tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378332832008-06-11T16:23:24.083-07:00Douglas Casenoreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-22363253146251085092008-06-09T03:34:00.002-07:002008-06-09T04:12:22.380-07:00

Let’s start this discussion by admitting a very wrong guess. We have written in this column months ago that Hillary Clinton was all but certain to be the Democrat nominee. It would take a lot of energy and a determined interest to know how on earth she managed to squander a huge opening advantage. But she did, and it probably doesn’t matter much to the pro-Life movement because Barack Obama is

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The very close win by Justice Horton on Tuesday represents a narrow escape for Idaho families. We need only watch the evening news to see the disaster being constructed by judicial revolutionaries in California and New York to realize the magnitude of trouble committed liberals on the bench can bring to quiet, unsuspecting villages. John Bradbury, a closet liberal, nearly pulled off a startling

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Idaho has a contested race for the Supreme Court this month – but the lack of attention this very important race has received is more than surprising: It is actually part of the plan. Many in Idaho’s “ruling class” prefer to be in charge of the Supreme Court, despite the fact that the Idaho Constitution provides us, the People, with sole authority for deciding who should sit on the state’s

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-47304633976999859012008-04-23T06:35:00.001-07:002008-04-23T02:38:19.988-07:00

The Board of Idaho Chooses Life has been busy researching candidate records and collecting questionnaires from candidates across the state. Based upon legislative records, a number of good people have already won endorsement, and a second round of endorsement decisions is scheduled for this weekend. With the Primary Election coming fast (May 27th), we will need to be in a position to advise

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What strange times we live in. The Yale Daily News reported that a student at that once prestigious campus produced video recordings of self-induced abortions as part of her senior art project. The young woman claimed that she had repeatedly impregnated herself using donated sperm over the past year – so she could film numerous self-abortions in her bathtub using various herbal abortifacients.

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-48567608765591724662008-04-15T06:00:00.000-07:002008-04-15T01:04:01.197-07:00

The Independent newspaper (London) ran a disturbing story yesterday about the scientific “progress” being made in cloning techniques. A new procedure has been developed by Dr. Robert Lanza of the American-based Advanced Cell Technology which makes the successful cloning of humans easier and more likely. The technique re-programs skin cells into a pre-embryonic state; this was the process used

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Governor Butch Otter signed HB 654 into law yesterday. It is an historic, if modest, step forward.We believe Idaho is the first state in the Union to specifically recognize the crime of abortion coercion. What makes this new law modest is the very narrow scope of proscribed behavior – largely physical assault or threats of physical assault designed to force a woman into choosing abortion. By

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The Idaho Senate voted today 29-6 to create the crime of abortion-coercion in Idaho. HB654 now awaits the Governor’s signature. This new act defines the coercion of an abortion as a crime for the first time since the Supreme Court forced America to allow abortions in our communities. The law defines ‘coercion’ too narrowly – but is a major step forward. Among the more important features of this

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HB 654, legislation which will criminalize forced abortions in Idaho, passed the Idaho House yesterday by an overwhelming 55-11 margin. Today, we have an opportunity to explain the problem of coerced abortions to the Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Curt McKenzie, Republican of Nampa. The opposition on the House floor was led by Boise Democrat Reps. Phylis King, Bill Killen and

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We are expecting the Idaho House of Representatives to approve HB 654, legislation which will make it a crime to force a woman to submit to an abortion. This is not the bill we were hoping to pass. It has been narrowly drawn to define "coercion" as including only assault and battery. From our two-year study of this serious problem, it is clear that ‘coercion’ takes many forms – all of them

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-49582320930460550582008-03-18T07:19:00.000-07:002008-03-18T01:24:08.054-07:00

Well over two hundred people turned out last night to join in the struggle to enact an anti-coercion law in Idaho. The revised legislation (HB654) now awaits action by the full House of Representatives. If enacted, the law would be the first in the nation to make the coercion of an abortion a crime. Last night’s Legislative Reception also featured the presentation of the Friend for Life Award to

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-50415284223576914502008-03-12T06:49:00.000-07:002008-03-12T00:56:39.269-07:00

Idaho Legislators were given yet another ultimatum by the Abortion Lobby on Tuesday: Defeat HB 464 or we will sue and extract hundreds of thousands of dollars to further fund our agenda! The letter from the Northwest Women’s Law Center, based in Seattle, was at least the third such threat leveled at lawmakers around the anti-Coercion bill now pending in the House. Oddly enough, all of these

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-67974315320411306862008-02-15T05:31:00.000-07:002008-02-15T02:35:10.722-07:00

We can’t really feign surprise – but the world really would be a better place if there was a closer connection between the public rhetoric and real world actions. Planned Parenthood has made a fortune through its bumper sticker claims that it is all about women and their "rights". They, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, are all about "freedom" and "choice". These folks will,

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-21630320240210227172008-02-13T05:44:00.000-07:002008-02-13T01:52:05.156-07:00

