed in a major papal document. … .

“On July 7th, Pope Benedict released his new encyclical titled Caritas in Veritate, or “Charity in Truth.” … .

“Commenting on the encyclical, The New York Times noted that, “sometimes Benedict sounds like an old-school European socialist…”

“And The San Francisco Chronicle explained that, Caritas in Veritate addresses very modern issues such as globalization, market economy, hedge funds, outsourcing, and alternative energy, calling for people to put aside greed and let their consciences guide them in economic and environmental decisions.

“Many of the ideas put forward would likely rankle conservatives…”

“E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post, gushed that Benedict is “well to Obama’s left on economics.”

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So.

WHY is Obama going after the Roman Catholics?

Art

That site was very helpful to me a few years back when I was researching an issue. I learned a lot about what’s going on these days from them. Their information on communitarianism was very helpful.

I think ‘our side’ should cease and desist with any and all interviews/pieces on MSM. The only people who actually get their news from these sources aren’t apt to believe the truth even when smacked upside the head with it. They are happy to sleep walk through life and be lulled into complacency by the talking head on the 5 o’clock news (or six or ten…). There is no hope in reaching them unless TSHTF and their world goes topsy turvy.

I love watching some of the FOX Business shows and seeing some actual discussion about the issues, or attending town halls, or conventions, or reading (!!!!) which is something hardly anyone does anymore to get their news; but I absolutely refuse to turn on MSNBC, CNN, etc to see conservatives interviewed there. I won’t give them the ratings.

I’m ranting now, but it’s just so frustrating to see them try to get the other side to like them or even engage in truthful conversation. It just ain’t gonna happen…

Santorum is no Reagan.

People are dumber than they were when Reagan was elected. Just think every year we get millions of new voters who have been educated in the Public School system. They have no idea about our founding, the Constitution, or basic economic freedom.

Been_There_BT is right about the method of the Liberals attack. The problem is they will do that no matter who is the nominee. But if we nominate Romney we will lose the base.