Happy Friday! This is “What’s Wrong With Washington” and I am
Lance Pisowicz. Tonight we are going to
take a look at two of the more “touchy” issues are nation is facing today. Neither issue is as immediate as the economy nor
the direction government is headed in, but they are important topics and cannot
be ignored. Before we get to that, please
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Before I move
on to the two controversial issues we will cover, I will reveal the results in the
Abortion poll. I understand this was a
very emotional topic for many of you, and I appreciate all of the
responses. We had another great turnout
this week. 85.71% of you said you were
Pro-Life, while 14.29% of you said you were Pro-Choice. As I said, it appears that just about everyone
has an opinion on this issue one way or the other. Thanks again; I hope you will vote again next
week! There are two major issues that I
would like to get to, so let’s get going.
Often on “What’s Wrong With Washington” we point out all of
the scandals occurring in D.C. as well as discuss how to fix the economy or
government itself. Today I thought it
was important for us to take a look at some issues that are not the most
glamorous. They never have unanimous
support, and often many politicians dodge them fearing “political
suicide.” However, it takes a true man
of character to stand up for what he believes in, and occasionally I feel
compelled to do so.
As you probably guessed from our poll topic, tonight I am
going to break down the issue of abortion.
I understand nearly all of you have a very strong belief set in regard
to this issue. After all, the topic has
been very heated since abortion was legalized in every state in 1973.1 And to say that the issue was not heated
before then would be absolutely false.
In fact, it has been a key issue for many of our entire lives.
So what I will do tonight is present the facts and analyze
it all. According to the National
Abortion Federation, the reasoning behind legalizing abortion was to make it
safer for the mother and more human to the baby who they were essentially going
to kill.2
Since 1973 over 54 million abortions (murders) have been
condoned by the United States government.3 In just over 38 years, abortion has killed
more people than the Holocaust (11 million)4 and the reign of Joseph
Stalin (20 million)5. I
recognize that the Holocaust was only about six years and Stalin’s reign was
about thirty years, but this adds up to 31 million murders in about thirty-six
years combined. Remember, there were
reportedly 54 million abortions between 1973 and the end of 2011 (about
thirty-eight years).
However, those who support abortion or “Pro-Choice” as they
call it will claim that the fetus in the mother’s womb is not a living human
being. But here’s what the experts have
to say:
“A favorite pro-abortion tactic is to insist that the
definition of when life begins is impossible; that the question is a
theological or moral or philosophical one, anything but a scientific one. Fetology makes it undeniably evident that
life begins at conception and requires all the protection and safeguards that
any of us enjoy.” - Dr. Bernard Nathanson (New York, NY)
“It was not until I was pregnant myself that I began to
really examine my feelings about the moral aspects of abortion. It had taken
over a year for me to become pregnant with my daughter. The first time I saw
the tiny little flicker of her heartbeat on an ultrasound screen I fell
completely in love with her. I finally had to come to terms with the fact that the
only thing that made my daughter any different than all those tiny babies I had
terminated was the fact that I wanted her. It was as if the scales fell from my
eyes and I was at last able to see what I had not allowed myself to see in all
those years of doing terminations.” - Dr. Yvonne Moore (Memphis, TN)
“When you looked at an ultrasound, there was no mistaking
that this was a baby. Ladies who came in for mid-trimester (four to six months
of pregnancy) abortions were shielded from the images. Several nurses quit.
They would bond with the baby they saw on the screen; they couldn't take it.” -
Dr. Joseph Randall (Atlanta, GA)
All three of these doctors’ testimonies are from TeenBreaks.com.6 There are also several others there worth
reading as well.
If these testimonies do not prove that life begins at the
moment of conception, then I must ask what do some people (often the Left)
believe is true? Do they believe in
scientific facts or do they rely on hearsay.
Often times they like to accuse Republicans of not being based on facts,
when in fact they do it themselves on other issues. If a doctor who was once an abortionist and
fervent Pro-Choice supporter comes out and says abortion is in fact murder, and
they chose not to believe him, then who’s to say that their environmentalist
so-called “experts” are correct about global warming?
It really is quite perplexing when there are people in
society who advocate the rights of the environment or animals yet they turn a
blind-eye to the systematic murder of millions of human beings. There is nothing wrong with wanting to take
care of this great environment God has given us or treat the animals we are
supposed to look after with respect, but when they become more important than
mankind, something is clearly wrong.
In the United States we believe it is wrong to deny anyone
their rights, but by condoning abortion we are denying human infants their
rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
I respect the rights of women, and I believe we need laws to
protect them from rape and being left with children they have to support
themselves. I applaud the government on
their child support laws they have passed in recent years to not only help the
mothers but also the children they will attempt to raise. I also see domestic adoption as a great
solution to this issue. There are
millions of American couples who want to become parents who cannot have
children of their own who are forced to adopt internationally because there are
very few alternatives in the United States.
I also understand many women would prefer to avoid the
pregnancy and the pains of childbirth all together, and if another human life
were not at stake I would fully support them on this. However, as my Business Law teacher said,
“Your rights stop where another’s rights begin.”
Unfortunately, in theory, the mother has the duty to have
the child unless her own life is at stake.
To conclude with this issue, I will quote Ronald Reagan once
again.
“Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves
been born.”
