Tema: Opinions on Rick Santorum

Iniciado por Rodrigo

Yes, exactly, that video clearly proves me right. Ron Paul doesn't care about children being murdered, he just cares about freeedom for the States to decide. This is not a catholic approach. Again, the only thing it takes for Roe v. Wade to be overturned is a bill from both houses defining the beginning of life at conception with the president's signature. It doesn't even require an ammendment of the Constitution. Ron Paul does not believe that life begins at conception.

Yes Rodrigo, but the Catholic approach would be more difficult if not completely impossible in the EEUU. The state by state constitutional approach would be quicker and more realistic. Being a Catholic from a family that practices NFP I disagree with Ron Paul prescribing birth control to some of his patients. I am truly underwhelmed by his stands on social and cultural issues. However I strongly agree with him on the foreign policy issues and for the most part on economic issues.

Iniciado por Annuit Coeptis

Milesian,
As an aside, have you heard of Marco Rubio? He's another favorite Catholic politician in the U.S.

I have heard of Marco Rubio. He has some good ideas but his foreign policy is hawkish and neo-conservative. Its been rumored that Mitt Romney would nominate Rubio as his vice presidential pick which is interesting because Rubio was baptized as a Mormon when his family moved from Miami to Las Vegas when he was a child. Now he claims to be a practicing Catholic however he is extremely involved in a mega-church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. He's either walking in two different shoes or being purposefly nebulous about his religious beliefs.

Iniciado por Milesian

I have heard of Marco Rubio. He has some good ideas but his foreign policy is hawkish and neo-conservative. Its been rumored that Mitt Romney would nominate Rubio as his vice presidential pick which is interesting because Rubio was baptized as a Mormon when his family moved from Miami to Las Vegas when he was a child. Now he claims to be a practicing Catholic however he is extremely involved in a mega-church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. He's either walking in two different shoes or being purposefly nebulous about his religious beliefs.

I followed up my initial question with some more reading on him and, as you say, his religious beliefs are questionable- on purpose perhaps?

Iniciado por Annuit Coeptis

I followed up my initial question with some more reading on him and, as you say, his religious beliefs are questionable- on purpose perhaps?

He's either having an internal conflict or he's just trying to please everyone in his constituency.

Iniciado por Milesian

He's either having an internal conflict or he's just trying to please everyone in his constituency.

I'd say that the latter is more likely, given what is universally known about U.S. politicians.

It's increasingly looking like Mitt the Mormon is going to be the Republican nomination for President and there's been some strong speculation that Rand Paul, Ron Paul's son, will be his running mate.

Santorum's campaign has just announced that he's dropping out of the presidential race.

Iniciado por Rodrigo

Yes, exactly, that video clearly proves me right. Ron Paul doesn't care about children being murdered, he just cares about freeedom for the States to decide. This is not a catholic approach. Again, the only thing it takes for Roe v. Wade to be overturned is a bill from both houses defining the beginning of life at conception with the president's signature. It doesn't even require an ammendment of the Constitution. Ron Paul does not believe that life begins at conception.

Ron Paul isn't a catholic, nor does he campaign on a religious platform of any sort. That said abortion is hardly the only issue where the US gov't takes a pro murder stance - with one noteable difference. it IS basically the only issue where the murder is currently protected as a "right" by the federal supreme court in Roe VS Wade. The US's aggressive policies in global politics for example sponser murder but are technically not even legal as congress has the sole right of declaring war.
All legislation at the federal level is a sham since A: most politicians don't read bills, won't speak out, won't enforce checks and balances etc and B: the entire system is dominated by the big moneyed interests of the global financial elite.....all high lvl politicians are clearly bought (paul being the exception)

That said most of his stances are not only more in tune with catholic doctrine - he is the only US candidate who can be considered a "reactionary" candidate. and could repeal much of the socialist harm done over the last few presidential cycles.

also note the president doesn't have the power to repeal abortion....the most any "conservative" will do is appoint maybe 1 or 2 "conservative" justices to the supreme court....Pauls answer is far more effective - take it out of the court in into the states.

even if Santorum actually cared about the issue of abortion his "stance" would remain that....never become action.

Politics in the U.S. is more or less owned by a diversity of special interest groups. The interests of private citizens are nary a concern to the political bigshots except, passingly, when it's election time. Then they can come out and make speeches and such so as to get votes and such. But, given the level of vote fraud in the U.S., why is this even really necessary? It's so farcical and corrupt.

Santorum is out; Romney is going to be the nominee. Yippie, another straw man candidate for Obama to punt around like a football in order to secure another 4-year term of leftist hope & change.