Pro Life in TN
- Susie Allen
- Pro Life thoughts in a pro choice world through the eyes of a convert. I took early retirement after working in the social work and Human Resources fields but remain active by being involved in pro life education, lobbying and speaking .
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
TN: Pro life amendment wins at ballot box so abortion supporters file suit in federal court to void results...
Once again, what the abortion industry could not achieve at
the ballot box, they seek to achieve using the unelected judiciary. Planned
Parenthood is smarting over the fact that the power of the
pulpit and grassroots activism rose to the challenge, despite being
outspent nearly 3-1, endorsements of all
four major newspapers , and some Hollywood
celebrities to pass a pro-life amendment on November 4 th.
Following a clear defeat when Amendment
1 passed 53%-47% in Tennessee, Planned Parenthood board members and
supporters filed a lawsuit
in federal court with to have the
election results thrown out. They
basically want each vote hand counted, and thrown out if they voted yes on one
and skipped voting in the Governor’s race. They further ask that if that is not
possible, to have the election results voided and another election held.
Four amendments were on the ballot in November and
they all passed. But this is the one that the abortion industry is focused
on, as it is clearly driven by passion for unbridled abortion profits and not
any constitutional principle.
State officials have called the lawsuit absurd,
but note that the plaintiffs have filed a federal lawsuit, hoping for a more
liberal audience. Planned
Parenthood officials are not officially commenting, denying any connection with
the suit, despite the fact that the lead plaintiff
starred in one of their commercials that was named as the most dishonest of the
season and is their Chair of their Board in Nashville. This is a point most
media reports have ignored. Already, Op
Eds are appearing,
supporting this suit from news outlets that endorsed them and clearly have egg
on their face for their lack of influence.
Yes on 1 have responded to the suit,
showing that even if you manage to weed out those who declined to vote in the
governor’s race, the amendment still would enjoy nearly 20,000 yes votes, enough to pass.
David Fowler, an attorney and one of the members of the
coalition for Yes on 1 suggested
that the state Attorney General should seek sanctions against them for this
specious lawsuit.
Jeff Teague, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Middle and East
Tennessee, acknowledged
in a post mortem that Tennessee is a pro-life state; however it is clear that
they are willing to thwart the will of the people to protect their profits.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
TN: David and Goliath battle follows biblical script....
Despite being outspent
3-1 , having all
four major city newspapers endorse the Planned Parenthood position, the
pro-life amendment known as Amendment
One relied upon a strong grassroots
effort in all 95 counties and focused on the power of the
pulpit to win 53%
to 47% in Tennessee.
Brian Harris, President of Tennessee Right to Life summed up
the winning
strategy that may be described as a classic David and Goliath battle.
"We recognized that we would never have the financial
resources of the abortion industry so began planning long ago to build a team
of advocates who could educate and organize their local communities,"
Harris said. That effort paid off, especially in rural regions of the state
where volunteers raised funds and awareness of both the amendment and the 2000
court ruling in Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee v Sundquist, a decision
which claimed a fundamental right to abortion.”
The previous post
explained the significance of this battle, not only for Tennessee, but for the
signal it would send to the rest of the country, especially the 15
other states similarly attacked in the courts by the abortion
industry. This should also encourage them to follow the lead of the Volunteer
State. Had it failed, it would have emboldened the abortion industry
to attack the remaining 34 states as needed with their winning strategy of
using the courts to find a right to abortion in their state constitution to
effectively block pro-life legislation.
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