One hates to get in the way of the Republican Party’s public relations effort to persuade social conservatives that John McCain is a good investment – but troubling facts keep bubbling to the fore. One of the most disturbing is a story relating John McCain’s long association with George Soros. You can see it for yourself by clicking on the article at WorldNetDaily: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/

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In a time when global warming has been declared by various social prophets to be the great challenge facing the world, a coalition of groups has produced a new video on "the catastrophic consequences of rapidly falling birthrates." The video is entitled, "Demographic Winter: The Decline of the Human Family". The group’s website points to Europe as the most endangered region of the developed

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-66179846815417071532008-02-11T05:24:00.000-07:002008-02-11T02:25:50.387-07:00

Last week’s CPAC convention was headlined by John McCain’s decision to show up and Mitt Romney’s decision to withdraw. But a remarkably important part of that conservative gathering was George Bush’s address to the backbone of the Republican Party. A good portion of the president’s speech involved the fight for Life – a value that Bush has consistently advanced during his seven years in office.

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-27029192465079480122008-02-07T05:06:00.000-07:002008-02-07T02:08:12.364-07:00

As we last reported, abortionist George Tiller and his attorneys refused to comply with a judge’s order that they turn over medical records to a grand jury investigating his operation in Kansas. Tiller’s attorneys went to the Kansas Supreme Court and begged them for protection from the order. As they have done before, the justices agreed to hold a formal hearing and temporarily blocked a lower

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-91880015280093059872008-02-04T18:01:00.000-07:002008-02-04T18:04:02.279-07:00

The Idaho House Committee on Health & Welfare voted this afternoon to introduce legislation that would make coercion a crime when someone tries forcing a woman or girl to undergo an abortion. The bill was presented by Rep. Bob Nonini of Coeur d’Alene. Legislators approved a motion by Rep. Pete Nielsen and Rep. Jim Marriott to formally consider the bill. The motion passed without voiced

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-55976540316477758222008-02-02T05:37:00.000-07:002008-02-02T02:38:59.469-07:00

The Family Research Council reported yesterday on a little-known phenomenon – college athletes being forced into choosing between their athletic scholarships and giving their babies life. The situation is so common and egregious that the NCAA Management Council has been driven into taking action. ESPN uncovered a scandal at Clemson University in which seven young women had been coerced into

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-19065450631143740782008-02-01T05:49:00.000-07:002008-02-01T01:50:30.891-07:00

Despite being ordered by Judge Paul Buchanan to provide medical records on late term abortions by noon yesterday, Dr. George Tiller refused to comply without public comment. The judge’s order to produce records is central to a grand jury’s investigation into Tiller’s operations. Judge Paul Buchanan responded by setting a hearing for this morning. One can only hope he intends to deliver a

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-69968403626206868622008-01-30T06:22:00.000-07:002008-01-30T01:24:45.951-07:00

Senator Mike Crapo and Congressman Bill Sali both received 100% scores for 2007 from the Family Research Council. Sali’s score was based upon 16 key pro-family votes during the 1st Session of the 110th Congress. Congressman Mike Simpson received an 81% from FRC because he only voted with the organization thirteen-of-sixteen times. They report that he missed three key votes, 2 of which involved

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-24724131114460551342008-01-29T05:28:00.000-07:002008-01-29T02:30:26.842-07:00

It takes a certain arrogance to defy the culture and fundamental moral precepts like, "Thou Shall Not Kill". Such arrogance may best explain the stunning public remarks of Dr. Alberto Hodari to a group of students at Wayne State University last fall. During the speech, Hodari discusses his abortion practice and the Detroit area abortionist laughingly tells his audience: "My wife says we doctors

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-53602631954551369752008-01-25T06:41:00.000-07:002008-01-25T01:44:04.405-07:00

Numerous pro-Life Christians from around the country have expressed outrage and repulsion at the antics of Planned Parenthood in Schenectady, New York this week. The Times Union reported on a small group of clergy who concocted some sort of "blessing" ceremony of Planned Parenthood’s new abortion facility in the city. It was in part a celebration of Roe v. Wade, and partly a propaganda effort

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-44588366196729612262008-01-24T06:17:00.000-07:002008-01-24T03:20:41.431-07:00

You have to admit it… the guy can deliver a great speech. The problem is that Obama is using his rhetorical skills, no doubt learned in black Baptist churches, to advocate abortion. We’ve commented before on the developing rift between the authentic civil rights advocates in the Democrat Party now coming to blows with those who have, rather successfully, stolen Martin Luther King and the tragic

David Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201243672657225975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37833283.post-25718371450814319762008-01-20T06:55:00.000-07:002008-01-20T04:00:32.152-07:00

President Bush has proclaimed Sunday “National Sanctity of Human Life Day” in order to recognize the inherent dignity of each life. In his official act, the president wrote: “America was founded on the belief that all men are created equal and have an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness….I have signed legislation to help protect life at all stages, and my

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