A.C.T.

Over the weekend, I spoke at Connecticut Right to Life’s (CTRTL) Annual Convention.  I’d planned to tell my abbreviated life story. I’d be tying in aspects of the fact that I was conceived by rape and how that affected me. Then, that I was a trafficked child from my 14th birthday and some of what happened with that.  Then, how I was purchased by a man who would have forced me to have and abortion and how I faked an abortion to get away from him. 

Friday night, the President of CT RTL told me I’d be first. With that complicated, emotional and draining topic, how would the rest of the day look?

I’d run all day events with speakers and music and demonstration or protests in the past.  If people are going to be able to participate in an all day event, you can’t drain them by pulling all of their emotions out first thing.  That might work if your goal is to get them motivated to do something that day, but this was a room full of people expected to sit through an entire day of speakers. It was social and a nice lunch was provided.

So, I decided to be light and interactive.  With such heavy topics, it took a great deal of energy. I was given the floor for an hour.  The sound system at the hotel wasn’t working and the room, that could have held 150 people was set banquet style and held 80. 

How’d I do?

https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=Xtbw2hYph7Y

Sorry about the disorientation.

Trading Ideas

Port cities are fascinating.  Throughout history, even to the most ancient times.  Port cities entertain all kinds of people. 

As trade ports, many great business people with high moral standards necessarily frequent them.  Many conniving, traitorous and letcherous people also come to see who they might take advantage of. Many people live there, but many people just stop there to buy and sell.

In the same way as merchants, public office holders and political candidates must sell their ideas and policies.  Some in their own neighborhoods, some must travel to promote their message. 

Political ports are everywhere around the country for national candidates, but there are certain places that could be considered major.  Ohio, New Hampshire and the Carolinas are pretty high on the list of must visit places for presidential candidates. 

In New Hampshire, our local and state political candidates frequent the transfer stations. This is where they can meet people and talk about the issues that matter to them.  They also hold events at town halls and restaurants where they talk about issues important to the local audiences.

The job of constituents is to find out how the candidates will vote in the real world of legislation and regulations that affect people's lives.  Citizen advocacy groups are especially focused on finding out how candidates will vote.  This is an extremely important responsibility.  Candidates become office holders and they become lawmakers. 

When it comes to the right to life for New Hampshire citizens, I will be asking candidates where they stand, will you?  

More People, More Pie

Some people think that there are too many people in the world. There are some crowded places to be sure, but there are also plenty of wide open spaces. These same people believe that there are a limited amount of resources to be had. Further, many of them believe that people are a drain on the environment and that the environment should be protected, even if it is at the expense of people. 

The wealth of the world has increased with the increase of people.  There is more pie. The pie is not limited.  It increases by ingenuity and innovation, by creativity and work.  These are unique attributes of people.  People are so awesome. Everyone is unique.  Every one is important.

Consider that one of the trillions of individual cells in one human being is as complex as a skyscraper.  There are structures that screen for security, some enzymes are allowed and some are not. There are areas of permeability, like tiny windows.  There is a whole complex power supply station right inside, like is own micro generator.  Our cells produce electricity, chemicals, nutrient and waste products. Each one has rooms and compartments for the various components.  The blueprints for the entire structure are encapsulated in every single one.  

When a new person is created, the two individual cells become one, shedding some of their individuality and combining resources that increase and multiplying a a miraculous rate, they actually build a new person from a microscopic union.

People are producers by nature.  We love to build, to make things, create music, art, intrigue.  We plant, nurture and cook.  We gather and arrange.  We catalog and organize.  We are so amazing!  Because of people, we can get into a box on four wheels, turn a key and create a series of events that enable us to move at ridiculous speed and visit or serve other people. We can transport people or goods anywhere on the earth.  We can even communicate in real time with anyone anywhere without ever leaving the comfort of our couch.

People make these things happen.  People produce the technology.  People give us art, People help us appreciate the beauty around us.  People nourish dreams and cast visions.    

Of course, I recognize the other side of the coin.  There are bad people, those who hurt others, who destroy things and crush dreams.  We all have known them.  Some of us have been hurt by them, but those few do not represent the whole. Almost every person has value and or adds value in their own way.  Humans are not the problem.  Humans are the answer.

There are a lot of problems in this world, but it is people who have or will create the answer to each of those problems and lest you think I am too idealistic, I know that some people are the problem.  Their utter rejection of other, lesser people, is ludicrous. 

Elitists believe in reducing the population by any and all means possible. That is a notion that should be wholly rejected as an illogical solution to the world’s problems. We need people.

ProLife people understand the principle of more people means more pie. How are you see you fellow man?  Are they the problem or the answer?

First Issue First

Few people have not been used for something in their lives.  Perhaps a coworker frequently joins you for lunch and doesn't remember her wallet or a sibling with a habit of borrowing your vehicle and leaving the tank empty.  Of course there are the, so called, friends that borrow stuff never to be returned or that, all too familiar girlfriend or boyfriend who tells you they love you and then leaves your heart broken.

That is what ProLifers feel like during election seasons.  Politicians love to attend our events, talk about respect for life and even demand things must change.  Then when our people show up, pony up and stand up for them, they win. Too often, when they get into office they do not vote to protect the right to life. 

We were used.  Large contingents of people honestly care about life and the right to life for everyone, regardless of age, level of development, or degree of disability.  People are valuable because they are people.  They deserve protection under the law.  They deserve the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  Thankfully, there are some willing to hold public office.




We have real treasure in our Founding Documents.  They established this country with just laws.  No one and nothing is ever going to be perfect, but America's original intent was pretty good.  The corruption of our laws is directly related to the corruption of our lawmakers.  They say one thing and do another.  Life is not the only issue for office holders to be concerned with, but it is the first issue.

Without the right to life, what is there?  A gravesite?  Let's be real.  Dead people don't care about jobs or taxes or welfare reform or corporate regulation.  We need lawmakers who have the first right in mind.  If a person respects another's right to life, they will probably respect other rights endowed by our Creator.

If a person is willing for others who are inconvenient or infirm to be killed, why would anyone think they were not willing to lie?  People who advocate for legal killing are not likely going to respect your property rights.  Consider for a moment how much money it saves to kill an ill person, who may cost thousands of dollars a day to treat and what about how much money is made by killing tiny people who are not seen by anyone except their executioners.  Much of that money is fueling the debate and paying for the campaigns. 

I urge you to carefully consider who you are supporting this year.  Think about whether or not we will have another opportunity to restore our country. NH is one of the worst places to be a pre-born baby.  Let's change that.  Let's put people in office who fear God enough to tell the truth, to protect His creation and to honor their pledges.

Are you paying attention?  How will you be helping to protect the rights of your countrymen?