The second key
topic I want to highlight tonight is the issue regarding immigration to the
United States. Nearly all of us have
some ancestors if not all who immigrated to the United States at one time or
another. For my mother’s family this was
mostly during the 1600s and 1700s. In
fact, I even had two ancestors (Thomas Rogers and John Goodman) who signed the
Mayflower Compact and founded Plymouth colony.
These ancestors were mainly from England, Scotland, Wales, France, Holland,
and eventually some came from Germany and Ireland. My father’s family has a quite different
story. My grandfather is 100% Polish
(hence my last name) and my grandmother was 50% Polish and 50% Hungarian. The last portion of my family to enter the
United States was my grandfather’s mother’s family who immigrated here in 1912.
The truth is,
immigration has been and continues to be a very beneficial element of American
society when it is overseen and regulated in the right way. The only part of my family not to immigrant
here was my Mohawk (Iroquois) branch from which my 13th
great-grandfather was Chief Sachen of the Turtle Clan and his daughter (an
unnamed Mohawk princess) married a French settler, Jacques Hertel.
Although my
two sides of the family have very different backgrounds, one thing is for
certain. They have struggled greatly to
preserve the freedoms we enjoy today, and their triumphs are a result of their
tireless work and the grace of God.
Although the political machines of New York and Chicago “kissed up” to
my new immigrant ancestors, nothing they did actually improved their
lives. All they managed to do was
attempt to create a hostility between the old immigrants and the new
immigrants. The Democratic party has
been notorious for its large scale political machines in major cities that
attempt to gain support for themselves by “helping out” new immigrants with
handouts.
They still
seem to have this twisted outlook, that the new immigrants are somehow more
important than the old. The truth is, no
matter when your family immigrated here or where they came from, we all deserve
equal opportunity. Not equal treatment
regardless of what we do, but the equal opportunity to prosper. That was how each of my families developed
into what they are today.
As I said
earlier, legal, regulated immigration is one of the greatest blessings our
nation has had. However, as a nation, it
would be wrong for us to condone illegal immigration, no matter where those
immigrants come from. The law is the
law, and it is designed to protect our current citizens and new, legal
immigrants.
According to
Illegal Immigration Statistics, about 11.1 million of the 307 million people
living in America are illegal immigrants.7 Although illegal immigrants are not eligible
to directly receive welfare,8 they cost Americans about 2.8 million
jobs and over $113 billion annually through educational costs for their
children and other services provided with taxpayer dollars.9 To put that in perspective, consider that
they cost the average American household $1,117 a year directly, not to mention
that they take nearly 3 million jobs away from American citizens and legal
immigrants.
So what should
be done in regards to illegal immigration?
First of all, we must increase the security of our borders. We must build a stronger, taller wall/fence
between our nation and our neighbors (mainly where the illegal entries are
occurring must frequently). The next step
is to bring our boys home from Afghanistan once we have stabilized things a
little bit more and are able to confidently withdraw and declare victory. We then can offer a good share of them jobs
as border patrol and the rest can return to civilian life.
But the
question remains about what to do with illegal immigrants who are already
here. If an illegal immigrant has been
convicted of any crime, they need to be deported as soon as possible. No questions asked, they do not have the
right to cost us even more money incarcerating them after they were not
supposed to be here in the first place.
The question remains about what to do with any children they might
have. If the child was born here, they
are American citizens and are protected under law. If they choose to stay here, we can assist
them temporarily as we seek a responsible, loving American family for
them. If they choose to return with
their parent(s) then that is their choice and their right. For those children who were born outside of
the United States, the question becomes, should they be allowed to stay or
should they be deported as well? I
believe they should be allowed to stay with the eventual opportunity to become
American citizens, if they came to America when they were under the age of
eighteen, unless they have committed crimes themselves.
The last thing
to consider is what to do with illegal immigrants who have otherwise obeyed the
law since they came here. I believe that
they should be given the opportunity to become American citizens after they
have proven themselves loyal to this nation and have shown that they can be a
valuable asset to it. We do not need any
more “dead-weight” in this country, so any newcomers should not only take from
America but give back.
In the coming
months and years these issues will continue to heat up. They are difficult, emotional topics that
deal with human beings. We must be fair
to both sides, while still sticking to our core values. It takes a true man of character to speak on
these issues, and I am always happy to see someone stand up for their beliefs,
whether I agree with them or not. In
reality, these issues do exist, and just like the issues of slavery or civil
rights, there will ultimately be a verdict.
It simply has not come yet.
That’s all the
time we have for tonight. Thank you for
joining me on “What’s Wrong With Washington”.
I will see you on Sunday with “Lance’s Weekly Walk.” Also, be sure to tell me what you think with
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This week our
poll question is in regards to whether or not the federal government has grown
too large or not. Be sure to tell us who
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I hope you
have enjoyed our broadcast tonight, as much as I have. Thanks again, and God bless you all. See you Sunday!
Sources:
- http://archives.starbulletin.com/2000/03/21/editorial/smyser.html
- http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/history_abortion.html
- http://www.christianliferesources.com/article/u-s-abortion-statistics-by-year-1973-current-1042
- http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/Newsletter.htm
- http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/stalin.html
- http://www.teenbreaks.com/abortion/abortiondoctors.cfm
- http://www.illegalimmigrationstatistics.org/
- http://blog.chron.com/immigration/2008/01/illegal-immigrants-on-welfare-fact-or-fiction/
- http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/02/immigration-costs-fair-amnesty-educations-costs-reform/
