The defining document of the American Republic is the Declaration of Independence, which, in the course of laying the justification for our existence as a nation, lists our natural rights, with life at the very top of the list. It is the function of any government to protect the lives of its people, and it is our duty to oppose those who would take it away – whether on the battlefield, on an operating table, in a police patrol car – or in Congress. The Roe v. Wade decision paved the way for the denial of life for almost 50 million American children, who have been disproportionately minorities and economically disadvantaged. Our nation’s history on this issue since the 1973 decision has been a dark cloud hanging over our Shining City on a Hill. In the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, it states that the Supreme Court does not have the authority to make such a decision and I will actively pursue legislation that makes it clear to the federal courts that they do not have the Constitutional authority to hear case like Roe v. Wade. It is an issue for individual states to decide, and then individual citizens to vote on at the ballot box.
