From Lewrockwell.com…By Andrew Napolitano “The fetus has an interest in having a life.”–Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Dec. 1, 2021 Last week’s oral argument in the Supreme Court about abortion was both humdrum and arcane. Humdrum because we already knew where the nine justices stand on the morality of abortion. Arcane because the questions and answers were largely not about abortion, but about stare decisis, the legal doctrine that calls for settled law not to be lightly disturbed. What brought this about? Mississippi has enacted into law a statute that prohibits abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. That statute directly conflicts with two major Supreme Court opinions on abortion, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The 1973 Roe decision establishes a trimester system during which the state’s interest in protecting the life of the baby in the womb does not come into being until the third trimester of pregnancy. More importantly, Roe holds that the states may not ban abortions prior to fetal viability, roughly at the end of the first trimester, around 23 weeks. The Casey opinion, 19 years after Roe and with a largely different membership in the court, upheld Roe’s no-abortions-until-viability standard…
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Rock River Patriots Meeting This Friday February 12th
ROCK RIVER PATRIOTS ARE HAVING A MEETING THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12TH AT 6:00 PM IN FORT ATKINSON AT THE DWIGHT FOSTER LIBRARY LOCATED AT 209 MERCHANTS AVE. At this meeting, we welcome State Sen. Steve Nass, who will update us on all that is happening in the closing weeks of this legislative session. NOTE: TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!!! The Countdown is on on Wisconsin’s Baby Body Parts Bill!!! We need one final statewide push to get Assembly Bill 305/Senate Bill 260 – The Baby Body Parts Bill – scheduled for a final floor vote in the State Assembly and the State Senate….and then it is on to Governor Walker for his signature. The highly paid pro-abortion lobbyists are working the hallways hard in our State Capitol and you need to counter them with your voice for truth and Life. If you don’t already realize it, there is A LOT of $$ riding on this bill…$$ that will fund this fall’s campaigns to pay for the literature mailed to your home and the endless TV commercials and bothersome robo-calls….and how much $$ will be passed under the table??? The Legislature will wrap up its activities by the end…
Rock River Patriots Meeting This Friday January 8th
The Rock River Patriots are having a meeting this Friday, January 8th, in Fort Atkinson at the Dwight Foster Library beginning at 6:00 pm. The Dwight Foster Library is located at 209 Merchants Avenue. At this meeting we welcome State Assembly Rep. Cody Horlacher to discuss what is happening in Madison as the legislative session draws to a close. We will also discuss current events and initiatives. Hope to see you all there! Upcoming Events Pro-Life Rally in Madison at the State Capitol on January 12th at noon. Here is the event flyer with more information: Rally for Life Press Release_TIME_CHANGE
Fetal Body Parts Bill Public Hearing Tomorrow
By now you’re aware of a public hearing on 8/11/2015 regarding baby body parts. If you can, please attend and show your support for this bill! The “comment line” is open till 5:00 p.m. Your letters, e-mails, personal comments and phone calls are needed in support of: Assembly Bill 305 Sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty They need a large turnout for anyone who may attend in person: Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety 10:00 am, Room 225 Northwest. Citizens may submit statements supporting this bill (letter or email) to the : Assembly Criminal Justice Committee Rep. André Jacque P.O. Box 8952 Madison, WI 53708 Rep.Jacque@wisconsin.gov Wisconsin Legislative hotline: 800-362-9472 Wisconsin Legislative Website: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/
The Rock River Patriots are meeting on Friday February 14th at 6:00 pm in the Community Room at the Dwight Foster Library in Fort Atkinson. The Dwight Foster Library is located at 209 Merchants Avenue. At this meeting we will discuss current events, initiatives, and anticipate receiving a legislative update from one of our representatives. We welcome Pastor Matt Trewhella from Missionaries to the Preborn, to speak about the Lesser Magistrate Doctrine.
TIME TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON!!! BURN UP THE PHONE LINES – PLEASE SHARE: There is IMPORTANT BUSINESS that they’re going to leave unfinished unless we insist that they do their jobs. Please pick up the phone TODAY, call your STATE SENATOR AND YOUR STATE ASSEMBLY REP. Tell them that you expect them to do their jobs and get some important legislation passed before they end session. Issue #1: THE MINING BILL – NO CHANGES The conservative members of the Senate Republican Caucus are disgusted with what’s going on surrounding AB 426. They don’t want ANY of the changes proposed by Senator Kedzie. They’ve introduced a twin to AB 426 that’s currently assigned LRB #4045. Call your senator and INSIST that this bill gets passed IMMEDIATELY! And keep the pressure on Kedzie and Schultz. Issue #2: RAW MILK (SB 108) Here’s another one where you can give Senator Schultz a piece of your mind. This bill, introduced by Senator Glenn Grothman, would restore important FOOD FREEDOMS to Wisconsinites, has been sitting in Senator Schultz’s committee for 6 MONTHS. Now he’s letting the bill’s worst enemy, the Wisconsin Dairy Association, tinker with it. You can bet the bill won’t be worth…
From The 10th Amendment Center – “Aborting Guns?”
Below is a very good article on State vs. Federal power. This applies to so many issues that are happening today and speaks to why we have an out-of-control federal government. This is also due, in part, to the national media. There is a vested interest by the national news media in having a strong central government. Not only does this increase the “importance” of their coverage, but also allows for easier coverage. Most of the media focus only needs to be spent in one place, Washington D.C, instead of the coverage being spread throughout the 50 State Capitals of our nation. The Framers set up our constitutional republic as a system having the power “decentralized”. Many of the most contentious issues like abortion, I believe, will never be solved on a national level. To truly solve these issues the States need to re-assert their sovereignty. Pro-Life advocates, for example, have a much better chance to stop abortion on a State level. As the article points out, if a person doesn’t like how their respective State is handling this issue, they can work to change it and/or “vote with their feet” to another State with whose laws they agree with….
